Contemporary automobiles have more and more features and nevertheless they bring us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time user friendly. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Opel Corsa, dependent on its features, it can be hard to figure out how to start a Opel Corsa? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem evident to many of you, determined by 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 distinct ways to start a Opel Corsa with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Opel Corsa with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Opel Corsa with key?

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

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to browse our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Opel Corsa that is blocked to discover 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 up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to browse our article content on orange lights on Opel Corsa 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 Corsa 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 test)

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

How to start a Opel Corsa with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Opel Corsa with key or will describe you how to do it for a Opel Corsa equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is more or less alike, so don’t be reluctant to get back to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the guidelines to stick to to start your Opel Corsa with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Opel Corsa 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.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is usually based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually positioned 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 Corsa

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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 Corsa

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How do I start a Opel Corsa without a key?

And to finish, we will find out, how to start a Opel Corsa without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. However, you should know that if your Opel Corsa is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to turn on 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 technique to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that covers 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 mutually and separate 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 extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Opel Corsa).

There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Opel Corsa.

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