light VAUXHALL ADAM 2019 Workshop Manual

148Vehicle careVehicle careGeneral Information...................148
Accessories and vehicle modifications .......................... 148
Vehicle storage ........................149
End-of-life vehicle recovery .....149
Vehicle checks ........................... 150
Performing work ......................150
Bonnet ..................................... 150
Engine oil ................................. 151
Engine coolant ......................... 152
Washer fluid ............................ 152
Brakes ..................................... 153
Brake fluid ............................... 153
Vehicle battery ......................... 153
Wiper blade replacement ........155
Bulb replacement .......................155
Halogen headlights ..................155
Front turn lights .......................158
Tail lights ................................. 159
Side turn lights ......................... 162
Number plate light ...................163
Interior lights ............................ 164
Electrical system ........................164
Fuses ....................................... 164Engine compartment fuse box . 165
Instrument panel fuse box .......167
Vehicle tools .............................. 169
Tools ........................................ 169
Wheels and tyres .......................170
Winter tyres ............................. 170
Tyre designations ....................171
Tyre pressure .......................... 171
Tyre pressure monitoring system .................................... 172
Tread depth ............................. 175
Changing tyre and wheel size . 176
Wheel covers ........................... 176
Tyre chains .............................. 176
Tyre repair kit .......................... 177
Wheel changing .......................181
Spare wheel ............................ 182
Jump starting ............................. 188
Towing ....................................... 190
Towing the vehicle ...................190
Appearance care .......................191
Exterior care ............................ 191
Interior care ............................. 194General Information
Accessories and vehiclemodifications
We recommend the use of genuine
parts and accessories and factory
approved parts specific for your
vehicle type. We cannot assess or
guarantee reliability of other products - even if they have a regulatory or
otherwise granted approval.
Any modification, conversion or other
changes made to standard vehicle
specifications (including, without
limitation, software modifications,
modifications of the electronic control units) may invalidate the warranty
offered by Vauxhall. Furthermore,
such changes may affect driver
assistance systems, fuel
consumption, CO 2 emissions and
other emissions of the vehicle. They
may also invalidate the vehicle
operating permit.

Vehicle care155Wiper blade replacement
Windscreen
Lift the wiper arm until it stays in the
raised position, press button to
disengage the wiper blade and
remove.
Attach the wiper blade slightly angled
to the wiper arm and push until it
engages.
Lower wiper arm carefully.
Rear window
Lift wiper arm. Disengage wiper blade as shown in illustration and remove.
Attach the wiper blade slightly angled
to the wiper arm and push until it
engages.
Lower 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 Halogen headlights with separate
bulbs for low beam and high beam.

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2. Press the clip to disengage bulbholder. Withdraw the bulb holder
from the reflector.
3. Detach the bulb from the bulb holder and replace the bulb.
4. Insert the bulb holder with the clip
upwards and engage into the
reflector until it clicks.
5. Install cap.
Sidelight / Daytime running light
with bulbs (3)
1. Rotate bulb socket (3) anticlockwise to disengage.
Withdraw the bulb socket from the
headlamp housing.
2. Remove the bulb from the socket by pulling.
3. Replace and insert new bulb into socket.
4. Insert the bulb socket into the headlamp housing and turn
clockwise.
Sidelight / Daytime running light
with LEDs
Sidelights and daytime running lights
consist of LEDs which cannot be
changed. Consult a workshop in case
of a defective LED.

158Vehicle careFront turn lights
1. Undo screw and remove cover.
2. Undo screw and remove lightassembly from the bumper.
3. Disengage and remove the bulbsocket by turning anticlockwise.
4. Remove bulb by turninganticlockwise slightly and
withdrawing. Replace the bulb.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the assembly and turn clockwise.
6. Attach light assembly into the bumper and fix with the screw.
7. Insert cover into the bumper and fix with the screw.
Adam Rocks
1. Disengage the small cap with a screwdriver at the marked
position.

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2. Remove the cover by pulling withfingers at the marked positions,
see arrows in the illustration.
3. Undo both screws and remove light assembly from the bumper.
4. Disengage and remove the bulbsocket by turning anticlockwise.
5. Remove bulb by turninganticlockwise slightly and
withdrawing. Replace the bulb.
6. Insert the bulb socket into the assembly and turn clockwise.
7. Attach light assembly into the bumper and fix with both screws.
8. Insert and engage cover into the bumper. Insert small cap.
Tail lights Versions with subwoofer box
Remove the load compartment floor
cover. On right side also remove the
tool box to gain access to the cover
3 55.
Versions with storage box
Remove storage box to gain access
to the cover 3 54.

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1. Release the cover on therespective side and remove.
2. Unscrew the plastic securing nut from the inside by hand.
3. Carefully withdraw the lightassembly from the recesses and
remove.
4. Turn bulb holder anticlockwise and remove. Replace bulb by
withdrawing:
turn light 1
tail light 2
tail light / brake light 3
If tail light 2 and tail light / brake
light 3 are LEDs, seek the
assistance of a workshop for
replacement.
5. Insert and turn bulb holder clockwise into the tail light
assembly. Ensure the wires
remain in the cable ducts.
Fit light assembly with the
retaining pins into the recesses of

Vehicle care161the vehicle body and tighten the
plastic securing nut from inside
the load compartment. Pull the
circular gasket over the recess in
the lamp housing.
Close cover and engage.
Reversing light / rear fog light
Reversing light is located on the left
side of the bumper, and the rear fog
light is located on the right side of the
bumper.
The description of bulb replacement
is the same for both lights.
1. Undo screw and remove cover.
2. Undo screw and remove light assembly from the bumper.
3. Disengage and remove the bulbsocket by turning anticlockwise.
4. Remove bulb by turninganticlockwise slightly and
withdrawing. Replace the bulb.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the assembly and turn clockwise.
6. Replace light assembly in the bumper and fix with the screw.
7. Insert cover into the bumper and fix with the screw.

162Vehicle careAdam Rocks
1. Remove the cover by pulling byhand at the marked position, see
arrow in the illustration.
2. Undo both screws and remove light assembly from the bumper.
3. Disengage and remove the bulb socket by turning anticlockwise.
4. Remove bulb by turninganticlockwise slightly and
withdrawing. Replace the bulb.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the assembly and turn clockwise.
6. Attach light assembly into the bumper and fix with both screws.
7. Insert and engage cover into the bumper.
Side turn lights
To replace bulb, remove lamp
housing:
1. Slide lamp to its left side and remove with its right end.

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2. Turn bulb holder anticlockwiseand remove from housing.
3. Pull bulb from bulb holder andreplace it.
4. Insert bulb holder and turnclockwise.
5. Insert left end of the lamp, slide to
the left and insert right end.
Number plate light
1. Insert screwdriver in recess of the
cover, press to the side and
release spring.
2. Remove lamp downwards, taking care not to pull on the cable.
3. Remove bulb holder from lamp housing by turning anticlockwise.

164Vehicle care4. Pull bulb from bulb holder andreplace it.
5. Insert bulb holder into lamp housing and turn clockwise.
6. Insert lamp into bumper and allow
it to engage.
Interior lights
Have the following bulbs replaced by
a workshop:
● courtesy light, reading lights
● load compartment light
● dome light
● ambient light
● starlight panel
● instrument panel illuminationElectrical system
Fuses
Data on the replacement fuse must
match the data on the defective fuse.
There are two fuse boxes in the
vehicle:
● in the front left of the engine compartment,
● in left-hand drive vehicles behind
the light switch, or, in right-hand
drive vehicles, behind the
glovebox.
Before replacing a fuse, turn off the respective switch and the ignition.There are different kinds of fuses in
the vehicle.
Depending on the type of fuse, a
blown fuse can be recognized by its
melted wire. Do not replace the fuse until the cause of the fault has been
remedied.
Some functions are protected by
several fuses.
Fuses may also be inserted without existence of a function.
Fuse extractorA fuse extractor may be located in the
fuse box in the engine compartment.