Flexdoors - Vauxhall 2011 Meriva Owner's Manual

. New Meriva is packed with innovative thinking

FlexDoors

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aimed at making life easier, more comfortable and more
convenient, but our new rear-hinged FlexDoors
family car rulebook to bring real benefits in so many areas.
Easy access.
FlexDoors ® open independently of the front doors, and far wider
than normal, so it's much easier to get in and out of the car,
wherever you sit.
Easier on your back.
FlexDoors are far kinder on your back too. Research by the
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Department of Industrial Design at Coventry University looked
at the effects of lifting even just a 5kg object (a small baby, for
example) in and out of New Meriva's rear seats. Compared with
the previous model, the FlexDoors ® help reduce back muscle
loads by up to 58% and leaning and twisting angles by up to 48%.
Back strain was reduced even just getting in and out of the car.
No wonder New Meriva has been awarded a Certificate of
Excellence by the highly respected German AGR (Campaign
for Healthier Backs) panel of doctors and ergonomic experts
– the first time they've certified a complete vehicle's ergonomic
concept, rather than individual components.
Safe and secure.
While mechanically activated rear child locks are standard, the whole FlexDoors
tear up the a range of electronic safety systems – the rear doors are locked electronically at speeds above 2mph, for
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example. A green LED light in the rear door handle signals when the door can be opened from the inside.
Key electrical safety components are 'doubled up' – aircraft-style – and monitored constantly. And if the
doors are not closed properly, the driver is warned both audibly and visually on the instrument panel.
Parent-friendly.
Wider access makes it easier to lift young children in and out of the car and secure them safely into a child
seat. And if you open both front and rear doors, it creates a parent-friendly zone where it's easier to control
children as they step in and out of the car.
® system is protected by
New Meriva
FlexDoors ®
layout
Conventional
door layout
Parent
Child