Technical data

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.
FlexDoors
®
. Meriva is packed with innovative thinking aimed
at making life easier, more comfortable and more convenient,
but our rear-hinged FlexDoors
®
tear up the 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
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 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 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
®
system is protected by
a range of electronic safety systems – the rear doors are locked electronically at speeds above 2mph, for
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.
Meriva
FlexDoors
®
layout
Conventional
door layout
Parent
Child