OPEL VIVARO C 2020.25 Manual user

Vehicle care219Deactivating power saving mode
Power saving mode is deactivated automatically when the engine isrestarted. Run the engine for a
sufficient charge:
● for less than 10 minutes to use the consumers for approx.
5 minutes
● for more than 10 minutes to use the consumers for up to approx.
30 minutes
Diesel fuel system bleeding
If the tank has been run dry, the diesel
fuel system must be bled. The
bleeding procedure differs between
the engine types 3 268. Fuel up with
at least five litres of diesel before
starting the bleeding procedure.
Engines DV5RUCd, DV5RUC
1. Switch on the ignition.
2. Wait 1 minute and switch off the
ignition.
3. Try to start the engine.
If the engine does not start after a
short time, repeat the procedure.Engines DW10FEU, DW10FD,
DW10FDCU, DW10F
1. Switch on the ignition.
2. Wait 6 seconds and switch off the
ignition.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for ten times. 4. Try to start the engine.
If the engine does not start after a
short time, repeat the procedure.
Engine DV6DU 1. Open the engine bonnet.
2. If necessary, unclip the engine
style cover to access the priming
pump.
3. Operate the priming pump
repeatedly until resistance is felt
(there may be resistance at the first
press).
4. Try to start the engine. If the engine
does not start after a short time, wait
around 15 seconds before trying
again. If the engine does not start
after a few attempts, repeat step 3
and try again to start the engine.
5. Put the engine style cover in place
and clip it in.6. Close the bonnet.
Wiper blade replacement
Windscreen
Switch off the ignition.
Within 1 minute after switching off the ignition, operate the wiper lever to
positon the wiper blades vertically on
the windscreen.
Lift the wiper arm until it stays in the
raised position, disengage and
remove the wiper blade.
Attach the wiper blade to the wiper
arm and push until it engages.

220Vehicle careLower the wiper arm carefully.Rear window
Lift the wiper arm. Disengage the
wiper blade as shown in the
illustration and remove.
Attach the wiper blade slightly angled
to the wiper arm and push until it
engages.
Lower the wiper arm carefully.
Bulb replacement
Switch off the ignition and switch off
the relevant switch or close the doors.
Only hold a new bulb at the base. Do not touch the bulb glass with bare
hands.
Use only the same bulb type for
replacement.
Replace headlight bulbs from within
the engine compartment.
Bulb check
After a bulb replacement switch on
the ignition, operate and check the
lights.
Halogen headlights Front turn lights 3 225.
Illustrations show the right headlight
unit.
Low beam bulb sits in outer chamber
( 2 )
High beam bulb sits in inner chamber
( 1 )
Parking light bulb sits in inner
chamber ( 1)
Daytime running light bulb sits in outer chamber ( 2)

Vehicle care221Low beam
1. Remove the protective cover.
2. Press latch and remove the bulbsocket from reflector housing.
3. Detach the bulb from the bulbsocket and replace the bulb.
4. Insert the bulb socket into the reflector housing.
5. Fit the cover.
High beam
1. Remove the protective cover.
2. Press latch and remove the bulb socket from reflector housing.

222Vehicle careWithdraw the bulb holder from the
reflector housing.
3. Detach the bulb from the bulb socket and replace the bulb.
4. Insert the bulb socket into the reflector housing.
5. Fit the cover.
Parking light
1. Remove the protective cover.
2. Press the clips on the bulb socket
to disengage and withdraw socket
from the reflector.
3. Remove the bulb from the socket by pulling.
4. Replace and insert the new bulb into the socket.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the housing.

Vehicle care223Daytime running light
1. Remove the protective cover.
2.Press the clips on the bulb socket
to disengage and withdraw socket
from the reflector.
3. Remove the bulb from the socket by pulling.
4. Replace and insert the new bulb into the socket.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the housing.
Daytime running light with LEDs The daytime running light unit in the
lower bumper area is designed with
LEDs. In case of defective LEDs,
have them replaced by a workshop.
Xenon headlights
Front turn lights 3 225.
Illustrations show the right headlight
unit.
Low beam bulb sits in outer chamber
( 2 )
High beam bulb sits in inner chamber
( 1 )

224Vehicle careLow beam9Danger
Xenon headlights work under
extremely high electrical voltage.
Do not touch. Have bulbs replaced by a workshop.
High beam
1. Remove the protective cover.
2. Press latch and remove the bulb socket from reflector housing.
Withdraw the bulb holder from the
reflector housing.
3. Detach the bulb from the bulb socket and replace the bulb.
4. Insert the bulb socket into the reflector housing.
5. Fit the cover.
Front fog lights
1. Unscrew and remove the underfloor cover.

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2. Turn the bulb socketanticlockwise and remove it from
the light assembly.
3. Disengage the plug connector by pulling the retaining lug.
4.Remove and replace the bulb unit
and attach the plug connector.
Note that the bulb and the socket
are one unit and have to be
changed together.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the light
assembly by turning clockwise
and engage.
6. Mount the light assembly by tightening the two screws.
7. Attach and engage the cover.
Front turn lights Illustrations show the right headlight
unit.Turn light bulb sits in inner chamber
( 1 )
1. Remove the protective cover.

226Vehicle care2. Rotate the bulb socketanticlockwise to disengage and
withdraw from the reflector.
3. Slightly press down the bulb, turn it anticlockwise and remove it
from the socket.
4. Replace and insert the new bulb into socket by turning clockwise.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the reflector and turn clockwise.
Tail lights
Tail light assembly All body styles except platform cab
1. Vehicles with a cover hiding the lower tail light assembly screw:
remove cover by carefully
releasing its retaining lugs with a
screwdriver and tilting the cover
slightly towards the outside.
2. Unscrew and remove the two screws.
3. Vehicles with air vent or coverbehind the tail light, in the trim:
Remove air vent or cover.

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4. While holding the light assembly,push the retaining lug which holds
the tail light assembly in the body.
5. Carefully withdraw the tail light assembly from recess and
remove. Take care that the cable
duct remains in position.
6. Detach the cable from the retainer
in the light assembly.
7. Disengage the central retaining lug, pull the bulb carrier and
disengage the remaining retaining lugs.
8. Push the bulb slightly down, turn it and remove it from the bulb
carrier. Replace the bulb:
Tail light / parking light ( 1)
Reverse light ( 2)
Brake light / parking light ( 3)
Turn light / hazard warning flasher
( 4 )
9. Attach the bulb carrier to the light assembly.
10. Attach the cable to the retainer.
11. Attach the light assembly to the vehicle body and tighten both
screws.

228Vehicle care12. Clip in cover which may havecovered the lower tail light
assembly screw.
13. Attach cover or air vent behind the
tail light if removed before.
Platform Cab
1. Remove the four screws from the lens.
2. Remove lens from the aperture.
3. Push bulb into socket slightly, rotate anticlockwise, remove and
renew bulb.
Turn light ( 1)
Brake light ( 2)
Tail light ( 3)
Reversing light ( 4)
Rear fog light, may be on one side
only ( 5)
4. Install lens in aperture and replace the four screws.
Side turn lights
To replace the bulb, remove the light
housing:
1. Slide the lamp housing forward and remove it at the back. It may
help to use a screwdriver to lever
out the light housing from the
body. Wrap the tip of the
screwdriver with a cloth to prevent
paint damage.