2014 VAUXHALL ADAM Owner's Manual

Vehicle care159Front turn signal lights
1. Undo screw and remove cover.
2. Undo screw and remove lightassembly from the bumper.
3. Disengage and remove the bulbsocket by turning anticlockwise.
4. Remove bulb by turninganticlockwise a little and
withdrawing. Replace the bulb.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the assembly and turn clockwise.
6. Attach light assembly into the bumper and fix with the screw.
7. Insert cover into the bumper and fix with the screw.
Tail lights
1. Release the cover on the respective side and remove.

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Version with subwoofer box:
remove load compartment floor
cover, on right side also remove
the tool box to gain access to the
cover 3 63.
Version with storage box: remove
storage box to gain access to the
cover 3 61.
2. Unscrew the plastic securing nut
from the inside by hand.
3. Carefully withdraw the lightassembly from the recesses and
remove.
4. Turn bulb holder anticlockwise and remove. Replace bulb by
withdrawing:
Turn signal light 1
Tail light 2
Tail light/Brake light 3
Version with Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Only turn signal light 1 can be
changed.
5. Insert and turn bulb holder clockwise into the tail light
assembly. Ensure the wires
remain in the cable ducts.

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Fit light assembly with theretaining pins into the recesses of
the vehicle body and tighten the
securing nut from inside the load compartment. Pull the circular
gasket over the recess in the lamp housing.
Close cover and engage.
Reversing light/rear fog light Reversing light is located on the right
side of the bumper, and the rear fog
light is located on the left side of the
bumper for left-hand drive vehicles,
and vice versa for right hand drive
models.
The description of bulb replacement
is the same for both.
1. Undo screw and remove cover.
2. Undo screw and remove light assembly from the bumper.
3. Disengage and remove the bulbsocket by turning anticlockwise.

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4. Remove bulb by turninganticlockwise slightly and
withdrawing. Replace the bulb.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the assembly and turn clockwise.
6. Replace light assembly in the bumper and fix with the screw.
7. Insert cover into the bumper and fix with the screw.
Side turn signal lights
To replace bulb, remove lamp
housing:1. On left vehicle side, slide lamp to the front and remove it out of the
wing with the rear end.
On right vehicle side, slide lamp to
the rear and remove it out of the wing with the front end.
2. Turn bulb holder anticlockwise and remove from housing.
3. Pull bulb from bulb holder andreplace it.
4. Insert bulb holder and turn clockwise.
5. On left vehicle side: insert front end into fender, slide forward and
insert rear end.
On right vehicle side: insert rear
end into fender, slide rearward
and insert front end.

Vehicle care163Number plate light
1.Insert screwdriver in recess of the
cover, press to the side and
release spring.
2. Remove lamp downwards, taking care not to pull on the cable.
3. Remove bulb holder from lamp housing by turning anticlockwise.
4. Pull bulb from bulb holder andreplace it.
5. Insert bulb holder into lamp housing and turn clockwise.
6. Insert lamp into bumper and let engage.
Interior lights Courtesy light, reading lights
Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.
Load compartment light Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.
Dome light, ambient light,starlight panel
Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.
Instrument panel
illumination
Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.

164Vehicle careElectrical systemFuses
Data on the replacement fuse must
match the data on the defective fuse.
There are two fuse boxes in the
vehicle:
■ in the front left of the engine compartment,
■ in left-hand drive vehicles behind the light switch, or, in right-hand
drive vehicles, behind the
glovebox.
Before replacing a fuse, turn off the
respective switch and the ignition.There are different kinds of fuses in
the vehicle.
Depending on the type of fuse, a
blown fuse can be recognized 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 engine compartment.
Place the fuse extractor on the
various types of fuse from the top, and
withdraw fuse.

Vehicle care165Engine compartment fuse
box
The fuse box is in the front left of the
engine compartment.
Disengage the cover and fold it
upwards until it stops. Remove the
cover vertically upwards.
No.Circuit1–2Exterior mirror switch3Body control module4Chassis control module5ABS6Daytime running light left7–8Body control module9Vehicle battery sensor10Headlamp levelling, TPMS,11Rear wiper12Window defog13Daytime running light right14Mirror defog15–16LPG system17Interior mirror

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No.Circuit18Engine control module19Fuel pump20–21Injection coil22–23Injection system24Washer system25Lighting system26Engine control module27–28Engine control module29Engine control module30–31Left headlamp32Right headlamp33Engine control module34HornNo.Circuit35Clutch36–No.Circuit1ABS pump2Front wiper3Blower4Instrument panel5–6–7–8Cooling fan low9Cooling fan high10Cooling fan11Starter
After having changed defective fuses
close the fuse box cover and press
until it engages.
If the fuse box cover is not closed
correctly, malfunction may occur.