43Seats , interior
Thick layers of clothing p revent the belt
from fitting snugly. The belt must not rest
agains t hard or fragile objects in the
pockets of your clothing (e.g. b allpoint
pen, keys, spectacles), since this could
cause injury. No objects such as handbags,
mobile phone s etc. must be p re s ent
be twee n the be lt and y our body .Dr ive r’s s ea t be lt w arning de v ice X
Co n tro l in dica to r X illuminate s in the
ins trument pane l for approx. 20 s econds
when the ig nition is sw itche d on, or until
driver’s s eat belt is fas tened . F lashe s for a
further 60 seconds if se at be lt rem ains
un f a s t en ed .
Whe n the ve hicle is be ing drive n, if the
driver’s s eat belt re mains unfas tene d, the
control indicator will illum inate for a pprox.
20 s econds and flas h for a furthe r
60 s econds or until the be lt is fa ste ne d.
Ap ply s eat belt – se e page 42 .
Control indica tor g oes out immed iately.
Co n tro l in dica to r X for driver’s seat belt -
se e p age 57 .Passeng er’ s seat b elt warning devicek
C ontrol indicator k illuminates in the
ce ntre console after a pprox. 2 0 s econds
whe n the ignition is s witched on, if
pas s enge r’ s se at be lt is unfaste ned and the
s eat occupancy recognition sy ste m dete cts
that the pass e nge r’s s eat is occupie d.
S ta ys illum inate d for a further 20 se conds
then flas hes for approx. 6 0 se conds if s e at
belt rem ains unfastened.
W hen the vehicle is being d riv en, if the
pas s enge r’ s se at is occupied a nd the be lt
remains unfastened, the control indicator
will illuminate for a pprox. 2 0 s econds and
then flash for a furthe r 60 se cond s or until
t h e bel t i s f a s t en ed .
Apply se at be lt – s e e pa ge 4 2 .
C ontrol indicator goes out imm ediate ly.
S eat occupancy recognition - s ee page 4 8.
9 Wa r ning
On pregnant women in pa rticular, the
la p belt must be positioned as low a s
poss ible a cros s the pe lvis s o as not to
put too m uch pres sure on the abd om en.
44 Seats, interior
Remov ing the belt
To rem ov e the be lt, de pres s the red
pushbutton on the buck le ; the be lt will
retract autom atic ally.Child restraint systems 3
A wa rning stick er on the sun v isors re minds
that the use of rea rward facing child
restra int systems p oses a risk of fatal injury.W hen us ing a child re straint s ys tem, alway s
observe the instructions on installation and
use.
T h e co un t r y in w hi ch y o u a r e t r a v el l i n g
ma y not pe rm it the us e of child re straint
systems on certain seats. Always comply
with the loc al or national re gulations.
Not e
zChildren und er 12 years or und er 150 cm
tall should only trav el in an ap prop ria te
child sa fe ty s ea t.
zWhen transporting children, use a child
res tra int s ys tem that is suitable for the
child 's we ight.
zThe cove rs of the child restraint sy ste m
can be wipe d clea n.
zDo not stick any thing on the child
restra int systems and do not cover them
with any other m aterials.
zOnly a llow childre n to enter a nd exit the
vehicle at the s ide fa cing away from the
tra ffic.
zA child res traint sy ste m which has be en
subje cted to stres s in an accide nt must
be re place d.
9 Warning
V ehicle with front pas s enge r airbag:
Rear-fa cing child seats must not be
fitted, danger of fata l injury.
Sp ecifically a pproved forwa rd -fa cing
child re straints can be fitte d on the front
pas s enger’ s se at, provided that the latte r
is move d as far bac k as it will go.
Opel has app roved c hild restra int
systems from the ’DUO’ and ’KID’ ranges.
9 Warning
N eve r carry c hild re stra int system s on
y our lap, risk of fatal injury .
46 Seats, interior
W hen trigge re d, the airbags inflate in
millis econds to form a s afety cushion for
the d riv er and pass e nge r. The forwa rd
move me nt of the s eat occupants is
ch eck ed, t h er eb y s ub st a n t i a l l y r e du ci n g
the risk of injury to the upp er body and
head .
No im pairment of vie w will occur, becaus e
the a irb ags inflate and de flate s o quickly
that it is often not ev en noticed in an
accide nt. The airbag s ys tem will not be trigge red in
t h e eve n t o f :
zthe ignition being s witched off,
zminor frontal collis ions ,
zaccidents in which the vehicle overturns,
zcollis ions involving a s id e or re ar impac t
where it would not be of benefit to the
occupants .
9 Warning
The airb ag s ys tem prov ides optimum
protection whe n the s eat and backre st
are correctly adjuste d.
Adjust the driver's sea t according to the
occupant's he ight such that, with the
drive r s itting upright, the s teering whee l is
held in the are a of its up per s poke s w ith
t h e dr i ver ' s a r m s s li g ht l y ben t .
The pass enge r’s se at s hould be a s far
back as poss ible , with the backres t
upright – s e e pa ges 7 , 3 7, 3 8.
Do not place the head, b od y, hands or
f ee t o n t h e c ov er o f t h e a i r ba g s ys t em s .
Do not place any obje cts in the are a in
which the airb ags inflate . Im portant
inform ation – s ee page 4 9.
9 Wa r ning
The three-point seat belt must be
corre ctly fitte d (se e page 42 ).
47Seats , interior
In add ition, the airbag sys tem will not be
triggere d for the pas se nger in ve rsions with
s eat occupancy recognition if:
zthe passenger’s sea t is unoccupied .
Se at occupancy re cognition – s ee page 4 8.Control i nd icator v for airbag syste ms
The opera tion of the airbag systems is
monitore d ele ctronica lly togethe r with
se at occupancy re cognition a nd the
belt te nsioners and is indicated by control
indica torv.
Whe n the ignition is s witched on, the
control indicator flas he s for approx.
5 se conds . If it does not flas h, does not go
out a fter 5 seconds or illuminates while
driving, there is a fault in the airba g
sy ste ms, the s eat occupancy re cognition or
the belt tens ione rs – s e e als o page s 4 1 , 48 .
The system s may fail to deploy in the event
of an accide nt.
Deploym ent of the airba gs is indicate d by
continuous illumination ofv.The sy ste m’s inte grate d s elf-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uick ly rem edie d.
C onsult a workshop .
9 Wa r ning
Seat belts must always be worn. The
airb ag s ys tem se rves to s uppleme nt the
thre e-point s eat be lts.
If y ou do not w ear your seat belt, y ou risk
being seriously injure d, or e ve n thrown
fr o m th e ve h ic l e, i n t h e ev en t o f a n
accident.
If an accide nt occurs , the be lt helps to
maintain the correct se at position that
is re quire d for the airbag system
to p r ov i de y o u w i t h ef f ect i v e p r o t e ct i on .
9 Wa r nin g
Have the c ause of the fault rem edie d by
a works hop .
57Instru men ts, c ontrols
IEngine oil pressure
Control indicator illum inate s in red.
Illuminates whe n the ignition is switched on
and goe s out s hortly after the engine has
started.
If it illuminates whe n the e ng ine is running:
Engine lubrication may b e interrupte d.
This m ay re sult in da mage to the e ng ine
and/ or lock ing of the drive whe els :
1. Move out of the flow of tra ffic as quickly
as pos s ible w ithout impe ding other
veh icles .
2 . De pres s clutch.
3. Shift into ne utral.
4 . Switch off ignition.Check engine oil level before consulting a
work shop.
9 Warning
W h en t h e en g i n e i s o f f , co n s id er a bl y
m o r e f or ce i s ne ed ed t o br a k e a n d s t ee r .
D o no t r em ov e k e y un t i l v e hi c l e h a s c o m e
to a standstill, othe rwise the ste ering
column loc k could e ng age unex pecte dly.
W
C ool ant te mp era ture
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
S top and switch off engine. Coolant
te mperature too hig h: Danger of e ngine
dam age. Che ck coolant lev el –
s ee page 1 54 .
vA i r b a g s y st e m s, b el t t e n s i o n er s
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
F ault in airbag s ys tem or belt te nsioners –
s ee page s 41 , 45 .
XDriv er’ s seat b el t
C ontrol indicator illuminates or flashe s in
re d.
Il l u m i n a t es f o r a p p ro x . 2 0 se c o nd s w he n
the ignition is s witche d on, or until drive r’s
seat belt is fastened. Fla shes for a further
6 0 se conds if s eat belt re mains unfa ste ne d.
If seat belt remains unfastened when the
ve hicle is be ing drive n, control indicator
illuminates for approx. 20 s ec onds and
flashe s for a furthe r 60 sec onds.
Apply se at be lt – s e e pa ge 4 2 .
C ontrol indicator goes out imm ediate ly.
S eat b e lts - se e page 39 ,
F urthe r information - s ee pag e 4 3 .
71Instru men ts, c ontrols
Warning buzzers
W hen s tarting the e ngine or while d riv ing:
zif d r iv e r ’ s s e a t b e l t i s n o t f a s t e n e d ,
zif passenger’s seat belt is not fa stened
whe n the s e at occupancy re cognition
system d etec ts tha t the passe nger’s se at
is occupie d,
zif the doors or the luggage comp artment
ha v e n o t be en p ro p e r l y cl o s ed w h en
st a r t i n g - o ff ,
zif the hand brake is applie d at s pee ds
ov er 8 km /h ( 5 mph ) ,
zwhile opera ting the indicators.
When the vehicle is parked and the driver’s
door is opened:
zif the head la mps or parking lam ps a re
sw i t c h ed o n ,
zwhe n the k ey is in the ignition switch,
zif any door remains open when the doors
are locke d with the remote control 3.
Driving hints - se e p age 11 0 ,
Saving fuel, protecting the environment -
s ee page 1 12 .
Windscreen wipers
To switch on, p us h lev er upwards .
Switch to n ex t se tting u p o r do wn :
gently p us h lev er.
In cas e o f ligh t rain o r mis t, m ov e le ve r
downwards from position O to position Q
and rele ase : S ing le s wipe . Hold for
additiona l wiping cyc le s. Leve r returns
autom atic ally to position O w hen released.
Return the le ver to its original pos ition to
switch off.
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 7 .Ad just able wi per inte rval
To s e t the wiper inte rval to a value betwe en
3 and 10 seconds:
S witc h on ig nition. Move le ver upw ards
from positionO to time d interv al wipeP.
S w i v el a d j us t m e nt b a nd O to the de sired
setting: The bars to the le ft of the
adjus tment ba nd repre se nt wiping
freq ue ncy.
Larger bars ne ar the top repre se nt more
f r eq ue n t w ip i ng , a n d t he sm a l l er b a r s ne a r
the bottom repre se nt less fre quent wiping. z=Fast
]=Slow
P= Time d interv al wipe
O=Off
Q=Misting function
Ind ex18 5
C
Ca pacities ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 18 2
Ca r dimen s io ns ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 18 3
Ca r P ass .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 2 1
Ca re ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 16 1
Ca ta lytic co n ve rte r . ..... .... ..... 11 6 , 1 1 8, 13 1
Ce n tral lo ckin g s ys te m .... ..... .... .... ..... .. 6 , 2 4
Ce n tre h igh -mo u n te d s to p lamp . ..... .... 15 0
Bulb replace me nt ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 15 0
Changing the battery
Remo te co n tro l .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ... 2 3, 18 1
Ch an gin g ty re /w he el ty pe .... .... .... ..... .... 12 5
Ch an gin g wh e els .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 13 5
Chassis number
se e v eh icle iden tif ication nu mbe r . .... 17 2
Ch e ck co n tro l . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 20 , 6 8
Ch ild re strain t s ys tems .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 4 4
Ciga rette lig hte r .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 53 , 7 7
Clim ate co n tro l ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 10 2
Clu tch f lu id . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 15 6
Clu tch o pe ration . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 11 1
CO
2 emis s ion s ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 17 7
Co ld start .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 11 1
Co m petitive mo de .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ... 2 0, 12 0
Co n s o le bo x ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 5 1Co n tro l in dica to rs ... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 1 2, 5 5
ABS (Anti-lock Brak e System) ..... 55, 125
A irbag s ys tem s ... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 4 7, 5 7
A ltern ato r ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 8
Be lt ten s io n e rs ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 4 1, 5 7
Brake s ys tem .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 5 6 , 1 2 4
C lu tch s ys tem . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 6
C oo lan t te mpe ra tu re ... .... .... ..... ... 5 7 , 1 5 6
D rive r’s se at be lt . .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 7
E ngin e o il pres s ure .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 7
E SC (E lectronic
Stab ility Co n tro l) . .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 5 8 , 1 1 9
E SP (Ele ctronic
Stab ility P rog ra m) ... ..... .... .... ..... ... 5 8 , 1 1 9
E xh au st .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 5 6 , 1 1 7
F o g tail lamp .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 5 5, 7 5
F ron t f o g la mps .. .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 5 8, 7 5
High be am . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 6
Imm obilise r ..... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .2 2, 5 8
L uggage compartme nt open ...... ..... .. 5 5
P as se n ger’s s eat belt .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 4 3
Se at o ccu pan cy reco gn itio n .... .... ..... .. 4 8
T u rn sign als .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 6
Co o lan t .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... . 15 4 , 1 7 1
Co o lan t leve l .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 5 5
Co o lan t temp eratu re . ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 5 6
Co o ling .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 0 7
Co rro sio n pro tectio n .. ..... .... ..1 5 1, 16 3 , 1 7 1
Co u rte s y lamp s .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 7 6
Bu lb re placem en t ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 5 0
Cru ise co n trol . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 2 1
D
D as h bo ard - s ee In s tru m en t pan el . .... ... 1 0
D ata . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... 2 1, 17 2
D e co mmis sio n ing .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 16 0
D e laye d lo ckin g . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 24 , 6 6
D e mistin g a nd def ro s tin g .. ..... .... .... 1 6, 10 6
D ime n sio n s .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 18 3
D is play . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 5 9
D is play in s trum en ts ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 5 8
D o o r lo cks . .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 6 , 2 6, 16 4
D rive co n tro l sys tem s ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 11 8
D rive r in fo rmatio n ce n tre .. ..... .... ..... . 19 , 5 9
D rive r’s se at be lt warn ing dev ice .... . 43 , 5 7
D rivin g ab ro ad .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 11 4
Head lamps .... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 7 7
D rivin g h in ts .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 11 0