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Vauxhall Viva Owner Manual (GMK-Localizing-EU RHD-9231169) - 2016 -
CRC - 5/7/15
10 In Brief
1. Infotainment system on pageOperation 099.
2. Info-Display on page Overview 093.
3. Hazard warning lights on page Hazard Warning Flashers 086.
4. Centre air vents on page Adjustable Air Vents 0135.
5. Turn and lane-change signals, headlight flash, dipped beam
and main beam on page
Indicator and Lane-Change
Signals 086.
Exit lighting on page Exit
Lighting 090.
Parking lights on page Parking
Lights 088.
6. Instruments on page Steering
Wheel Adjustment 060.
7. Driver Information Centre on page Driver Information Centre
(DIC) 075. 8. Cruise control, Speed limiter on
page Driver Assistance
Systems 0152.
Heated steering wheel on page
Heated Steering Wheel 060.
9. Windscreen wiper, Windscreen washer system, rear wiper, rear
washer system on page
Windscreen Wiper/
Washer 061.
10. Side air vents on page Fixed
Air Vents 0136.
11. Steering wheel controls on page Steering Wheel
Controls 060.
12. Exterior mirrors on page Convex Mirrors 026
13. Power windows on page Power
Windows 027.
Central locking system on page
Central Locking System 021. 14. Light switch,
Headlight range adjustment,
Front fog lights,
Rear fog light,
Instrument illumination on page
Exterior Lamp Controls 085.
15. Traction control system on page Traction Control System
(TCS) 0147.
Automatic engine start/stop on
page Automatic Engine Start/
Stop Feature 0141.
City mode on page Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) 0148.
Lane departure warning on
page Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0154.
16. Ignition switch with steering wheel lock on page Ignition
Positions 0139.
17. Fuse box on page Fuses 0173.
18. Bonnet release lever on page Bonnet 0161.

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Instruments and Controls 59
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 60
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 60
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 60
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windscreen Wiper/Washer . . . . . 61
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . 62
Outside Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 63
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mileometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rev Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Control Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Airbag and Safety Belt Tensioner Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 70
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 70
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . 71
Brake and Clutch System
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Variable Effort Steering Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Traction Control System (TCS) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . 73
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 74
Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Immobiliser Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tail lamp Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 74
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Bonnet Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Information Displays
Driver Information
Centre (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Vehicle Personalisation
Vehicle Personalisation . . . . . . . . 82

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Variable Effort Steering
Light
m
illuminates yellow.
Fault in Electric Power
Steering(EPS) system. This may
lead to a higher or lower steering
effort. Consult a workshop.
Stop-start system
0Automatic
Engine Start/Stop Feature 0141.
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) Light
@
illuminates green or flashes
yellow.
Illuminates green
The system is switched on and
ready to operate.
Flashes yellow
The system recognises an
unintended lane change.
Ultrasonic Parking
Sensor Light
X
illuminates yellow.
Fault in system
or
Fault due to sensors that are dirty or
covered by ice or snow
or
Interference due to external sources
of ultrasound. Once the source of
interference is removed, the system
will operate normally.
Have the cause of the fault in the
system remedied by a workshop.
Ultrasonic parking assist
0Parking
Assist (Rear parking assist) 0150.
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) Indicator
Light
d
illuminates or flashes yellow.
Illuminated
A fault in the system is present. Continued driving is possible.
Driving stability, however, may
deteriorate depending on road
surface conditions.
Have the cause of the fault
remedied by a workshop.
Flashes
The system is actively engaged.
Engine output may be reduced and
the vehicle may be braked
automatically to a small degree.
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) Off Light
d
illuminates yellow.
The system is deactivated.
Traction Control System
(TCS) Off Light
i
illuminates yellow.
The system is deactivated.

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138 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Run-In . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Automatic Engine Start/Stop Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Catalytic Converter . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Manual Gearbox
Manual Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brakes
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 147
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Object Detection Systems
Parking Assist (Rear parkingassist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 152
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Speed Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane DepartureWarning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Fuel
Fuel (for Petrol Engines) . . . . . . 156
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Fuel Consumption -CO2-Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving Information
Control of a Vehicle
Never coast with engine not
running (except during
Autostop)
Many systems will not function in
this situation (e.g. brake servo unit,
power steering). Driving in this
manner is a danger to yourself and
others.
Idle boost
If charging of the vehicle battery is
required due to vehicle battery
condition, the power output of the
alternator must be increased. This
will be achieved by an idle boost
which may be audible.
Pedals
To ensure the pedal travel is
uninhibited, there must be no mats
in the area of the pedals.

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Warning (Continued)
To reduce the operating forces of
the parking brake, depress the
foot brake at the same time.
See Brake and Clutch System
Warning Light 071.
Brake Assist
If the brake pedal is depressed
quickly and forcefully, maximum
brake force is automatically applied
(full braking).
Maintain continuous pressure on the
brake pedal for as long as full
braking is required. Maximum brake
force is automatically reduced when
the brake pedal is released.
Hill Start Assist (HSA)
The system helps prevent
unintended movement when driving
away on inclines.
When releasing the foot brake after
stopping on an incline, the brakes
remain on for a further two seconds.
The brakes release automatically as
soon as the vehicle begins to
accelerate.
The hill start assist is not active
during an Autostop.
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS)
The Traction Control system (TC) is
a component of the Electronic
Stability Control system.
TC improves driving stability when
necessary, regardless of the tyre of
road surface or tyre grip, by
preventing the drive wheels from
spinning.
As soon as the drive wheels starts
to spin, engine output is reduced
and the wheel spinning the most is
braked individually. This
considerably improves the driving
stability of the vehicle on slippery
road surfaces.
TC is operational as soon as the
control indicator
Gextinguishes.
When TC is active
Gflashes.

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Reduce speed
With cruise control active, hold
thumb wheel turned toSET/-or
briefly turn to SET/-repeatedly:
speed decreases continuously or in
small increments.
Deactivation
Press*; control indicator5in
instrument cluster illuminates white.
Cruise control is deactivated. Last
used set speed is stored in memory
for later speed resume.
Automatic deactivation:
. Vehicle speed is below approx.
15 mph. .
The brake pedal is depressed.
. The clutch pedal is depressed
for a few seconds.
. The selector lever is in neutral.
. Engine speed is in a very low
range.
. The Traction Control system or
Electronic Stability Control is
operating.
Resume stored speed
Turn thumb wheel to RES/+at a
speed above 15 mph. The stored
speed will be obtained.
Switching off
Press5, control indicator5in
instrument cluster extinguishes. The
stored speed is deleted.
Pressing
sto activate the speed
limiter or switching off the ignition
also switches off cruise control and
deletes the stored speed.
Speed Limiter
The speed limiter prevents the
vehicle exceeding a preset
maximum speed.
The maximum speed can be set at
a speed above 18 mph.
The driver can only accelerate up to
the preset speed. Deviations from
the limited speed may occur when
driving downhill.
The preset speed limit is displayed
in the Driver Information Centre
(DIC) when the system is active.
Activation

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Index 217
L
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . 86
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Headlamps and ParkingLamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89, 172
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Misted Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Reversing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Side Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . 72
Light Electronic Stability Control(ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Variable Effort Steering . . . . . . . . . 72
Light, Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Lighting
Centre Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Airbag and Safety Belt
Tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Bonnet Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brake and Clutch System . . . . . . . 71
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Fog Lamp, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . 72
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Main-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Main/Dipped Beam Changer . . . . 85
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . . . 74
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Lights (cont'd)
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tail lamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tyre Pressure Monitoring
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . . . 72
Lights, Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Load Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LoadCompartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Locks Central Locking System . . . . . . . . 21
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
M
Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Maintenance Air Conditioning Regular
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 70
Manual Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Memorised Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Messages
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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TowingVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . 147
Traction Control System (TCS) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tread Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Triangle, Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tyre Repair Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tyres Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 180
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyres and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178U
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V
Variable Effort Steering Light . . . . 72
Vehicle Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Personalisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Vehicle Care
Tyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Vehicle Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle Identification Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Vehicle Recovery
End-of-Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Vehicle Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ventilation Adjustable Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fixed Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
W
Warning Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 154
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Warning Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warnings
Hazard Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Weights Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Wheel Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Wheels and Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Windows Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Windscreen Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Winter Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 166
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62