Opel Agila User manual

Participant’s Handout

LAAS07

V 1.0

Aftersales Training

Opel Agila

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Table of Contents

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General introduction of the Opel Agila _______4

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Body and Safety features ______13

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ______23

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension ______41

5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brakes ______47

6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engines ______55

7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . European On Board Diagnosis ______71

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmission and clutch ______97

9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steering _____101

10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electricalsystems _____111

11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service _____129

Topic Page

The Agila is a Sub-S model, which

means that the Agila is placed just

below the Corsa (S-car) in the Opel

car line.

Thereis only one bodyversionof

the Agila available with three

differentmodelvariants:

- Base(model-code F68)

- Comfort(model-codeL68)

- Elegance(model-code P68)

1.1 Introduction

For the model year 2000½, Opel

introduces the new Agila, a car that

belongstothe so-called Mini People

Carrier segment. With this vehicle

Opel is the first European car

manufacturer ever to built a Mini

PeopleCarrier. The Opel Agilais

born out of a corporation with

Suzuki, but Opel made his own

specificmodificationstomeet their

qualitystandardsand give the Agila

itsownexpression. The Agila isbuilt

in the Gliwice plant in Poland and is

available as right hand drive as well

as left hand drive.

1. General introduction of the Opel Agila

Z10XE

F12 - 4.39

Z12XE

F12 - 4.11

Comfort:

- Electricallyadjustablemirrors

- Electronicpower steering

- Airconditioning(optional)

- Powerwindows(optional)

Performance:

The Agila is available with two

differentengines:

- 1.0 litre 12V engine (Z10XE) with

58Hp

- 1.2 litre 16V engine (Z12XE) with

75Hp

The Agila comes with a 5-speed

manualtransmission(F12)only.

1.2 Car features

Activesafety:

- Mc Pherson front wheel suspen-

sion

- ElectronicPower Steering

- Anti-lockbrakes (optional)

Passivesafety:

- Headrestsavailable on allseats

- 3-point seatbelt on all seats

- Pyrotechnicalpre-tensionersfor

the front seat belts

- Body structure

- Drivers airbag (standard)

codriversairbag(optional)

- Third brake light

TheZ- emission standsforthe

internaldefinitionof the compliance

to Euro IV emission regulations, that

willbe effective by 2005.

Someengine features:

- Doubleoxygensensor

- Drive by wire (E-gas)

- Return-lessfuel system

- Catalytic converter welded to

exhaustmanifold

- Plasticintake manifolds forboth

engines

- Maintenancefree direct ignition

system

- Maintenance free camshaft

drive

1.0litre engine Z10XE

1.2litre engine Z12XE

1.3 Dimensions and weights

Thedifferentdimensionsof the Agila

are shown in the picture below.

The Agila has a turning circle of 10.6

m from wall to wall.

The luggage compartment has a

volumeof 248 litres behindthe

second seat row. With the second

seat row folded down, the volume

ofthe luggage compartment

increasesto 597 litre.

Dimensions of the Agila in mm

Weight of the Agila:

Z10XE: 975 Kg (987 Kg with AC)

Z12XE:990 Kg (1002Kgwith AC)

Permissiblegrossvehicleweightof

theAgila:

Z10XE1325 Kg (1325 Kg with AC)

Z12XE1340 Kg (1340 Kg with AC)

Themaximum roof loadfortheAgila

is30Kg.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 41

Litre.

1.4 Models

Asmentioned before, theAgilais

availableinthree different model

variants, each with their own

specificequipmentlevel:

Theequipmentlevels indicated here

arebased on theEuropeanspecifi-

cations and may vary from country

to country.

AgilaBase:

- Electricpower steering

- Driver airbag and seatbelt pre

tensioners

- Powermirrors

AgilaComfort:

- Paintedfront and rearpanelling

- Tintedwindows

- Loadcompartment cover

- Wheelcovers

AgilaElegance

- 14’’light alloy wheels

- Frontfoglights

- BlackB-pillar

Furthermorethefollowingoptions

areavailable:

- Centraldoorlocking

- Powerwindows

- Passengerairbag

- Air-conditioning

- Anti lock brakes

- Manualsunroof

- RadioCAR 2001, 2003,2005

1.5 VehicleIdentification

TheVIN (Vehicle Identification

Number)can be explainedusingthe

followingtable:

VIN-number

Digits

W 1 Definedcode for manufacturer ofvehicle:

O 2 WOL = ADAM OPEL AG

O 4 GMcode for manufacturer:zero(orspecificallydefined letter)

H 5 GM code for vehicle type:

S = Corsa, Combo, Tigra H = Agila

T = Astra, Zafira E = Speedster

J = Vectra V = Omega

A 6 Modeldesignation which indicates theversionofthemodel:

G for Astra-G, A for Agila-A, B for Corsa-B etc.

F 7 GM code forbodystyle

Y 10 Model Year: W = 98, X = 99, Y =00

G 11 Manufacturingplant:

1=Rüsselsheim 2 = Bochum 3 = Azambuja

4 =Zaragoza 5 = Antwerp II 6 = Opel Eisenach

7 = Luton 8 = Ellesmere Port

B = Bertone D = Chin Chuang, Taiwan

F = Zamalek, Egypt G = Gliwice, Poland

H = Halol, India J = Bekasi, Indonesia

N = Norwich S =Szentgotthard,Hungary

P = Warszawa, Poland Z = Izmir, Turkey

0 12 Serialnumber:

1 13 14915thvehicleofmodelyear2000

414

915

116

517

1.6 Interior

Thanksto its body shape,Agila

offersa generous interior space.

TheAgiladesignprovidesmaximum

interior space vs. the small exterior

size. The height of the Agila offers

maximumheadroom.

Heightadjustableheadrests on the

front seats are standard. The rear

seats are placed a little higher than

the front seats to create more leg

space and a good all around view.

Therear seat features50/50split

and two-seater capacity.

Someinterior features:

- Storage tray below the instru-

ment on the drivers side.

- Storage tray below the instru-

ment panel on the passenger

side.

- Glovebox with openlid.

- Large front door pockets for the

driverand passenger.

- Cupholder on centralfloor

console.

- Slidingtrays below driver and

passengerseat.

- Storage unit with cup holder for

rearpassengers on centralfloor

console.

50/50split rear seat

- Map pocket on the back of the

front seat.

- Large pockets on rear doors.

- Full-size spare wheel in cargo

floor.

Forthe Agila three differentfabric

coloursareavailable.

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