Recent cars have a growing number of functionnalities and even though they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always user friendly. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Opel Agila, according to its functionnalities, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Opel Agila? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, dependent on 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 several techniques to start a Opel Agila with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Opel Agila with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Opel Agila with key?

So we start our article which aims to teach you how to start a Opel Agila, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find down below the different measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Opel Agila:

  • Find the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Opel Agila that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Place 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 until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to consult our article on orange lights on Opel Agila to find out the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Opel Agila starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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

How to start a Opel Agila with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Opel Agila with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Opel Agila equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is pretty much similar, so don’t think twice to get back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to follow to start your Opel Agila with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Opel Agila is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover 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.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Opel Agila

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

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How do I start a Opel Agila without a key?

And at last, we will discover, how to start a Opel Agila without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Opel Agila is newer than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure 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
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Opel Agila).

There, you’ve found out all the techniques to start a Opel Agila.

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