Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual page 18

14 In Brief
Starting the en gine
Dep ress c lutch and brake, Ea sytronic 3 in
N, do not press the acc elera tor, in diesel
engine vehicles turn the key to position 2
until the control indicator ! goes out, turn
key to position 3; let go of the key when the
engine is running.
Before restarting or sw itching off the
engine, turn key back to 0.
To switch on the ignition, only turn the k ey
to 2.
Releasing the h and brake: Raise
lever slightly, Press release
button, Lower lever fully
Hand brake 3 151.
Parkin g the vehicle
z Alw ays apply the hand brak e w ithout
pressing the release button. O n an
incline, apply as tight as possible. To
reduce activation force, depress foot
brake at the sam e time.
z Switch off engine and ignition. Turn the
ignition key to position 0 and pull it out.
Turn the steering wheel until it is clear
tha t the steering lock has enga ged (anti-
theft protection).
On v ehicles with Easy tronic 3 , control
ind ic ator R fla shes for a few seconds
after the ignition is switched off if the
ha nd brake has not b een applied .
z If the v ehicle is pa rked on a flat/level
surface or on an incline, engage first
gear before switching off the ignition. On
an uphill slope, a lso turn the front wheels
out from the kerb.
If the v ehicle is facing downhill, engage
reverse gear before switc hing off the
ignition. Also turn the front wheels into
the kerb.
z Lock vehicle and activ ate the Va ux ha ll
alarm sy stem 3 b y pressing button p on
the remote key fob.
To activate the anti-theft locking
sy stem 3 , press button p tw ic e.