Modern cars have a growing number of options and despite the fact they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always user friendly. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Opel Adam, dependent on its options, it can be complicated to understand how to start a Opel Adam? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. In this article we will explain the distinct techniques to start a Opel Adam with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Opel Adam with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Opel Adam with key?

So we begin our article content which is designed to show you how to start a Opel Adam, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the different guidelines to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Opel Adam:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Opel Adam that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to have a look at our article content on orange lights on Opel Adam to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Opel Adam starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Opel Adam,

How to start a Opel Adam with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Opel Adam with key or will describe you how to do it for a Opel Adam equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is still more or less similar, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the steps to follow to start your Opel Adam with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Opel Adam is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Opel Adam

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Opel Adam

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How do I start a Opel Adam without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Opel Adam without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Opel Adam is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Opel Adam).

There, you’ve discovered all the solutions to start a Opel Adam.

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