⚠ BEWARE ⚠ - in certain firmware versions, access to hidden menu causes random wake-ups of infotainment system if the vehicle is parked so the battery will be fully drained in 2-3 days! The way to reliably undo this problem is to disconnect the battery, wait a minute and then re-connect, so the infotainment is reset. (Then it is no longer in hidden menu mode. Hidden menu mode can be also switched off by the same button sequence as it is switched on, but I am not sure whether it is also as sufficient as disconnecting the battery to stop battery drain.) I learned this hard way, when I used temperature indicator all the time using this trick and car service were not able to find cause of my battery drains for several years. Once I stopped using this mode and reset the system, the draining issue "suddenly" disappeared.

@razorfox8466

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't believe you. I actually did the menu trick and now my car won't start. I'm actually laughing at the irony. Heed what this man says, I'm currently in a pickle I need to get myself out of.

@bryanmurray8011

6 ай бұрын

I'm glad I came upon this comment. Thank you so much. I have been hunting for nearly 3 years for a solution to my battery drain problem. My car is a 2012 Zafira B with A16XER engine. As you say my battery was nearly dead after 2 or 3 days being parked up. I had been checking the engine temp with the secret menu as my rad fan would only work when the engine was really hot. I think/suspect the fan resistor is done. Anyway, when I put my ampere meter in series I was getting 0.5amps draw for 30 secs every 15 mins regular as clockwork. I pulled the fuse for the radio and the draw disappeared. Thinking that the problem was solved I drove the car without the radio working for a few months and all was good. On a whim I tried the meter again and my draw was back but only 0.3 amps for 30 secs every 15 mins. So, I can start the car after 7 days ( I only use the car once a week ) but when I check the voltage it's around 12.3V. I'll try your solution tomorrow and check the draw again and let you/everyone know the results.

I have an astra, thank you for this video. Do you think it's a decent car? What temperature should my astra always be between and when should I be worried? 🙂

Thanks for your useful video, I find it really annoying not to have a normal display, can I fit a T piece where the standard one is and fit an accessory one ? V for Vauxhall, or is that too obvious.

I had a Zafira B 08 reg 1.9 CDti 150 bhp for 5 years and never knew that. How much harder would it have been to do what most other manufacturers do and have a dial fitted to the dashboard?

Hi great video i wanted to ask ive just brought a vectra 2007 and when i switch on the ignition the radio comes on even though i switch it off when i switch the ignition off thanks. I dont know how to stop the radio from coming on when i switch the igntion on thanks

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you! I had no idea how to find this out.. even read the manual from cover to cover. Still no clue.. until i found your video. Out of interest what should optimum temperature be when idling and after a short journey? My newly purchased astra seems to be getting very hot! Thank you for any help!

@lukehlozek4491

2 жыл бұрын

The spec in the haynes manual says that the opening temperature for the thermostat valves ( the things that allow coolant to go around your engine once its up to temp is 92°c on the petrol 1.4 and 90-105°c on the 1.6-1.8l petrol engines depending on the valve you have fitted. I own the 1.4 and I've not seen it above a 96°C (85-95°c is the standard temp for pretty much any engine i think)

Apparently, VX advertisement at time of Astra H release was no temperature gauge to reduce information driver saw so less bombarding with info whilst driving. Personally, a temperature gauge would be nice, if the red coolant light comes on the engine might already be seized...

Any idea how to get the BC button on my Antara 2.2 exclusiv to show anything other than no function? Thanks

I was going to put a new sterio in my cR but if I do then won't get the secret menu?!

Very good and in A working way to check the engine temperature. Thank you for sharing this valuable knowledge with others

@bodgitandleggitgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hi there did this as you showed on my 2013 zafira b and the display said NO FUNCTION?? ANY IDEAS?

Thanks mate,😅 just what i was looking for. Just got an Astra 1.7cdti 2010 mod. Surely there had to be some way of knowing the coolant heat..

Thanks a lot. Do you know if in this mode, you can to see de level of "oil presure" (sorry for my english)

@bodgitandleggitgarage

4 жыл бұрын

no mate

Thank u having problems with mine now handy to have

@bodgitandleggitgarage

3 жыл бұрын

👍

I would assume it stands for velocity stands to reason I think

Do you know how to find it if you have aftermarket radio?

You Legend! Thank you so much. 💓

My wife’s £35k BMW (2017) doesn’t have a coolant temp gauge either and the instrument panel looks early 1990’s. The coolant temp gauge is an indicator for so many things that could be going wrong.

Wish I’d known about this when I had my Astra. Steam from under the bonnet was the first indication of something wrong. Penny pinching by Vauxhall. Last my last one I’m afraid.

@bodgitandleggitgarage

4 жыл бұрын

now u no mate

hello how can i reach it from touch and connect radio astra h

I cant get this to work on my Meriva, Have the CD 30 with the settings and BC buttons to the right of the knob, get as far as press and hold the settings button, get audio and the beep, but cant scroll through

I tried this but my display is the 2 line and it didn't work for me what should I do ?

What should the temperature be mine is a lot higher than yours

Dose it work on a life model?

Some different buttons for us same radio on..settings long press.. And we have 2 buttons under the screen the right button is the cycle through for us not bc Not sure if you can change or assign the special button..but if your car doesn't cycle through try the other buttons.

I lost my petrol miles indicator how do I get to it again

Mine says” no function “ anyone know what temperature that is or how to get the temperature after that

Great vid Leon 👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Amazballs, thanks Leon, 🙂👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage

3 жыл бұрын

thanks mate

You can do it on Corsa D as well but by pulling both stalks towards you

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Sorted

Someone knows how to check the temp if there are no dash buttons? I have installeda sat Navi display..

Why i dont have instant consumption? I have evrything else i just cant find instant consumption

Can you do it on different dashboard

what operating temperature of zafira 2007 ??

In my Vauxhall Astra Life 2008 shows no function when pressing BC button... 😥

Thanks pal

Good tip Leon seen this is a zafira too

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Leon you really know how to advertise opels.

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thank you

@bodgitandleggitgarage

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

V for Vendetta! ✊😂

You are the best, tnx

@bodgitandleggitgarage

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

What if you don’t have a CD and BC button due to replacing the factory stereo ?

@cassienorris3757

5 ай бұрын

Did you ever get an answer? I'm facing the same frustrating issue

Is OT not outside temperature? My roof would not open on my twin top some say it is to do with the outside temp sensor.

@gregduncan6337

3 жыл бұрын

No sens bit you see on his screen is outside temp thats why it matches the temp in the corner of the display screen

@monfooldrop4995

2 жыл бұрын

ot is operating temperature

What's a bad temperature warning too high?

@georgianracingchannel

3 жыл бұрын

90+ :)

Spot on mate cheers might save an engine or 2 lol

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

lol maybe

hi i have 201 zafira b i cant turn eco mode off or access it any help please i can get thei hidden menu but cant get to eco ode my model 1.7cdti auto aircon cheeerrs mi dear with ears mark

@markpetersglobalfm

2 жыл бұрын

2012 year

Hi, I tried this today on a 2014 one, it would not work, said no function, what year is this one

@lukey3507

5 жыл бұрын

Astra H 2004-2009/10, before the switch over into the early newer shape.

Nice 1 mate 👍👍👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

What should be the regular temperature shown on the display? Is it 90 Celzius?

@KirstyDavidson93

2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know too. Because my zafira runs at or just under 105 and people have said thats very high

@janusz108

2 жыл бұрын

@@KirstyDavidson93 My Zafira was running usually at about 90°C, but recently it runs at 105-110°C. I found out that cooling radiator fan doesn't work at all. Check this out, maybe you have the same problem.

ty just got my grandma's astra xe and i refused to believe there was no way to check the engine temp

Im assuming they want it to over heat and things get damaged...they get to sell you parts

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Who knows what the reason is for whatever it is it's stupid

what does : Sens.: 11.0 stand for ?? i rly need to know , and why mine is Sens.: -40.0

@gregduncan6337

3 жыл бұрын

Its stands for the outside temp you have a broken temp sensor thats why its reading minus 40 . You’ll find it in the bottom grill on your front bumper really easy to fix

Does this trick work on a 2010 zafira, thanks

@bodgitandleggitgarage

4 жыл бұрын

on some

I bought same car engine temp on dashboard showed me around 102-105°C should i get worried? Ps outside +28°C Some people said that is normal..

@littleprincess8024

4 ай бұрын

Did you get an answer

Some of the older vw caddys did not have a temperature gauge either! Not sure about the more modern ones.

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

It's just stupid in my opinion not to have a temperature gauge one of the most important gauges to have in your car

Is there a way of bringing this menu up if there is a third party radio fitted? Thanks 👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

That's a good question mate and I cannot answer as I've never seen an aftermarket stereo in one of these to try that out but would be interesting to know

@tentotwo8290

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@marinusvenema3428

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly through your obd connection?

Good man you are dude...👌👍🚘

@bodgitandleggitgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

V is for velocity and its in KPH.

Could the V be velocity?

@user-if8or7um4s

8 ай бұрын

V=Vitesse (French for speed)

Sorry for my ignornace, what is this temperature for?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate it is the engine temperature

Bravo

@bodgitandleggitgarage

3 жыл бұрын

thanks mate

Please help me I do not have temperature display on the screen anymore and it changed from degrees to Fahrenheit

@nirdoshmowbeth9218

2 жыл бұрын

I need to know the settings to change it back onto degrees Celsius

Hi, i have opel astra 2008 and that temperature is went up 94 so what should I do with that, Can i know the solution please advise

@bodgitandleggitgarage

3 жыл бұрын

on them car it can go up 108 be for the fan kick in

@mattbennett7080

3 жыл бұрын

Not excessive, but if coolant mixture is too rich in ethylene glycol (over 50%) and less water it can cause problems. Remove some coolant from expansion tank when cool and add distilled water.

Shhhhh thanks for tellin me

They assumed their owners did not need to know as there would be a warning prompt somewhere. Australian Holdens use to have a warning light and no gauge in the 60s and 70s.

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

You cannot be a good old fashioned temperature gauge in my opinion

hi mate when i try this on mine it says no function as soon as i press the bc button. any ideas?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

4 жыл бұрын

is this the same car as yours

@Mobaba1995

3 жыл бұрын

Press again and again

@caillinayres9780

3 жыл бұрын

08 astra, no function.

261K mikes!? That’s incredible!,

How do u open hidden menu with aftermarket radio?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

4 жыл бұрын

can not be done mate

Mine just says no function when I hit the BC button.

Any one know a similar thing for 2014 Aygo or c1 ?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Hi mate I haven't seen one around here so I don't know but as soon as one comes in I will check it out

For me V shows my speed. So I guess is my current speed.

got mine dirty and you still the man!!!!!!!

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

SORTED 💪💪💪

Have you seen the hidden shark on the inside of the corsa D ?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

?

@Phil-1969

5 жыл бұрын

bodgit and leggit garage open the clove box and look on the hinge on the left side facing the passenger door ,

Velocity mate👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

💪💪👍👍

Coolio Leon, my lips are sealed:)

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

sssshhhh good

Can you do this in astra j?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

3 жыл бұрын

i think so

😆 like it

V for velocity 🤗

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

💪💪👍👍

Mine says no "no function" :/

A vauxhall that lasted to 261k miles?

This is to good not to tell anyone else. It's just that nobody within 3,000 miles of where I live has an Opel. lol

@lukey3507

5 жыл бұрын

Must be intelligent enough to do their own research & owner reviews prior to purchasing a vehicle, in your area. Here in the UK a lot of people will buy Vauxhall/Opel shite because it's "british."

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

You need to move them Glen you need opal in your life / Vauxhall LOL

Vitesse or Velocity in English 😊

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

I wondered why you called me wanted to know what it was it was so you could leave a comment

velocity?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

💪💪👍👍

V for velocity

Nice one! 👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

So you blow up your engine and buy a new car lol thanks for the video really useful 👍

All I get is a “no function” after pressing the BC button

v: velocity

My bc button says no function

V is for vehicle speed

Mine just comes up bloody safeguard lol

@bodgitandleggitgarage

3 жыл бұрын

lol

Okay gays what is this LCD ...tempreture of oil or what els

V for victory and T for two, BOOOOOM!!!!!

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

BOOM

V is for VELOCITY

I guess "velocity" :)

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

SORTED

late 80des cadiliac you can do same thing through the climate control head display opel gm same thing

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

You have to wonder what's in some of these car designers heads sometimes

BMW did the same thing with the temp gauge in the E60 & E90 although the red line increases as the engine warms up on the speedo. Even worse was not fitting a dipstick so you could check the oil after servicing. So frustrating. Checking it in iDrive needs the engine running. kzread.info/dash/bejne/doeH2LZylKe7n8o.html

Velocity?

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

💪💪👍👍

They hid it because the engines run so hot that a temp gauge would be too alarming for the general public

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Not really because they don't have to put the temperature on the temperature gauge just a little red patch so you know once you are in that you are overheating

@chrislambe400

5 жыл бұрын

@@bodgitandleggitgarage VW fake it with a plateau function on the temperature gauge. Every thing from 90 to 110 is displayed as 90. Only once did it move from 90 when my poly v belt broke.

Vauxhall / Opel dont tell you a lot of things. You can reset service due indicator & read engine trouble codes without a code reader very easily. Take your vauxhall to a franchised (st)ealership & they will happily take 20 and 80 pounds respectively from you !!

@bodgitandleggitgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Lol