2011 OPEL GT ignition

62 In struments, controls
If the fue l lev el is low, a warning me ss age
"F UEL RAN GE L OW " appea rs in the
dis play.
Che ck control warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8.Average fuel consumpti on
Displays the average amount of fuel used
in litres per 100 kilom etres (L/100km ) or
miles pe r gallon (MPG), bas ed on the
distance trave lle d and the amount of fuel
us ed si n c e t h e l a st r e se t .
Sele ct me nu item ECON in the information
display .
The measureme nt ca n be re se t at a ny time .A v er a g e sp ee d
D i s p l a ys t h e a ver a g e ve h i cl e s p e ed in
kilometres per hour (km/h) or miles per hour
(mph) since the last reset.
S elec t menu ite m AV SPE ED in the
inform ation display .
The me as ure ment can be res e t at any time .
S topp ages in the journey with the ignition
off are not include d in the c alcula tions .
FU E L RA NG E L O W EC ON 7.6 L /10 0km AV SPEE D 40 km/h

64 In struments, controls
Turbo boost
Displays amount of boost the engine is
currently re ceiv ing in kilopasca ls (kPa) or
pounds per square inch (psi).
Se lect me nu item BOO ST in the information
dis play.Personalisatio n mode
With the ignition on and the ve hicle
stationary, pre ss and hold b uttons S and
T at the sa me tim e to e nter the
pers onalis ation mode .
Menu item OI L L IF E RESE T will ap pear.
Engine oil life monitor - se e page s 6 3 , 6 9,
151.
Pre ss button S to rea ch the nex t me nu
ite m.
Pre ss and hold button T for approx.
1 se cond to scroll through the av ailable
settings for each menu item.
Pre ss button S to sele ct the currently
display ed se tting a nd prog re s s to the ne xt
menu item .If no s ele ction is m ade within a pprox.
1 0 se c o n d s, t h e p er s o na li s a t i o n m o d e e n d s
and the display goe s back to the pre vious ly
dis playe d information display mode .
The pers onalis ation mode will als o end
imm ediate ly if the ignition is s witche d off.
If v eh i cl e sp e ed ex cee ds 3 km / h (2 m p h) ,
only the UNITS me nu will be a vailable.
S om e information appe ars on the dis play
in abb re viate d form.
0 kPa [ ] O I L LI FE R E S E T

67Instru men ts, c ontrols
Autom atic unloc king
This fe ature e nables ce rta in doors to
unlock automatically w he n the k ey is
turne d to ignition sw itch position J and
can be e na bled or disable d.
Se lect menu item AUTO U NLK in the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Se tting s in clu de "A LL ", "D RIVE R" an d
"N ONE ".
W h en "A L L" (defau lt) is se lecte d, bo th
doors will unlock autom atically.
W h en " D RI VER " i s s el e ct ed , o n l y t h e dr i ver ’s
door will unlock automatically.
W hen "NO NE " is se lecte d, neithe r door will
unlock automatically.
Ce ntral locking s ys te m - se e page 24 .We lcom e light functi on
Th i s f ea tu r e a ct u a t es t h e ext e r i o r l a m p s
when button c is pressed on the remote
control. This feature can be enable d or
disab le d.
Sele ct me nu item EXT LI GHTS in the
pers onalis ation mode .
Settings include "OFF" and "ON".
Whe n "ON " (de fault) is s ele cted, the
exte rior lamps will illuminate for app rox .
20 s eco n ds o r u n ti l a do o r i s op en ed w h en
buttonc is p re sse d on the re mote control.
Whe n "OF F" is se lecte d, e xterior lamps will
not illuminate w he n button c is pre ss ed on
the rem ote control.Languag e selection
You can select the display language for
some functions.
S elec t menu ite m LANGUAGE in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "E NG L ISH", "F REN CH",
"S P AN ISH" an d "G E RMA N" .
AUTO UNLK EXT LIGHTS LANGUAGE

70 In struments, controls
KE Y FOB BA TT LOW
Batte ry voltage of remote control is
too low. Re place battery - s ee page 2 3.
LO W COO L A N T
Engine coola nt le vel is low. Top up coolant
lev el and have ca us e of loss reme died by a
workshop .
Coolant le vel - se e page 15 5 .
LO W TR A CT IO N
Traction control has come into action, to
limit whee l spin in s lippe ry roa d conditions.
Control indicator v also flas hes in the
instrume nt panel.
Adjust y our driving accordingly.
The me s sage may rema in for a s hort while
after trac tion control has ende d.
Ele ctronic Stability Program (ESP) -
s ee page 1 18 .
PA R KIN G B R A K E
T h e h a n d br a ke i s a p p l i ed a t sp ee ds ov er
8 km/h (5 mph). C ontrol indicator R als o
flashe s in the instrume nt panel.
Release hand brake before continuing
journe y, to avoid ove rhe ating and
da m a g i ng t h e br a k e s ys t em .
Hand b rake - se e page 12 4 .SE RV ICE AIR BAG
Fault in airbag sy ste m. C ontrol indicator v
also illuminates in the ins trument pa ne l.
The airbags m ay fail to trigge r in the e ve nt
of an accide nt. Consult a workshop
immed iately.
SE RV ICE ES C
Fault in E SP. C ontrol indicator v als o
illuminate s in the instrume nt panel. I n
slippe ry road conditions , the s ys tem will not
ass ist driving s ta bility . Adjust your driving
accordingly.
If the me ss age appe ars while driving, s top
the ve hicle and switch the ignition off and
back on again. If the me ss age s till appe ars,
cons ult a works hop as s oon as pos sib le .
Elec tronic S tability Program (E SP) -
se e p age 11 8 .
SERVICE TRACTI ON
Fault in traction control. Control ind ic ator
v a ls o illuminates in the ins trum ent pane l.
In slipp ery road cond itions , the sys tem will
not lim it whee l spin. Ad jus t your driving
accordingly.
Consult a work shop as s oon as poss ible.
Elec tronic S tability Program (E SP) -
se e p age 11 8 .TRACTIO N O FF
Traction control has be en d eactiva te d v ia
button R on the centre console. Control
indicator v als o illum inate s in the
ins trume nt panel. Adjus t your driving
acc ordingly.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
TRUNK AJAR
The lugga ge comp artment lid is open or is
not close d p rope rly. C ontrol indicator s
als o illumina tes in the ins trume nt panel.
C los e lug gage compartme nt lid .
Do not drive with the lugga ge
compa rtm ent ope n.
L uggage compartme nt - s ee page s 2 6 , 5 5 .

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

73Lightin g
Lighting
Ex t e ri or la m ps
Turn light s witch:
Light switch to AUTO: E xte rior lamps come
on a utoma tica lly when the engine is
running and if outside light conditions
warrant it.
For re asons of safe ty, the light sw itc h
should alway s re main in the AUTO
position.If necessa ry, auto light control can be
s witched off; turn the lig ht switch to
pos ition X and rele ase . Light switch returns
to AUTO pos ition and the drive r
i n f o rm a t i o n c en t r e sh o w s "A U T O LIG H TS
OFF" briefly.
Turn light switch to p os ition X again and
re le as e to s witch auto light c ontrol ba ck on.
Light sw itch re turns to AUTO pos ition and
the drive r information ce ntre shows " AUTO
LIGHTS ON" briefly.
Auto light control w ill switch on
automatically whe n the ignition is s witche d
off and ba ck on again.
De pending on outs ide lig ht conditions, the
hea dlamps illuminate for app rox .
2 0 se c o n d s w he n t h e k ey i s re m o ve d f r o m
the ignition switch.
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 ,
C he ck c ontrol warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8 .
W e lcome lig ht function
E xterior lamp s illuminate for approx.
20 seconds or until a door is opened when
the vehicle is unlocke d with the remote
control. Se e page 67 . E x terio r lamps . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 3
High b e am, h eadlam p f lash . .... .... ..... 7 4
T u rn sign als . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 4
Front fog lam ps >.. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
F og tail lamp r... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
Re vers in g lamp .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
Haza rd warn in g lamps .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
Ins trume nt illum ination, information
displa y illu min ation .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 6
Co u rtes y la mps .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 6
Re adin g lamps ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 6
Batte ry dis ch arge p ro te ctio n .... .... ..... 7 7
L amp co v ers .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 7
He adlamps wh e n drivin g abro ad ..... 7 79=High or low beam
8=Parking lamps
AU TO = Auto light control
X= Auto light control off/on

75Lightin g
Fro nt fog lamps >
The fog la mps can only be s witched on
when b oth the ignition a nd parking lamp s
are on.
Follow the reg ulations of the country in
which you are driving when using front fog
lamps .
Fo g t a il la m p r
The fog tail lam p can only be s witched on
when both the ignition a nd he adlamps are
on .
Reversing lamp
Come s on whe n reve rse ge ar is engage d
and ignition is s witched on.
Hazard warning lamps
T o sw it c h o n , p u sh b u t t o n¨; to sw itch off,
pus h button¨ again.
To aid loc ation of the button, the
re d surface is illum inate d with the ignition
switched on. Whe n the button is presse d,
its control indicator flashes in time with the
hazard warning lamps. On = Press>,> in
instrume nt panel
illuminates
Off = Press> again or
s witch ignition or
parking lamps offOn = P re s sr,r in
ins trument pa ne l
illum inate s
Of f = P re s sr again or
switch ignition or
headlam ps off

76 Ligh ting
Instrum ent illumination,
info rmation display illumination

In high amb ient light conditions, the auto
lighting turns on the illumination with fixe d
intensity to indicate that the e xte rior lamps
are on.
In most other lighting conditions,
brightness can be adjusted when the
ignition is on by turning a djuster w he el up
or down.
W hen the light switch is turne d to
pos itionX, ins trument pane l backlighting
goe s out and the drive r information centre
is illum inate d at its ma ximum brightnes s .
Courtesy lamps
Automatically sw itc h on whe n the d oors
are unlocke d with the remote control, w he n
a door is opened or when the key is
re move d from the ignition switch.
Courte s y lamp s s witch off approx.
20 seconds after c losing the doors and
i m m ed i a t el y w h en t h e i g ni t i o n i s sw it ch e d
on or afte r locking the doors with the
re m o t e c o nt r o l .
R eading lamps
Re ading lamp s on the left and right are
individually op erable .
Press b utton on underside of inte rior mirror
o n re lev an t s ide to switch o n re adin g lam p.
Button ex te nds.
Pres s button again to sw itc h off re ading
lamp . Button retracts.