warning lights

i have bought a 51 reg zafira 2.0tdi and get a car with a spanner on top
come up every now and then . The handbook dos'nt make it very clear what
problem this is ,only its something to do with the engine management ,has
anyone else had this and could it be serious?


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you need to pull the codes
you can do it yourself, or take it to a mechanic with a ecu reader like
tech2

mike

 

The spanner symbol means there is an emission related problem. The codes
need to be pulled, but this cannot be done with the paper clip method. It
will require an OBD11 code reader, or similar, such as EOBD reader, or
dedicated Vauxhall reader.

 

ah must of been an earlier? zafira it worked on then?

mike

 

The spanner is the engine management light, NOT the emisisons light;
which is an outline of an engine(?) - illogical IMHO. Othe rthan that,
like what malcolm wrote.

 

Different answer number 3.

Isn't the spanner light just the service indicator?

The emgine management light is the engine shaped light.

Alan

 

Different answer number 4.

my 52 zafira 1600 petrol manual has a car with a vertical spanner through
it
which says "Engine electronics,Transmission electronics*,Immobiliser.
Control indicator lights up for a few seconds when ignition is switched
on.
If it lights up when the engine is running: fault in engine electornics or
transmission electronics system
If it flashes when the ignition is on: fault in the electronic immobiliser
system; the engine cannot be started"


HTH
dB

 

Different answer number 4 (a)

Many moons ago when I was younger and more foolish I used to have a base
model citroen BX 1.4 with instrumentation that consisted of a speedo and a
light that only lit up to tell you your engine was (completely) stuffed!

Vive la france!

Mike

 

Sorry to disagree Alan; but having re- checked the manual the spanner
light is definately the engine management light on a Zafira. The engine
shaped light ( which IS the engine management light on my Omega; is the
emissions warning on the Zafira) The Zafira indicates it needs a
service by displaying 'serv' or similar instead of the the trip mileage
on the odometer.

Why GM decided to use the same warning light to indicate two different
faults on two different models defeats me!

See pages 32- 34 of the manual downloadable from here :-

http://vauxhall.co.uk/media/ownersManuals/Cars/Zafira/ZafiraMay2003.pdf

 

Oops. Sorry about the misinformation.

 

They have done it before - the snowflake on the auto transmission, and the
snowflake on the A/C

Bob