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Opel Astra Model Introduction Training For Approved Body Repairers CONTENTS GENERAL 4 BODY 10 MECHANICAL 20 ELECTRICAL 26 RESTRAINT SYSTEM 31 This self-study programme highlights the design and function of new vehicle models, new automotive components or new technologies. The self-study programme is not a repair manual! All values given are intended as a guideline only. For maintenance and repair work, always refer to the current technical literature. Note TRAINING General Specifications * * 4 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. * * * * * TRAINING General * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING General * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING General Colours Silver Lake Power Red Technical Grey Black Sapphire Olympic White Waterworld Blue Wheels and Tyres 1.6 Essentia 17x7.0,multi-spoke 215/50R17 1.4T Enjoy 17x7.0,five-spoke 215/50R17 1.6T Sport 18x8.0,5-spoke 235/45R18 7 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING General Cockpit The interior design of the new Opel Astra harmonizes convincingly with the bold and modern exterior. The first impression for the driver is of well-organized comfort. The 4-way adjustable seat is comfortable but supportive, and everything is within easy reach. Both this and the 6-way adjustable ergonomic sports seat (available in the 1.6T Sport) have increased travel both in height and length for maximum comfort in positioning and legroom. The steering wheel can be adjusted for reach and rake. The gear lever is short, sporty, and ergonomically shaped for the hand. Together these features add up to give an impression of quality and control. The instruments are housed in pods, and the main dials are angled inward towards the driver, emphasizing the driver-focused feeling. New attention to detail includes the high quality feel of the steering wheel controls and the whole impact of higher quality materials throughout the cockpit. The centre stack, mounted at a user-friendly 30degree angle, houses the main display, infotainment, air controls, and centre vents. All are easily reachable and intuitively easy to use. The driver’s convenience is maximized by details such as outstanding storage possibilities within easy reach, including a special driver’s storage bin. 8 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. General TRAINING Interior Friendly, stylish, and functional the new Opel Astra keeps the comfort of all passengers in mind. The longer wheelbase and wider track have translated into a feeling of generous roominess. The interior also offers a new sense of high quality and friendliness to maximize this increased spaciousness. Soft curves and surfaces which overlap rather than meet at a dividing point form awelcoming environment. Quality and tactility have also played a dominant role in the choice of fabrics at all trim levels. Another up-markettouch that further reinforces the welcoming nature is that much attention has been paid to the ambient interior lighting. At night red diffused light illuminates the base of the centre stack and the door panels. In the rear, the generous leg- and shoulder- room, improved deep-sculptured rear seats, and practical storages for items and drinks make the passengers instantly feel at home. Overall, the interior is one of the most effective "first impression" sales factors with the new Opel Astra. 9 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Body Body Metals Mild Steel Bake Hardened Steel High Strength Steel 10 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Body Dual Phase Steel Press Hardened Steel Aluminium Martensite 11 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Body VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) ● The VIN is located at the upper left side at the instrument panel, seen through the windscreen. ● The VIN is also stamped into right-hand floor, in front of the front seat. ● The identification plate including the VIN, is found on the left -hand B-pillar 12 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. Body TRAINING Opel Astra Safety The highly rigid, computer-designed and optimized body structure utilizes high- strength steel grades, defined load paths and deformation zones to enable a high level of passive safety performance. The safety cell of the new Opel Astra offers one of the largest crash protection survival spaces in this class. In high-speed front impacts, the energy is distributed along three controlled load paths including the front sub-frame. In side- impact events, the diagonally mounted door beams effectively transfer load into ultra high strength steel B pillars, side sills, and floor cross-members. Low Speed Concept The new Opel Astra is the first car in its class designed to meet the new bumper design guidelines from Research Council of Automobile Repairs(RCAR),an international association for insurance industry research.The aluminium bumper beam sections and crash boxes are strategically positioned to avoid override/ underride events in low speed crash impacts. This results in reduced damage and helps to save repair costs. In addition, the new Opel Astra has special radiator and headlamp mountings to avoid the need to replace expensive components in low speed impacts. Radiator affixed by repairable pins Radiator pushblocks avoid contact between radiator and crash beam Headlight catcher avoids fender damage 13 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Body Body Features - Rear Guide rail connection designed to avoid interaction with intruding parts Bolted crash absorber system Body Features - Passive Safety “Self Repairing” Bumper for impacts under 4km/h Low density foam structure Lower bumper stiffener 14 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. Body TRAINING Pedestrian Protection - Head Impact Optimised package ensures sufficient space between the bonnet and the stiff components and structures below, for deformation and energy absorption. Pedal Release System (PRS) Opel’s Pedal Release System decouples the clutch and brake pedals in the event of a serious frontal accident. This reduces the risk of injury in the foot region. 15 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Body Body repairs Front Rail Replacement Create cut lines on the centre reinforcement left side (1) or right side (2). Removal of the left side front rail Front Bumper Impact Bar Replacement 8 Bolts hold the Impact bar in place including spotwelds. Cutting the impact bar is needed to access the spotwelds. 16 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Body Rocker Panel Outer Panel Sectioning Removal of the outer rocker panel. Structural adhesive to be used as in illustration. Centre Pillar Reinforcement Replacement Drilling out spotwelds Removal of damaged part Slots to be created for MIG brazing Spotwelding to be completed. 17 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Body Front Door Outer Panel Replacement Remove outer panel by grinding edges. Apply urethane adhesive to door reinforcemnt Apply structural adhesive on flanges Work over hem flanges on door. 18 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. Body TRAINING Roof Outer Panel Replacement Drill out welds to remove outerouter damaged Apply one part urethane windscreen adhesive. Drillfactory out factory welds to remove damaged part. part. Apply structural adhesive Clamp panel into position and spot weld accordingly as noted from the original panel. 19 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Mechanical Engine Three engines available 1.6L with 5 speed manual Transmission 1.4L Turbo with 6 speed manual transmission 1.6L Turbo with 6 speed manual transmission 1.6 L Ecotec Output(KW) 85 @ 6000rpm Torque(NM) 155 @ 4000rpm 1.4 L Turbo Ecotec Output(KW) 103 @ 4900rpm Torque(NM) 200 @ 1850-4900rpm 1.6 L Turbo Ecotec Output(KW) 132 @ 5500rpm Torque(NM) 230 @ 2200rpm 20 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Mechanical Critical Service procedures - 1.4L oil pan Sump Connection Sealing compound around the front of engine cover Sealing compound around the screw bore 21 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Mechanical Turbo Charger Coolant Feed Pipe – Using a standard wrench could twist the coolant feed pipe. – This could result in leakage of fluid and engine failure Suspension One of the largest innovations of the new Astra is its new rear suspension.It uses what is called a “watts” linkage.The axle assembly attaches to the underbody through a rubber bushing and bracket located at the front of each trailing arm.The Watt linkage is used as a performance improvement.This method is intended to prevent relavant sideways motion between the axle and body of the vehicle. 22 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Mechanical Flex Ride ● Flex Ride is the next generation of Continuous Damping Control (CDC) technology. ● The modes for Flex Ride are: 1) Sport 2) Standard 3) Tour ● These settings effect the steering, the damper tuning, throttle progression, the shift points of the automatic transmission and the illumination of the instrument panel. Flex Ride Shock Absorbers 2 X Rear 2 X Front Magnetic Valve 23 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Mechanical Electric Power Steering The power steering contains the following components: ● Control module ● Electric motor ● Rotation sensor ● Torque sensor ● Steering gear(rack and dual pinion) Intergrated control module Torque sensor Motor with overload protection If the steering column or steering angle sensor needs to be replaced, the vehicle will have to be recalibrated using a scan tool. 24 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. Mechanical TRAINING Parking Brake There are two parking brake systems for the Astra: Self adjusting manual parking brake Electric parking brake Self adjusting parking brake The SACS automatically adjusts the tension of the cable by a mechanical tension spring. The park brake system does not require adjustment under normal operating conditions and the plastic coated cables do not need lubrication.The tension on the cables can be disable and enabled when necessary for servicing of the brakes. Electric Parking Brake (EPB) The electronic parking brake replaces the manual parking brake. It can be ordered as an option and may be standard with certain trim levels. In the Electronic Parking Brake System the brake cables are pulled by the motor in the electric parking brake contol module. The EPB is mounted behind the left rear wheel arch. Actuator spindle Actuator motor Electronic control unit 25 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Electrical Fuse Boxes Fuse box behind glove box Main Fuse box left front of engine compartment Fuse box at left rear fender Infotainment Top of the range uses CD400 and the up level 7 speaker system. Standard range uses CD300 and the lower level 4 speaker system. 26 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Electrical Multi Media Interface AUX socket fitted as standard, USB optional, with external power source in centre and behind centre console Antenna Versions Rod antenna used for AM/FM Shark fin used for cell phone/GPS Rear screen antenna used for AM/FM Advanced adaptive forward lighting(AFL) The improved Adaptive Forward Lighting of the new Astra, based on the 3rd generation of Hella’s Vario Xenon-System, is an innovative, high-tech feature which increases driving safety and drastically reduces the stress of night time driving. The vehicle adapts the headlights automatically to the driving situation so that in every case the best possible light performance is given. Through movable elements the light pattern can be changed and the automatic high beam makes sure that on coming traffic is not disturbed. AFL functions include: Country light Motorway light Town light Pedestrian light Adverse weatherlight Increased high beam Dynamic bending light Static bending light High beam assist(HBA) Daytime running light with LED 27 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Electrical AFL High Beam Assist (HBA) High Beam Assist makes use of a camera mounted in front of the rear view mirror that picks up light conditions in front of the vehicle. When the camera detects head lights from oncoming vehicles it switches the high beam off and back on when vehicle has passed. The system also detects taillights from slower moving vehicles. •A= •System turns off high beams when it detects the headlights of oncoming vehicles •B= •When oncoming vehicle reaches point B, system turns on high beams again •C= •System turns off high beams when it detects the rear lights of preceding vehicles Sensor searches for lights Bright Lights Head lights/Tail lights 28 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Electrical Windscreen sensors Humidity sensor Rain/light sensor Camera Key Programming Up to eight keys can be programmed to each car. Alarm control module and its antenna are located behind the dash board. 29 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Electrical HVAC High Pressure Service Port Mounted in the engine bay on the small bore refrigerant pipe, high up in front of the suspension strut housing. Low Pressure Service Port Mounted in engine bay on the large bore refrigerant pipe, low down to the rear of the right suspension strut housing. 30 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Restraint System Restraint System Curtain Airbag Seatbelt Pretensioner Seat Airbag Side Crash Sensor Lap Pretensioner Airbag Control Module Front Crash sensor Driver/passenger Airbag Driver Airbag Removal Procedure 1. Disable the supplemental In flatable Restraint System(SIR) 2.Insert appropriate tools in the openings (A) on both sides of the steering wheel. 3. Release the springs in the di rection of the arrows (B). 4. Disconnect the electrical con nectors 31 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Restraint System Passenger Airbag The passenger airbag (2) is secured by 6 nuts (1) under the dashboard. Seat Airbag The side (seat) airbag is located in the backrest of both front seats and is held in place by 2 nuts(1). Curtain Airbag The curtain airbag is located along the top of the roof running from the A-Pillar to the C-Pillar. It is held in place by 3 bolts and 4 clips. 32 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. Restraint System TRAINING Pretensioner Seat belts Pretensioner seat belts are mounted on the B-Pillar just above the sill. The seat belt is secured to a lap tensioner which is also pyrotechnically activated. Seat Lap Tensioner 33 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. TRAINING Restraint System Side Crash Sensor The sensor is mounted on the inside of the B-Pillar towards the front of the vehicle. Front Crash Sensor The sensor is mounted on the inside of the engine compartment just above the radiator fan. Airbag Control Module (SDM) The SDM is located under the centre console behind the gear lever. NB: There is a 1 minute waiting period after the battery is disconnected, before work can commence on the restraint system. 34 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. Restraint System TRAINING Passenger Airbag De-activation The passenger airbag can be de-activated by the switch that is located on the right outer side of the dashboard. When the passenger airbag OFF indicator is illuminated,the front passenger airbag is deactivated and will not inflate in the event of a collision. A child restraint system can then be fitted on the seat. Head Restraints The new Astra also fetures active head restraints in the front that move up and forward in the event of a rear end collision. 35 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved. Restraint System TRAINING Euro NCAP Euro NCAP awarded the new Astra a five star rating. Adult occupant The passenger compartment remained stable in the frontal impact, the windscreen pillar moving rearward less than 2mm. Dual pretensioners restrained the dummies well and readings indicated that the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger were well protected. Opel were able to show that occupants of different sizes, and those sat in different seating positions, would be similiarly well protected. The Astra scored maximum points for its protection of the front passenger occupant in the frontal impact. Protection of the chest was adequate in the side barrier impact and marginal in the more severe side pole test, with good protection of all other body regions in both tests. Protection against whiplash injuries in rear impacts was rated as good. Child occupant Based on dummy readings in the frontal and side impacts, the Astra scored maximum points for protection of the 3 year dummy. Forward movment of the head was well controlled. In the side barrier test, both dummies were properly contained by their restraints. The passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. However, information provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag is not sufficiently clear. The dangers of using a rearward facing child seat in that position without first disabling the airbag are clearly explained in a label attached to the passenger's sun visor. Pedestrian The car scored maximum points for the protection offered to pedestrians' legs by the bumper. However, the protection provided by the front edge of the bonnet was poor and scored no points in Euro NCAP's tests. In most areas likely to b struck by the head of a child, the bonnet offered marginal protection. In all areas likely to be struck by an adult's head, the bonnet provided poor protection. Safety assist Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is standard equipment across the whole of the model range as is a seatbelt reminder system for the driver and front passenger seats. 36 © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All rights reserved.