Fuels, Refuelling - Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual

Fuels, refu elling
Fuel c onsum ption
The fuel consumption is determ ined under
specified driving conditions 3 219.
Special equipment increases the weight of
the v ehicle. As a result, they can increase
fuel consump tion and reduce the specified
max imum speed.
For the first few thousand m iles, friction
between the eng ine and transmission
components is higher. This inc reases fuel
consump tion.
Fuel for petrol engi nes
Only use unleaded fuel that complies
with DIN EN 228.
Fuels w ith ethanol content g reater tha n 5 %
may only be used if the v ehicle has been
specifically develop ed a nd approved for
these fuels.
Use fuel with the recomm ended octane
ra ting (v alue in bold 3 215). Use of fuel
with too low an octane rating ca n reduce
engine p ow er and torque and will slightly
increase fuel consumption.
Ca ution
Use of fuel with too low an octane rating
could lead to uncontrolled com bustion
and engine damag e.
Driving and o peration
Fuel for diesel engi nes
Diesel engines m ust be operated only on
comm ercially av ailable diesel fuel meeting
the specifications of DIN EN 590.
S ince Ja nuary 2004, some oil comp anies
have m ix ed their diesel fuel with upto 5%
Bio fuel (FAME = Fatty Acid Methyl Esters)
like RME (Rape-Oil Methyl Ester). This is in
acc orda nce with the current DIN EN 590
and d oes not ha rm the fuel/injec tion
system. The characteristic s of a diesel fuel
m ix ed up with 5% Bio fuel (FAME) do not
differ from conv entiona l d iesel fuel and do
not influence the vehicle's driveability.
I mpor tant: Diesel fuel mix ed with 5% FAME
acc ording to DI N EN 590 m ust not be
confused with 100% Bio Diesel, which is not
to be used in Vauxhall eng ines.
The flow and filterab ility of diesel fuel are
temperature-dependent.
Diesel fuels w ith improved low temp erature
properties are therefore a vailable on the
m a rk et during the winter months. Make
sure that y ou fill the tank w ith w inter fuel
before the start of the cold weather
season.
Additives can be used with diesel fuels with
winter prop erties that are guaranteed by
the manufa cturer and when using diesel
fuel filters that are heated depending on
the outside temperature.
Diesel fuels must not be diluted with fuels
that are intended for petrol eng ines.
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