headlights OPEL ZAFIRA 2009 Owners Manual

In brief
13
Exterior lighting Turn
7
= Off
8 = Parking lights
9 = Headlights
AUTO = Automatic light control
Press
> = Front fog lights
r = Rear fog light
Lighting 3 108, Headlight warning
device 3 100. Headlight flash, high beam and
low beam
Headlight flash = Pull lever
High beam = Push lever
Low beam = Push or pull lever
High beam
3 109, Headlight flash
3 109. Turn signals
To the right = Lever up
To the left = Lever down
Turn and lane change signals
3 111.

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Lighting
Lighting
Exterior lighting .......................... 108
Interior lighting ........................... 113
Lighting features ........................114 Exterior lighting
Light switch
Turn light switch:
7
= Off
8 = Parking lights
9 = Headlights
Control indicator 8 3 92.
If the ignition is switched off with the
headlights on, only the parking lights
remain illuminated. Automatic light control
Light switch set to AUTO: When the
engine is running, headlights are
switched on when external light
conditions are poor.
For
reasons of safety, the light switch
should always remain in the AUTO
position.
Move light switch to 9 if visibility is
poor because of fog or mist.

Lighting
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High beam To switch from dipped to high beam,
push lever.
To
switch to dipped beam, push lever
again or pull.
Headlight flash
To activate the headlight flash, pull
lever. Headlight range
adjustment
Manual headlight range
adjustment
To adapt headlight range to the
vehicle load to prevent dazzling:
Press knob to disengage and turn to
required position.
Vehicles without automatic level
control system
0 =
Front seats occupied
1 = All seats occupied 2 = All seats occupied and luggage
compartment load
3 = Driver's seat occupied and luggage compartment load
Vehicles with automatic level control
system
0 = Front seats occupied
1 = All seats occupied
1 = All seats occupied and luggage compartment load
2 = Driver's seat occupied and luggage compartment load
Automatic headlight range
adjustment
Headlight range is automatically
adjusted based on vehicle load.
Headlights when driving
abroad
The assymetrical headlight beam
extends visibility at the edge of the
road at the passenger side.
However, when driving in countries
where traffic drives on the opposite
side
of the road, adjust the headlights
to prevent dazzling.

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Lighting
Vehicles with halogen headlight
system
Have the headlights adjusted by
a workshop.
Vehicles with adaptive forward
lighting Adapting the aim of tne headlight
beam:
1.
Pull lever and hold.
2. Switch on ignition.
3. An acoustic signal sounds after approx. 3 seconds.
Control indicator B 3 92. Daytime running lights
With the ignition on and the light
switch set to 7 or AUTO, the parking
lights are switched on. When the
engine is running, headlights
illuminate.
On vehicle without automatic light
control, 9

must be switched on when
it gets dark for illumination of the
intrument panel.
The daytime running lights switch off
when the ignition is switched off.
Adaptive forward lighting
Adaptive forward lighting with Bi-
Xenon headlamps improves lighting
in curves and increases headlight
range. Curve lighting
The light beam pivots based on
steering wheel position and speed.
Motorway lighting
At higher speeds and continuous
straight ahead travel, the beam
automatically raises slightly, thereby
increasing headlight range.
Control indicator
B 3 92.

Lighting
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Hazard warning flashers Operated with the ¨ button.
The hazard warning flashers activate
automatically if the airbags deploy. Turn and lane-change
signals
Lever up = Right indicator
Lever down = Left indicator
The lever always springs back to its
original position.
If the lever is moved past the
resistance point, the indicator is
switched on constantly. When the
steering wheel moves back, the
indicator
is automatically deactivated.
For three flashes, e. g. when
changing lanes, press the lever until
resistance is felt and then release. Move the lever to the resistance point
and hold for longer indication.
Switch the indicator off manually by
moving the lever slightly.
Front fog lights
The front fog lights can only be
switched on when both the ignition
and headlights or parking lights are
on.
Operated with the > button.

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Lighting
Rear fog lights The rear fog light can only be
switched on when both the ignition
and headlights or parking lights (with
front fog lights) are on.
Operated with the r button.
The vehicle rear fog light is
deactivated when towing. Parking lights
When parked, the parking lights on
one side can be activated:
1. Set light switch to 7 or AUTO .
2.
Ignition off.
3. Move turn signal lever all the way up (right parking lights) or down
(left parking lights).
Confirmed by a signal and the
corresponding turn signal control
indicator.
To switch it off, switch on the ignition
or move the turn signal lever in the
opposite direction. Reversing lights
The reversing lights come on when
the ignition is on and reverse gear is
selected.
Misted light covers
The

inside of the light covers may mist
up briefly in poor, wet and cold
weather conditions, in heavy rain or
after washing. The mist disappears
quickly by itself; to help, switch on the
headlights.

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Lighting
Reading lights Operated with a buttons or switch (I
= on, 0 = off, centre = automatic)
Sunvisor lights
The lighting switches on when the
cover is opened. Lighting features
Centre console lighting
Spot light in interior mirror housing.
Daylight-dependent, automatically
regulated centre console lighting.
Entry lighting
After unlocking the vehicle, the
instrument panel lighting and the
number
plate lamps come on for a few
seconds.
Exit lighting Headlights and reversing lights come
on
for approximately 30 seconds after
the system is activated and the
driver's door is closed.
Activating
1. Switch off ignition.
2. Remove ignition key.
3. Open driver's door.
4. Pull turn signal lever.
5. Close driver's door.
If the driver's door is not closed the
lights switch off after two minutes.
The lighting is switched off
immediately if the turn signal lever is
pulled while the driver's door is open.
Battery discharge
protection
To prevent the battery from becoming
discharged, all the interior lighting is
switched off automatically after 10
minutes, when the ignition is switched
off.

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Vehicle care
Wiper blade on the rear window Lift wiper arm. Disengage wiper blade
as shown in illustration and remove. 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. The bulbs of the front outer lamps are
replaced through openings in the
front wheel housing: turn wheels in
the way that gains access, release
catch and remove cover. To replace bulbs on the right side of
the engine compartment, detach the
air hose from the air filter. On the left
side, detach the plug to the fuse box.
Halogen headlights
Headlamps have separate systems
for

high beam 1 (inner bulbs) and low
beam 2 (outer bulbs).
Low beam 1. Replace bulbs through the opening in the wheel housing.

Vehicle care
1632. Remove protective cover.
3. Rotate bulb holder anti-clockwise
to disengage. 4. Push bulb into socket slightly,
rotate anti-clockwise, remove and
renew bulb.
5. Insert bulb holder in reflector, rotate clockwise to engage.
6. Install protective cover.
7. Close the opening in the wheel housing with the cover.
Xenon headlights 9
Danger Xenon headlights work under
extremely high electrical voltage.
Do not touch. Except for the turn
signal bulbs, bulbs should be
replaced by a workshop.
Front turn signal
1. Access
to the bulbs is through the
engine compartment. 2. Rotate bulb holder anti-clockwise
to disengage.

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Vehicle care
■ Wear eye protection and protective
clothing when handling a battery.
■ Use a booster battery with the same voltage (12 volts). Its capacity
(Ah) must not be much less than
that of the discharged battery.
■ Use jump leads with insulated terminals and a cross section of at
least 16 mm 2
(25 mm 2
for diesel
engines).
■ Do not disconnect the discharged battery from the vehicle.
■ Switch off all unnecessary electrical consumers.
■ Do not lean over the battery during jump starting.
■ Do not allow the terminals of one lead to touch those of the other
lead.
■ The vehicles must not come into contact with each other during the
jump starting process.
■ Apply the handbrake, transmission in neutral, automatic transmission
in P. Lead connection order:
1.
Connect the red lead to thepositive terminal of the booster
battery.
2. Connect the other end of the red lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery.
3. Connect the black lead to the negative terminal of the booster
battery.
4. Connect the other end of the black lead to a vehicle grounding point,
such as the engine block or an
engine mounting bolt. Connect as
far away from the discharged
battery as possible. Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine:
1.

Start the engine of the vehicleproviding the jump.
2. After 5 minutes, start the other engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than 15
seconds at an interval of 1 minute.
3. Allow both engines to idle for approx. 3 minutes with the leads
connected.
4. Switch on electrical consumers (e.g. headlights, heated rear
window) of the vehicle receiving
the jump start.
5. Reverse above sequence exactly when removing leads.