Electrical Equipment and Appliances Opel Zafira A (petrol)

Electrical equipment — reference data
Table 14.1. Basic data for control, maintenance and repair

Description of the electrical system
The electrical network of the car is single-wire, the second conductor is «weight» - car body and power unit. WITH «weight» the negative conclusions of sources...

Electrical equipment — checking the technical condition
Recommendation. When looking for the causes of a malfunction of any of the electrical equipment, first make sure that its fuse is in good condition and that...

Checking and repairing electrical circuits
When diagnosing circuits and repairing electrical equipment, it is necessary to carefully inspect the wiring, check for correct connections, the absence of...

Relay test
The car is equipped with two types of four-contact relays, which differ in color and maximum current strength, but are the same in terms of the principle of...

Checking electrical consumers
When checking electrical consumers by applying voltage directly to them (e.g. battery) into the wire with which «plus» on the electrical consumer, it is...

Fuse and relay mounting blocks
Fusible links, fuses and relays for switching on the electrical equipment of the car are installed in mounting blocks located in the engine compartment and in...

Mounting Blocks — Replacing Fuses and Relays
Warning! Before replacing a fuse, it is necessary to determine and eliminate the cause of its blown. In order to avoid failure of electrical equipment...

Description of the design of the ignition switch (lock)
In the power circuit of most of the electrical equipment of the car, except for the emergency and sound alarm, side lighting and anti-theft system, interior...

Ignition switch (lock) cylinder — replacement
Execution sequence 1. We prepare the car for work and disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery (see « Preparing the car for maintenance and repair...

Contact group of the ignition switch — check and replacement
Removing 1. We prepare the car for work (see « Preparing the car for maintenance and repair »). 2. Remove the ignition switch cylinder (see above). 3. Squeeze...

Ignition key lock solenoid — check and replace
On vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, a key lock solenoid is attached to the contact group, which does not allow turning the key in the ignition...

Paddle switches — check and replace
You will need a multimeter to do the job. Removing 1. We prepare the car for work (see « Preparing the car for maintenance and repair »). 2. Remove the...

External and internal lighting control unit — removal, replacement of the backlight and installation
The control unit is a non-separable unit, therefore, in the event of failure of any of the elements, the unit is replaced as an assembly. Removing 1. We...

Alarm switch — check and replace
You will need a multimeter to do the job. Removal on Astra model 1. We prepare the car for work (see « Preparing the car for maintenance and repair »). 2. Pry...

Power mirror control unit — check and replace
Checking and replacing the control unit may be necessary if there are malfunctions in the electric drive. A complete algorithm for identifying faulty elements...

Power window control unit — check and replace
Depending on the configuration, the control unit may contain control buttons for only the front or all four power windows. You will need a multimeter to do the...

Passenger door power window controls — check and replace
Table 14.19. Scheme of closing the contacts of the power window control unit Depending on the configuration, the buttons can be installed only on the front or...

Brake light switch — replacement and adjustment
The brake light switch is located under the instrument panel on the brake pedal bracket. With recessed switch stem (brake pedal released) its contacts are...

Reversing light switch — check and replace
The reversing light switch is screwed into the crankcase of the manual transmission. When reverse gear is engaged, the switch contacts are closed, supplying...

Open door sensor — check and replace
Door open sensors are installed in the doorways on the B-pillars and C-pillars of the vehicle. When the door is opened, the sensor closes to «mass» chains of a...

Description of the design of instrumentation and sensors
All vehicle instrumentation: speedometer, odometer, tachometer, coolant temperature gauge, fuel gauge and indicator lamps are installed on the instrument panel...

Instrument panel — removal and installation
Removing the instrument panel of the Astra model 1. We prepare the car for work (see « Preparing the car for maintenance and repair »). 2. Using a thin slotted...

Instrument panel — lamp replacement
Comment. The illumination of the instrument panel and the glow of the direction indicator lamps is carried out by incandescent lamps, and the glow of the...

Multifunction display — removing, replacing lamps and installing
The display is illuminated by incandescent lamps. If the backlight fails, the lamps can be replaced separately. Other faults require replacement of the display...

Emergency oil pressure sensor — check and replace
The emergency oil pressure sensor is screwed into the oil pump housing near the crankshaft pulley. Comment. The operation is shown on the example of replacing...

Brake fluid low level sensor — check and replace
You will need a multimeter and a magnet to do the job. Execution sequence 1. We prepare the car for work (see « Preparing the car for maintenance and repair...

Cigarette lighter — adjustment and replacement of the cartridge, replacement of the backlight
Adjustment of the cigarette lighter cartridge is necessary if the cigarette lighter, after being pressed, returns to its original position not sufficiently...

Car radio — removal and installation
This section shows the removal of the standard (installed at the factory) radios. Depending on the configuration and level of equipment, various radio tape...

Speakers of the speaker system — removal and installation
Depending on the configuration and level of equipment, a different number of loudspeakers can be installed on vehicles. The speakers are located as follows....