2014 OPEL ASTRA SALOON Owners Manual

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Saloon 4-door
1. To replace bulbs, fold up cover inload compartment after twisting
the catch.
2. Release the bolts behind the cover using a conventional bolt
wrench, and remove.
3. Unscrew the three screws with a screwdriver and remove the bulb
holder. Vehicle tools 3 187.
4. Press tail lights back, holding the
bulb housing from the outside.
Remove plug from bulb carrier.

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5. Press out six locking catches onthe bulb housing and remove bulb
carrier.
6. Remove and renew the bulb.
Brake light ( 1)
Reverse light ( 2)
Fog light, may be only on one side
( 3 )
Turn signal light ( 4)
Reverse light ( 5)
7. Engage bulb holder in bulb
housing. Ensure the seal is
applied correctly and the carrier
has engaged properly.
8. Attach the plug connector. Place bulb housing in body, clipping the
round- head bolts into the
recesses. Attach bulb housing to
the body with four screws. Close
cover and lock.
Station wagon, Van
1. Disengage cover by pressing retaining lugs and remove.
2. Detach plug connector from bulbholder.
3. Loosen fastening nuts and remove the bulb housing
rearwards.

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4. Unscrew the three screws with ascrewdriver and remove the bulb
holder. Vehicle tools 3 187.
5. Remove and renew the bulb.
Reverse light/brake light ( 1)
Turn signal light ( 2)
Reverse light ( 3)
Fog light, may be only on one side
( 4 )
6. Engage bulb holder in bulb housing and screw in place. Insertthe bulb housing into the body andtighten the fastening nuts by
hand.
Attach the plug connector.
Close and engage the cover.
TwinTop1. Unscrew retaining nuts.
2. Remove bulb housing from outside. Disengage plug by
pressing on flap and remove from
bulb holder.
3. Detach seal from bulb holder.

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4.Disengage sockets by turning and
remove. Press locking tabs on thelong sides of the bulb holder
outwards; lift bulb holder at front end and remove.5. Remove and renew the bulb.
Reverse light/brake light ( 1)
Reverse light ( 2)
Fog light, may be only on one side
( 3 )
Reverse light ( 4)
Turn signal light ( 5)
6. Insert bulb holder in bulb housing by first inserting the lug at the front
of the plug. Fold together bulb
holder, ensuring that it engages
properly. Insert sockets and
engage by turning.7. Fit seal on bulb holder. Ensure that the seal is flat in the area of
the screws.
8. Engage plug. Insert bulb housing in body, ensuring proper
positioning of the ball pins in the
recesses. Tighten the retaining
nuts.
Side turn signal lights
Have the bulbs replaced by a
workshop.

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1. Insert a screwdriver in thehousing, press to the side and
release spring.
2. Remove bulb housing downwards, taking care not to pull
on the cable.
3. Lift flap and disconnect wiring plug from bulb holder.4. Rotate bulb holder anti-clockwiseto disengage.
5. Remove bulb from holder and renew bulb.
6. Insert bulb holder in bulb housing and rotate clockwise.
7. Connect wiring plug to bulb holder.
8. Insert and engage bulb housing.

180Vehicle careInterior lightsFront courtesy light, reading
lights
1. Disengage lens, press it slightly downwards and remove at a
downward angle.
2. Remove bulb and renew.
3. Engage lens.
Rear courtesy light and reading
lights
Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.
Glovebox light, load
compartment light, foot well light
1. Prise the lamp out with a screwdriver.
2.Press bulb slightly towards spring
clip and remove.
3. Insert new bulb.
4. Install lamp.
Instrument panel
illumination
Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.

Vehicle care181Electrical systemFuses
Data on the replacement fuse must match data on the defective fuse.
The vehicle has two fuse boxes: one
behind a cover on the left side of the
load compartment and one in the front left of the engine compartment.
Store spare fuses in the load
compartment fuse box version B.
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Before replacing a fuse, turn off the
respective switch and the ignition.
A blown fuse can be recognised by its melted wire. Do not replace the fuse
until the cause of the fault has been
remedied.
Some functions are protected by
several fuses.
Fuses may also be inserted without existence of a function.
Fuse extractor
A fuse extractor may be located in the
fuse box in the load compartment.

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Place the fuse extractor on the
various types of fuse from the top or
side, and withdraw fuse.
Engine compartment fuse
box
Insert a screwdriver into the opening
as far as it will go and tilt it sideways.
Open the cover upwards and remove.
The fuse box has two different fuse
assignments depending on the load
compartment fuse box variant,
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