2017 OPEL ASTRA K ECU

262Vehicle careEnsure that the edge of the body
fits into the notch of the jack.
Attach wheel wrench and with the
jack correctly aligned rotate wheel wrench until wheel is clear of the
ground. Do not raise the jack any
further.
5. Unscrew the wheel nuts.
6. Change the wheel. Spare wheel 3 263.
7. Screw on the wheel nuts.
8. Lower the vehicle and remove jack.
9. Install the wheel wrench ensuring that it locates securely and tighten
each nut in a crosswise
sequence. Tightening torque is
140 Nm.
10. Align the valve hole in the wheel cover with the tyre valve before
installing.
Install wheel nut caps.
11. Stow the replaced wheel 3 263
and the vehicle tools 3 249.
12. Check the tyre pressure of the installed tyre and the wheel nut
torque as soon as possible.
Have the defective tyre renewed or
repaired as soon as possible.Jacking position for lifting platform
Rear arm position of the lifting
platform under the rear recess of the
sill.

Vehicle care263Front arm position of the lifting
platform at the underbody.
Spare wheel
Some vehicles are equipped with a tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel.
If mounting a spare wheel which is
different from the other wheels, this
wheel might be classified as a
temporary spare wheel and the
corresponding speed limits apply,
even though no label indicates this.
Seek the assistance of a workshop to
check the applicable speed limit.
The spare wheel has a steel rim.Caution
The use of a spare wheel that is smaller than the other wheels or in combination with winter tyres
could affect driveability. Have the defective tyre replaced as soon as
possible.
The spare wheel is located in the load
compartment beneath the floor
covering.
To remove: 1. Open the floor cover 3 80.
2. The spare wheel is secured with a
wing nut. Unscrew nut and take
out the spare wheel.
Under the spare wheel there is the box with vehicle tools.
3. When, after a wheel change, no wheel is placed in the spare wheel
well, secure the tool box by
tightening the wing nut as far as it will go and close floor cover.
4. After wheel change back to full size wheel, place the spare wheel
outside up in the well and secure
with the wing nut.
Stowing a damaged full size
wheel in the load compartment, 5- door hatchback
The spare wheel well is not designed for other tyre sizes than the spare
wheel. A damaged full size wheel
must be stowed in the load
compartment and secured with a
strap. Vehicle tools 3 249. To secure
the wheel:
1. Position the wheel outside up close to one sidewall of the load
compartment.

264Vehicle care
2. Place the loop end of the strapthrough the front lashing eye on
the appropriate side.
3. Place the hook end of the strap through the loop and pull it until
the strap is fastened securely to
the lashing eye.4. Insert the strap through the spokes of the wheel as shown in
the illustration.
5. Mount the hook to the rear lashing
eye.
6. Tighten the strap and secure it using the buckle.
9 Danger
Always drive with folded up and
engaged rear seat backrests when stowing a damaged full size wheel
in the load compartment.
Stowing a damaged full size
wheel in the load compartment,
Sports Tourer
All permitted wheel sizes can be
stowed in the spare wheel well. To
secure the wheel:
1. Remove centre cap with the brand
emblem by pushing from the
inside.
2. Position the wheel outside down in the wheel well.

Vehicle care2653. Secure the defective wheel withthe wing nut.
4. Depending on the tyre size, the floor cover can be placed on the
projecting wheel.
Temporary spare wheelCaution
The use of a spare wheel that is smaller than the other wheels or in combination with winter tyres
could affect driveability. Have the defective tyre replaced as soon as
possible.
Only mount one temporary spare
wheel. Do not drive faster than
80 km/h. Take curves slowly. Do not use for a long period of time.
If your vehicle gets a flat tyre on the
rear while towing another vehicle,
mount the temporary spare wheel in the front and the full tyre in the rear.
Tyre chains 3 257.
Spare wheel with directional tyre
If possible, fit directional tyres such
that they roll in the direction of travel.
The rolling direction is indicated by a
symbol (e.g. an arrow) on the
sidewall.
The following applies to tyres fitted
opposing the rolling direction:
● Driveability may be affected. Have the defective tyre renewed
or repaired as soon as possible
and fit it instead of the spare
wheel.
● Drive particularly carefully on wet
and snow-covered road
surfaces.Jump starting
The vehicle battery is located in the
load compartment under a cover. There are connecting points for jump
starting in the engine compartment.
A vehicle with a discharged vehicle
battery can be started using jump
leads and the vehicle battery of
another vehicle.
Do not start with quick charger.9 Warning
Be extremely careful when starting
with jump leads. Any deviation
from the following instructions can
lead to injuries or damage caused
by battery explosion or damage to the electrical systems of both
vehicles.
9 Warning
Avoid contact of the battery with
eyes, skin, fabrics and painted
surfaces. The fluid contains

Customer information295copyright holders be liable for any
claim, damages or other liability,
whether in an action of contract, tort
or otherwise, arising from, out of or in
connection with the software or the
use or other dealings in the software.
Except as contained in this notice, the
name of a copyright holder shall not
be used in advertising or otherwise to
promote the sale, use or other
dealings in this Software without prior
written authorization of the copyright
holder.
unzip
This is version 2005-Feb-10 of the Info-ZIP copyright and license. The
definitive version of this document
should be available at ftp://ftp.info-
zip.org/pub/infozip/license.html
indefinitely.
Copyright (c) 1990-2005 Info-ZIP. All
rights reserved.
For the purposes of this copyright and license, “Info-ZIP” is defined as thefollowing set of individuals:
Mark Adler, John Bush, Karl Davis,
Harald Denker, Jean-Michel Dubois,
Jean-loup Gailly, Hunter Goatley, EdGordon, Ian Gorman, Chris Herborth,
Dirk Haase, Greg Hartwig, Robert
Heath, Jonathan Hudson, Paul
Kienitz, David Kirschbaum, Johnny
Lee, Onno van der Linden, Igor
Mandrichenko, Steve P. Miller, Sergio Monesi, Keith Owens, George
Petrov, Greg Roelofs, Kai Uwe
Rommel, Steve Salisbury, Dave
Smith, Steven M. Schweda, Christian Spieler, Cosmin Truta, Antoine
Verheijen, Paul von Behren, Rich
Wales, Mike White.
This software is provided “as is,”
without warranty of any kind, express
or implied. In no event shall Info-ZIP
or its contributors be held liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this
software.
Permission is granted to anyone to
use this software for any purpose,
including commercial applications,
and to alter it and redistribute it freely,
subject to the following restrictions:1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, definition, disclaimer, and
this list of conditions.
2. Redistributions in binary form (compiled executables) must
reproduce the above copyright
notice, definition, disclaimer, and
this list of conditions in
documentation and/or other
materials provided with the distribution. The sole exception to
this condition is redistribution of a
standard UnZipSFX binary
(including SFXWiz) as part of a
self-extracting archive; that is
permitted without inclusion of this
license, as long as the normal
SFX banner has not been
removed from the binary or
disabled.
3. Altered versions--including, but not limited to, ports to new
operating systems, existing ports
with new graphical interfaces, and dynamic, shared, or static library
versions--must be plainly marked
as such and must not be
misrepresented as being the

Customer information297● vehicle reactions in particulardriving situations ( e.g. inflation of
an airbag, activation of the
stability regulation system)
● environmental conditions (e.g. temperature)
These data are exclusively technical
and help identifying and correcting
errors as well as optimising vehicle
functions.
Motion profiles indicating travelled
routes cannot be created with these
data.
If services are used (e.g. repair
works, service processes, warranty
cases, quality assurance),
employees of the service network
(manufacturer included) are able to
read out this technical information
from the event and error data storage
modules applying special diagnostic
devices. If required, you will receive
further information at these
workshops. After an error has been
corrected, the data are deleted from
the error storage module or they are
constantly overwritten.When using the vehicle, situations
may occur in which these technical
data related to other information
(accident report, damages on the
vehicle, witness statements etc.) may
be associated with a specific person - possibly, with the assistance of an
expert.
Additional functions contractually
agreed upon with the client (e.g.
vehicle location in emergency cases)
allow the transmission of particular
vehicle data from the vehicle.
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some
vehicles for functions such as tyre
pressure monitoring and ignition
system security. It is also used in
connection with conveniences such
as radio remote controls for door
locking/unlocking and starting, and in-
vehicle transmitters for garage door
openers. RFID technology in Opel
vehicles does not use or record
personal information or link with any
other Opel system containing
personal information.

302Tyre chains ................................ 257
Tyre designations ......................250
Tyre pressure ............................ 251
Tyre pressure monitoring system ............................. 112, 252
Tyre pressures ........................... 288
Tyre repair kit ............................. 257
U Ultrasonic parking assist............. 198
Upholstery .................................. 271
Uplevel display ........................... 114
Using this manual ..........................3
V Valet mode ................................. 119
Vehicle battery ........................... 229
Vehicle checks............................ 225
Vehicle data ................................ 277
Vehicle data recording and privacy ..................................... 296
Vehicle detected ahead ......113, 114
Vehicle dimensions .................... 286
Vehicle Identification Number ....275
Vehicle jack ................................ 249
Vehicle messages .....................122
Vehicle personalisation .............123
Vehicle security ............................ 36
Vehicle specific data ......................3
Vehicle storage ........................... 224
Vehicle tools ............................... 249Vehicle unlocking ........................... 6
Vehicle weight ........................... 284
Ventilating ..................................... 54
Ventilation ................................... 145
W Warning chimes .........................122
Warning lights ............................. 104
Warning triangle .......................... 86
Washer and wiper systems .........14
Washer fluid ............................... 228
Wheel changing .........................260
Wheel covers ............................. 256
Wheels and tyres .......................250
Windows ....................................... 41
Windscreen................................... 41 Windscreen wiper/washer ...........92
Winter tyres ............................... 250
Wiper blade replacement ..........231