Recent vehicles have an increasing number of options and nevertheless they give us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always user friendly. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Opel Antara, depending on its options, it can be challenging to know precisely how to start a Opel Antara? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will explain the several methods to start a Opel Antara with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Opel Antara with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Opel Antara with key?

So we commence our article which is designed to learn you how to start a Opel Antara, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find listed below the various guidelines to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Opel Antara:

  • Identify the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Opel Antara that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine 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 signify don’t hesitate to consult our article on orange lights on Opel Antara to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Opel Antara starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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

How to start a Opel Antara with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Opel Antara with key or will explain you how to do it for a Opel Antara equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique remains pretty much similar, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous section to get information on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the steps to stick to to start your Opel Antara with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, examine on your dashboard if your Opel Antara 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 generally located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally located on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Opel Antara

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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 Antara

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How do I start a Opel Antara without a key?

And to conclude, we will find out, how to start a Opel Antara without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Opel Antara is newer than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to follow:

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

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

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