Opel Frontera

Since 1992 of release

Repair and car operation



Opel of Frontera
+ Cars of mark Opel Frontera
+ Current leaving and service
+ The engine
+ Cooling and heating systems
+ The power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Coupling
+ Manual box of a gear change
+ Kardannye shaft, the main transfer
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
- Controls and operation
   Control panel
   Locks, anticreeping adaptations and the body equipment
   Knots and systems of safety of the driver and passengers
   Management switches lighting and alarm devices
   Management of functioning of screen wipers/washers
   Adjustment of position of rear-view mirrors, door glasses and the top hatch
   Management of giving of an air stream of heating and salon ventilation
   Driving
   Refuelling of the car by fuel
+ Electric equipment schemes


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Locks, anticreeping adaptations and the body equipment

THE GENERAL DATA

ЗАКАЗЫВАНИЕ REPLACEABLE KEYS

Only the order of replaceable keys in dealer branch or company Opel service-centre can guarantee serviceable functioning electronic иммобилизатора. Thus the company undertakes to support the guarantee certificates taken up without any essential changes of conditions of the last.

DOOR-LOCKS

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For blocking of doors from within simply wring out downwards buttons of deenergizing of door-locks. At отжимании buttons on open forward doors of the car, they will automatically jump out in the top position after closing of the last that allows to avoid risk of casual lock-out of keys in salon.
2. Locks of forward doors can are opened and closed by means of a key outside of the car.
3. Also there is a possibility of lock-out of locks of forward doors outside without key use. For this purpose wring out downwards the button of deenergizing of the lock from the interior of a door, then slam a door, keeping lifted its external handle.

BLOCKING OF BACK DOORS AGAINST THEIR OPENING BY CHILDREN BEING IN SALON

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Lower downwards a latch of the lock of a back door - now possibility of opening of a door from within will be excluded. Outside the door can be opened only at the lifted button of deenergizing of the lock.

RADIO-FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL PANEL DOOR LOCKS / THE ANTICREEPING ALARM SYSTEM


The radio-frequency panel can be used only:
- For инициации operations of the central lock
- For inclusion/deenergizing of the anticreeping alarm system

The prevention

Try not to suppose excessive humidifying of the panel and do not press without necessity of the management button on it.

- Range of action of the panel makes about 3 m and can be to decrease at presence between it and the car of barriers and-or reflecting subjects. At using the panel direct it on the car.

Инициация the uniform (central) lock

- Composers of the given Management recommend use of a remote control panel for opening and closing of doors of the cars equipped with the central lock.
- At using the panel on it the control light-emitting diode should light up. The unitary / double blinking of fires of the alarm system testifies to serviceable reception of a signal of the panel by system of remote control by locks / of the anticreeping alarm system.

Lock-out of the central lock

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Press the button (1) on a remote control. The red light-emitting diode on the panel - locks of all doors of the car thus should blink, including a back door are locked.

The prevention

From safety reasons it is not necessary to lock locks of doors of the car at turned in position АСС or ON the ignition switch!


Unlocking of the central lock

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Press the button (2) on a remote control. The green light-emitting diode on the panel - locks of all doors thus should blink, including a back door are opened.

Possible causes of failures of the central lock

Refusal of operation of the central lock on a remote control signal can occur only on one of following reasons:
- Removal of the panel from the car is too great.
- Level of a charge of an element of a food of a remote control has fallen - make replacement.
- The panel repeatedly also was successfully used for management of activators of the central lock from too big distance - make its reprogramming (see more low).
Open a door of the car by means of a key.

INCLUSION / DEENERGIZING OF THE ANTICREEPING ALARM SYSTEM

The remote panel serves also for management of system of the anticreeping alarm system if that is established on the car.

Inclusion of the anticreeping alarm system

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Take a key from the lock of ignition and close all doors.
2. Press the button (1) on a remote control for lock-out of the central lock (and inclusions of the anticreeping alarm system on English models).
3. Repeatedly press the button (1) within the next 10 seconds for inclusion of the anticreeping alarm system.

Deenergizing of the anticreeping alarm system

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Unitary press the button (2) on the panel for unlocking of the central lock and switching-off of the anticreeping alarm system.

REPLACEMENT OF THE ELEMENT OF A FOOD

Replacement of an element of a food of a remote control should be made when the operation distance on its signals of activators of the central lock / инициации systems of the anticreeping alarm system starts to be reduced.

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Open a cover of a compartment of placing of the battery in the panel, having hooked its screw-driver or other suitable adaptation. Take an element of a food and insert on its place new (the same type) - track, that the battery has been inserted on the regular place in the correct image. Establish into place a cover, reliably having latched it in the panel case.

The prevention

Battery replacement should be made within no more than 3 minutes, otherwise there will be a deleting of the entered program.


REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING


PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Include ignition - the system within 30 seconds will be in a mode of input of program installations.
2. Without leaving car salon, quickly press any of panel buttons.
3. There will be a lock-out and unlocking of the central lock that testifies to successful programming of the panel.

THE UNIFORM (CENTRAL) LOCK

At installation of the central lock, door activators equip locks of all doors of the car, including a back door.

For lock-out of doors

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Unitary press the button (1) remote control panels, or lock a key a driver's door of the car.
2. Alternatively, wring out downwards the button of deenergizing of the lock of a driver's door and slam last, having lifted upwards the external handle.

For unlocking of doors

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Unitary press the button (2) remote control panels, or unlock a key a driver's door of the car (alternatively, lift the button of deenergizing of its lock).

Unlocking by a key or поднимание or a back door does not result the button of deenergizing of the lock of passenger doors in operation of activators of the central lock.

The prevention

At an overload of system of the central lock as a result of frequent it инициации during a short time interval food giving on activators will be disconnected for 30 seconds.


ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMMOBILIZATSII OF THE ENGINE

Иммобилизатор it is used for prevention of start of the engine by the extraneous person. On diesel models it is reached at the expense of blocking of giving of fuel, on petrol - by switching-off of system of ignition.
Thus иммобилизатор does not block a door - do not forget to lock locks and to include the anticreeping alarm system.

To each car equipped иммобилизатором of the engine, the magnetic card which contains the full information on technical parametres of model and consequently it should not be stored in salon is applied. Nevertheless, try to hold always a card near at hand, going behind consultation to dealer branch or company Opel service-centre.

Activation иммобилизатора

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Switch off ignition, then turn the ignition key in position "LOCK" and take it from the lock.

Deactivation иммобилизатора

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Turn the ignition key in position "ON" - now the engine can be started.

OPERATIONS PROCEDURE IN DEFAULT ИММОБИЛИЗАТОРА

If the control lamp of an electronic control system continuously burns with the engine at inclusion of ignition and the engine does not manage to be started, hence the system иммобилизации has failed.

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Turn the ignition key in position "OFF".
2. Wait about three seconds and repeat attempt of start of the engine.
3. If the control lamp continues to burn, address for consultation in dealer branch or company Opel service-centre.

SYSTEM OF THE ANTICREEPING ALARM SYSTEM

The system traces changes of a condition of locks of doors, a cowl, internal volume of salon (except models with soft top), the switch of ignition and own electric chains.

The prevention

Инициация the anticreeping alarm system can be made only by means of a remote control panel.


The remark

At refusal of the remote panel of a door can be open by a key. Thus there will be an operation of the anticreeping alarm system for which switching-off it is necessary to turn the ignition key in position "АСС" or "ON".

THE BUILT IN SYSTEM OF SELF-DIAGNOSTICS OF THE ANTICREEPING ALARM SYSTEM

After inclusion the system makes short self-diagnostics by duration about 10 seconds.
At revealing of malfunction within first ten seconds there is a blinking of a control light-emitting diode of the ultrasonic gauge of scanning of internal volume of salon - address for consultation in dealer branch or company Opel service-centre.

CONTROL LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE OF THE ANTICREEPING ALARM SYSTEM

On 5-door models and 3-door models of type of Hardtop (with a rigid roof) the control light-emitting diode is built in in the ultrasonic gauge attached to a ceiling upholstery from the passenger party of salon (see иллюстр. 2.5).
Continuous burning of a light-emitting diode within the first 10 seconds accompanies a mode a delay of inclusion for the period of self-diagnostics carrying out. The blinking of a light-emitting diode within the first 10 seconds testifies what not all doors are closed, or signals about system refusal.
The light-emitting diode blinking later 10 seconds after инициации systems confirms serviceability of its functioning. Otherwise the system will work, without scanning of internal volume of salon.
Light-emitting diode inclusion for a while about 1 second confirms system deactivation.

INCLUSION OF ULTRASONIC SCANNING OF INTERNAL VOLUME OF SALON OF THE CAR (5-DOOR MODELS AND 3-DOOR MODELS ХАРДТОП)

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Close windows, the top hatch (if it is provided), doors (including a back door) and a cowl.
2. Include the anticreeping alarm system.
The control light-emitting diode of the ultrasonic gauge lights up approximately for 10 seconds after system inclusion - activation of ultrasonic scanning of salon has not occurred. The light-emitting diode will blink before alarm system switching-off.

Activation of the anticreeping alarm system without inclusion of ultrasonic scanning of internal volume of salon (5-door models and 3-door models of Hardtop)


PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Close the top hatch (if it is provided), all doors (including a back door), except driver's and a cowl.
2. Press the button on the ultrasonic gauge from the driver's party of the car the Light-emitting diode will blink within nearby 10 seconds.
3. Close a driver's door.
4. Include the anticreeping alarm system.
The light-emitting diode should light up for a while about 10 seconds - now the system is activated in a mode of functioning without ultrasonic scanning сальна where the child or a pet in this case can be left).

Opening and closing of a door of a back at the included anticreeping alarm system
PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Unlock the lock and open a back door.
2. Close a door and lock the lock.
3. Ultrasonic scanning of salon will renew after approximately 10 seconds.
If the lock of a door of a back is not locked, the alarm system will join in 10 seconds after repeated opening of a door.

ACOUSTIC AND SOUND SIGNALS OF ANTICREEPING SYSTEM

Ultrasonic gauges can include the alarm system no more than three times other gauges include the alarm system each time at changes in corresponding devices.
At operation the system publishes a sound signal a siren of a horn within 30 seconds, but also for 5 minutes (or other interval of time, depending on requirements of the regional authorities) includes alarm system fires.
The alarm system can be disconnected a way нажимания on the button (2) on a remote control (see иллюстр. 2.2 above), or ignition key turn in position "АСС" or "ON".

BACK DOOR (5-DOOR MODELS)

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For unlocking or lock-out of a door of a back on vertical loops turn a key in its lock, or take advantage of a remote control activators of the central lock (if that is provided).
2. For opening of a door of a back press the button, raise glass, then lift the door handle.

The prevention

At full opening of a door of a back the back lantern of the car can appear is closed by a spare wheel - in a night-time before opening of a door of a back further the first stationary position, make sure that the car is swept well up from a carriageway.
3. The back door is fixed in completely open position by a special emphasis - for door closing at first push it in an opposite direction, then unblock an emphasis, having pulled it on itself.
4. For closing of a back window take advantage of the central handle. Lock a back door only having made sure that the back window is completely closed.

The prevention

In order to avoid hit in salon of the car of the fulfilled gases, a door of a back and its glass during movement should be densely closed. If last condition on any reason is impracticable, close all other windows and translate system of ventilation of salon in a mode of giving of external air for what translate a control lever an air inlet on the control panel (right top) in position (2), and the handle of management of the heater fan (right bottom) in position 3 or 4 (see more low).

BACK DOOR (3-DOOR MODELS)

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For unlocking or lock-out of a door of a back on vertical loops turn a key in its lock, or take advantage of a remote control activators of the central lock (if that is provided).
2. Open a back door, having pulled the handle of a latch located in a peak over licence plate of the car.
3. The back door is fixed in completely open position by a special emphasis - for door closing at first push it in an opposite direction, then unblock an emphasis, having pulled it on itself.

BACK WINDOWS AND THE PANEL OF THE ROOF OF 3-DOOR MODELS OF TYPE ЭЙРТОП

Three-door models of Ejrtop are equipped demountable by the panel of a roof both lateral and back glasses.

The prevention

During movement at the removed glasses and open top passengers should not be put out for car dimensions! Do not forget about necessity of using seat belts!

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE PANEL OF THE ROOF

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. The roof panel fastens on the regular place by means of four latches.
2. Lobbies two of them are equipped блокираторами.
3. For panel clearing, serially release latches, having pulled them down to clearing of springs.
4. Lift the panel and remove it from a car cover.
5. At installation level latches of the demountable panel in relation to directing in a car roof.
6. Throw with the bottom ends of latches on directing, and top densely press before click.
7. In case of need repeat procedure, achieving reliable fixing of the panel on a car roof.

The prevention

Operation of the car with unreliably fixed demountable panel of a roof is inadmissible!

OPENING, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF LATERAL GLASSES

Opening

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For window opening pull the handle of a latch and fix it in this position, having turned outside.
2. At window closing track density of pressing of glass in an aperture and reliability of fixing by its latches.

Removal

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For removal of lateral glass translate a latch of its clamp to completely open position, then, holding glass, give a manual bolt with a plastic head which the latch fastens to a body.
2. Accurately take loops from the landing grooves in a forward part of a window aperture - track, that the sealant has not separated from a flange.
3. At glass installation get loops in the grooves and track correctness of pressing of glass to a sealant of a window aperture.
4. By hand completely tighten a latch bolt.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF GLASS OF THE DOOR OF THE BACK

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Glass support fasten to a door of a back four bolts tightened manually with plastic heads. Before to turn on bolts, disconnect electroconducting from the motor of a back screen wiper - sockets are located under the upholstery panel.
2. At glass installation track reliability of its pressing to a sealant of a window aperture - glass and sealant surfaces should appear заподлицо to each other.
3. By hand completely tighten bolts of support and connect electroconducting to the motor of a drive of a screen wiper.

The prevention

In order to avoid hit in salon of the fulfilled gases the door of a back and its glass during movement should be densely closed (see above).

BACK WINDOWS OF 3-DOOR MODELS OF TYPE СОФТТОП (WITH THE COLLAPSIBLE ROOF); LOWERING AND ПОДНИМАНИЕ COLLAPSIBLE TOP

Models with collapsible top are equipped by demountable back windows.

The collapsible roof is intended only for protection against a bad weather. Also it is not capable to provide травмобезопасность passengers at failure. During movement of the car passengers should be on the seats and to be fastened seat belts.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF LATERAL WINDOWS

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For removal of a lateral window liberate a tape clamp of an internal part of a window to an upper edge of a window aperture in a roof frame.
2. Release a clamp of type of Velkro which back and top edges of window assemblage fasten.
3. Find "the lightning" lock in the bottom back corner of a window and completely unbutton "lightning", having released a window to its top forward corner.
4. Shift a window forward for liberation of forward and bottom tape clamps from a directing trench in the body panel.
5. Roll a window film in a roll and lower it in a special pocket at back doors (see more low).
6. Repeat procedure for an opposite lateral window.
7. At installation enter into gearing "the lightning" lock in the top forward corner of a window aperture and partially clasp "lightning" along an upper edge of window assemblage.
8. Fill forward and bottom tape clamps in directing trench кузовной panels, having tracked, that the directing groove was combined in the correct image with a reciprocal uvula in the top part of a trench.
9. Get window assemblage inside, under a matter of a roof and completely clasp "lightning".
10. Attach a tape of a clamp of Velkro to a material of a roof along the top and back edges of a window frame.
11. In summary fix a tape clamp internal edges of window assemblage on a roof frame.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF BACK GLASS

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For removal of a back window lift the valve in the bottom left corner of a window and find "the lightning" lock.
2. Completely unbutton "lightning", having disconnected thereby window assemblage from a car roof.
3. Open a door of a back and liberate a fixing bar of a window from basic arms in door racks.
4. Take a window film from a trench in a fixing bar and return a bar on the regular place in basic arms.
5. Roll a film window and enclose it in a special pocket on a back door.

The prevention

In order to avoid hit in salon of the fulfilled gases the door of a back and its window during movement should be densely closed (see above).
6. Installation is made upside-down.
7. If there are problems with застегиванием "lightnings", ослабьте a tension of a material of a roof, having released for this purpose two latches to its forward part (the following subsection see).

LOWERING OF COLLAPSIBLE TOP

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Remove lateral windows (see above). In extraction of a back window there is no necessity.
The collapsible top is attached to the bottom part of the panel of a roof by two latches which handles are equipped блокираторами.
2. For отпускания latches, shift блокираторы in a direction shown on an illustration, then turn handles, having lowered them downwards.
3. Shift top made of cloth back and downwards, having enclosed a frame in an emphasis on a roller bar.
Watch to pinching a hand frame.
4. Fix a frame from both parties belts, reliably having latched their buckles.

ПОДНИМАНИЕ COLLAPSIBLE TOP

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For поднимания a collapsible roof unbutton buckles of safety belts, lift a roof and pull it forward.
2. Latch clamps of the panel of a roof and turn handles of latches upwards, reliably having blocked locks.
3. Establish on the regular places lateral windows.
4. To weaken a tension of collapsible top made of cloth it is possible by rotation by the equipped notch муфты frames.

POCKETS FOR STORAGE REMOVED LATERAL AND BACK GLASSES

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Special pockets are equipped from the interior of a door of a back of the car.
2. Slightly roll a film of a back window, having fixed a roll two safety thongs and enclose it in a door pocket.
3. Films of lateral windows roll down in rolls and are put in in internal branch.

OPENING AND COWL CLOSING

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For cowl opening pull on itself the handle отпускания its lock, located under the panel of devices from the driver's party of the car.
2. Thus the lock latch will be released also a cowl slightly will rise.
3. Track, that the handle отпускания the lock has returned to the starting position.
4. For поднимания a cowl to the touch find under its first line (a little on the right) a latch of the lock and pull it upwards.
5. Abroach the cowl is fixed by means of the special persistent bar laid along a lattice of a radiator. For bar fixing on a cowl from the bottom party of the last the special groove is provided.
6. Before to close a cowl, densely fix a persistent bar in the holder.
7. Close a cowl smoothly, at last stage (when there will be a backlash of 150-300 mm) having pressed down its weight.

The prevention

Track reliability of fixing of a cowl a lock latch.

EXPANSION OF VOLUME OF THE LUGGAGE SPACE (3-DOOR MODELS)

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. The luggage space volume can be expanded at the expense of folding forward a back seat of the car.
Levers of clearing of a seat are located from both parties of a back.
2. Wring out one of levers forward and lower a seat back downwards, having laid it on a pillow.
3. The back party of a pillow of a seat fastens to a salon floor the clamp located on the centre.
4. For отпускания pillows lift the clamp lever, then turn seat assemblage forward, having got it under backs of forward seats, and fix it in this position by the latch located on a floor.
5. For seat returning in a starting position release a latch of its holder.
6. Lower a seat on a floor clamp and densely press it down to click.
7. The clamp lever should settle down now in parallel a floor.

The prevention

The seat clamp serves анкерным as knot for fastening of back seat belts and consequently should be reliably latched.

8. Return a back of a back seat in regular position where it should be latched automatically.

EXPANSION OF VOLUME OF THE LUGGAGE SPACE (5-DOOR MODELS)

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. The luggage space volume can be expanded at the expense of folding forward separate back seats of the car.
2. Remove headrests (see more low).
3. Latch buckles of back seat belts.
4. For folding of back seats release their pillows, having pulled belt clamps.
5. Lift a pillow in vertical position, having pressed it to backs of forward seats (illustrations 2.33 and 2.34 see).
6. Having wrung out buttons, release clamps in the top part of backs and combine the last forward, having laid horizontally closely to vertically lifted pillow.
7. At returning of back seats in regular position densely wring out backs back to защелкивания their clamps.
8. Track, that seat belts have not appeared are clamped under backs.

The prevention

Before to return in a starting position a pillow, delay back seat belts to prevent their wiping or a casual jamming.

9. Track, that the pillow was reliably latched in regular position.

FRAMES FOR LUGGAGE FASTENING

The car luggage space is equipped by special eyes for reliable fixing of transported cargo.

ПРИКУРИВАТЕЛЬ

At the included ignition drown the handle прикуривателя which after a sufficient warming up of an element itself will jump out back.
The nest прикуривателя can be used for connection of the auxiliary electric equipment equipped with a socket of corresponding type.
The prevention

The maximum capacity of consumption of the such equipment should not exceed 240 Vt!

Do not connect to a nest прикуривателя the equipment developing a current, such as food elements, зарядные the device, etc.!

The connected auxiliary electric equipment in order to avoid failure of an onboard network should meet the requirements of standard DIN VDE 40 839.


ASHTRAYS

Ashtrays are intended only for стряхивания in them of cigarette ashes and should not be filled with any inflammable dust.

Forward ashtray

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For вытряхивания put forward an ashtray, then wring out a lath of a cover and take reception capacity from a landing nest.
2. For installation simply level an ashtray on directing and push it into a nest against the stop.

Door ashtrays (3-door models)

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For extraction put forward an ashtray and wring out a spring clamp.
2. At installation also wring out a clamp and fill an ashtray in a nest, having tracked hit of a uvula of a spring in the holder.

Door ashtrays (5-door models)

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For extraction put forward an ashtray and wring out a persistent lath.
2. At installation fill an ashtray in the holder and press its upper edge.