2011 OPEL GT bonnet

In brief11
Page
1Side air v en ts ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 10 3
2D o o r win do w de f ro s ter v en ts .... .... 10 3
3T u rn sign als . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 , 7 4
h igh o r lo w be am .. .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 4
h ead lamp f las h ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 4
parkin g la mps .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 3
au to ligh t co n tro l .. .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 7 3
4Cruise control
rem ote control on ste ering whe el .. 121
5Drive r information ce ntre
rem ote control on ste ering whe el .. .. 60
6In s tru me n ts ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 5 5
7D rive r’ s airb ag.. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 4 5
Ho rn . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..1 4
8D rive r inf o rmatio n ce ntre .. .... ..... .... .. 5 9 Pa g e
9In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m 3
re mote control on stee ring whee l.. .. 79
10Windscree n wipers,
wind screen washer system ...15, 71, 72
11Ce ntre air ve n ts .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 0 2
12Hazard w arnin g ... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 1 4, 7 5
13Climate co n tro l .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 0 2
14In fo t a i n m e n t sy st e m 3. .... ..... .... ..... .. 7 8
15Pa ss en ge r’s airbag .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 4 5
16G lov e co m partmen t.. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 1
17Fu s e b o x
(u n de r in stru men t p ane l) . ..... .... ..... 1 4 3
18Luggag e comp artment re le as e
(in g lo v e co m partmen t) ... ..... .... ..... .. 2 7
19Ac ces so ry so cke t.. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 4Page
20E SP /T ractio n Co n tro l .. ..... .... ..... .... . 11 8
21G e ar s hif t le ver .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 1 6
22Passenger’s seat belt wa rning
de vice . .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 4 3
S eat o ccu pan cy reco gn itio n ..... .... ... 4 8
23Ign itio n s witc h . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..9
24S te erin g w he el a djus tme nt .. ..... .... .... ..9
25Instrum ent pane l, informa tion
dis play illu min atio n . .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 7 6
26Front fog la mps,
f o g tail lam p ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 13 , 7 5
27Bonnet re lease
( u n der in s tru m en t pan el) . .... ..... .... . 13 0

130 Self-help, vehicle care
Self-help, vehicle care
Bon net relea se
To ope n the bonnet, pull the rele ase
le ver locate d on the driver’s s ide below
the instrument pane l.
The b onnet will then be unlatched and will
ope n partially. R eturn relea se lev er to its
original pos ition.
Do not pull rele ase leve r while the vehicle is
mov ing. Bo n ne t re le as e ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 0
Startin g .... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 1
Starting the engine with
jum p lea ds3..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 2
T o win g ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 4
First-aid kit+3,
warning tria ngle¨3.... ..... .... .... ..... 13 5
V eh icle too ls .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 5
P u nc tu re .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 5
T yre repair kit.. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 6
Ele ctrical s ys tem .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 1
Fuses and the most important c ircuits
the y p ro te ct .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 3
Bu lb re placem en t .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 6
In s pectio n s ys te m .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 1
O pel ge nuine parts and acc es sories . 15 2
A n o te o n s af ety .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 2
Ch e ckin g an d to ppin g up f lu ids ... ..... 15 2
W ind scre en wipe rs ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 7
W ind scre en was h er s ys tem ... .... .... ..... 15 8
Batte ry ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 9
Protection of electronic com ponents 159
V eh icle deco mm iss io nin g. ..... .... .... ..... 16 0
V eh icle re co mmis s io n in g.. ..... .... .... ..... 16 0
V eh icle care. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 16 1
9 Warning
Disregard of these instructions m ay
le ad to injurie s or endange r life .
V eh i c l e p a s se ng er s sh o u l d b e i n f or m ed
accordingly.

13 1Self-help, vehicle care
To ope n com plete ly, lift bonnet upw ards
from the edge neare st the windscree n. Air
pre ss uris ed support rods will hold the
bonnet open.
When the bonnet is opened, leaves, dirt or
snow can obstruct the air intake. Remove
any le ave s, dirt or s now. Air inta ke –
s ee page 1 09 .
Ne ve r drive with bonne t open.To clos e bonne t, lowe r it gradually before
pushing it firmly into its catch.
Check that the b onnet is latched in position
before driving, by pulling a t its re ar e dge . If
it is not e ngaged , rep eat clos ing
p r oc edu r e.
Sta rting
D o not s ta rt wit h quick charge r
This preve nts d amage to ele ctronic
compone nts .
D o not s ta rt by pus hing or tow ing
Be cause your ve hicle is fitted with a
cataly tic converte r, it must not be starte d
by pushing or towing – se e page 11 6 .
T h e v eh i cl e ca n o n l y be st a r t e d us i n g j um p
le ads – s ee follow ing page .
9 Warning
To avoid causing da mage to the doors
and the bonnet, ensure the driver’s door
and the p ass enge r’s door are both clos e d
correctly before closing the bonne t.
9 Wa r nin g
If t h e v eh i cl e ba t t er y r equ i r es ch a r g i n g
while s till in the ve hicle, ens ure there is
adeq uate ventila tion in and around the
battery compartme nt to preve nt risk of
exp l os i o n .

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Bulb replacement
Halogen bulbs contain pres s uris ed gas .
Ta ke spe cial care when d ispos ing of
ha loge n bulbs . Ne ve r touch the glas s with
bare finge rs; risk of injury.
Before re placing a bulb, switch ignition off
and turn off re levant light s witch.
Only hold new bulb at base! Do not touch
the bulb glass with bare hands, othe rwise
finge rprints on the g lass e vaporate.
R es i du e b ui l ds u p o n t h e r ef l ect o r ,
eve ntually res ulting in a dull refle ctor.
Inadve rte ntly s taine d bulbs ma y be
cleaned with a clean non-fluffy cloth,
us ing alcohol or white s pirits. Re place ment bulb m us t be in accordance
with information on bas e of d efectiv e bulb.
Do not exceed wa tta ge specified on ba se
of bulb.
Re place c ra cked or da maged bulb s as dirt
can g et ins id e, coating the insid e of the
bulb a nd reducing light output.
If the headlam ps are d amage d, the light
ma y not be sufficiently d iffused a nd can
blind oncoming drive rs. V ehicle vibration
can als o cause incorre ct he adlamp a im ing .
He adl amp a iming
W e recomme nd that hea dlamp aim ing be
carrie d out by a works hop, who will have
s p e c ia l e q u i p m e n t . No. Circuit Rat ing
36
Horn 1 5 A
37
Remote central locking 1 0 A
38
Driv er’s s ide high be am 1 0 A
39
Windscree n wipers 25 A
40
AB S 1 0 A
41
AB S 2 0 A
42
Passenger’ s side high bea m 10 A
43
Pas s enge r’ s side low be am 1 0 A
44
Driv er’s s ide low beam 1 0 A
45
Instrument pa nel ignition 20 A
46
Can iste r ve nt 1 0 A
47
Pa r k in g l a m p s 1 5 A
9 Warning
To avoid causing da mage to the doors
and the bonnet, ensure the driver’s door
and the p ass enge r’s door are both clos e d
correctly before closing the bonne t.

14 7Self-help, vehicle care
H ea dl am p sy st e m
Headlamps with sepa ra te systems
for low be am 1 (outer bulbs ) and
high be am 2 (inne r bulbs).Lo w b e a m
1. O pen bonnet and re move 3 s crew s from
hea dlamp protective cov er.
2. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and
pull it out of head la mp as s embly .
3. De ta ch p lug connector from bulb sock et.
4. Re move bulb from bulb socke t and inse rt
new bulb, without touching the glass.
5. Attach plug connector to b ulb socke t,
push bulb sock et into head lamp
as se mbly and rotate bulb sock et
clockwis e.
6. Re place he adlam p protective cove r,
rep lace 3 scre ws to hold c ov er in plac e
and c los e bonne t.Hig h beam
1. Open bonnet and remove headla mp
pro te ctive co ve r.
2. Rotate bulb socke t anti-clockwise and
pull it out of he adlamp ass e mbly.
3 . Detach plug conne ctor from b ulb s ocke t.
4 . Remov e bulb from bulb s ocket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the g la ss.
5. Atta ch plug conne ctor to bulb socket,
push bulb s ocke t into he adlamp
asse mbly a nd rotate bulb socke t
clockwis e.
6 . Replac e head lamp protectiv e cove r and
close bonnet.

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Parking la mps
1. Open bonnet.
2. Rotate bulb socke t anti-cloc kwise and
pull it out of he adlamp ass em bly.
3 . De tach plug conne ctor from bulb s ocket.
4 . Remove b ulb from b ulb s oc ket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the glass.
5. Attach p lug conne ctor to bulb soc ket,
pus h bulb s ocke t into he adlamp
ass em bly and rotate bulb s ocket
cloc kwise .
6. Close bonnet.
Front turn signa ls, front fog lamp s
1. Open bonnet.
2. Reach through ap erture between front
pane lling and bonne t and locate bulb
as se mbly .
3. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and
pull out bulb as s embly .4 . Detach plug conne ctor from b ulb s ocke t.
5 . Remov e bulb from bulb s ocket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the g la ss.
6. Atta ch plug conne ctor to bulb socket,
push bulb as se mbly into original pos ition
and rotate b ulb socke t clockwise.
7. Close bonnet.

16 7 Service, maintenance
Servi ce operations
by y ear 1)
km ( x 1000)1)
miles ( x 1000)1)
1)Wh ic h e v e r o cc u r s fi rs t.
⊕Add it iona l o per at ions.
o Und er extreme o peratin g cond itions a nd if req uired by country-sp ecific co nditio ns, the in terva ls are red uced.
1
30
202
60
403
90
604
120
805
150
1006
180
120
Corrosion p rote ction: check and record in Serv ic e and Warranty Book let Annually
F ront and rear whe el b ra kes : che ck vis ually x x x
o
⊕Annual se rvice che ck if annual m ile age ex cee ds 20 0 0 0 km Annually
E ngine , transm iss ion, A/C compre ss or: chec k for leak s x x x x x x
Steering system boots, trac k rods, final drive: visual check x x x x x x
Track rod end and supporting ball joint: che ck x x x x x x
⊕Brake and clutch fluid: change Eve ry 2 y ears
W hee l faste ning: loose n and tighten to torque
Tyre condition a nd pres sure s: check, correctxxxxxx
⊕Annual se rvice che ck if annual m ile age ex cee ds 20 0 0 0 km Annually
F irs t aid kit, tyre rep air kit and las hing ey es : v is ual che ck Eve ry 2 y ears
He adlamp aiming: che ck, a djus t x x x
Door hing es , door s top , lock c ylind er, lock strike r, bonnet c atch, tailgate
hinges and check links: lubricate xxx
o
⊕F old ing roof: lubricate (in dusty conditions ) x x x x x x
Test drive, final check
Se rvice inte rval dis play and oil life m onitor: re se t - if ap plicablexxxxxx

16 9 Service, maintenance
Servi ce operations
by y ear 1)
km ( x 1000)1)
miles ( x 1000)1)
1)Wh ic h e v e r o cc u r s fi rs t.
⊕Add it iona l o per at ions.
o Und er extreme o peratin g cond itions a nd if req uired by country-sp ecific co nditio ns, the in terva ls are red uced.
15
101
30
2045
302
60
4075
503
90
60
Corrosion p rote ction: check and record in Serv ic e and Warranty Book let Annually
Front and rear wheel b ra kes: check visually Every 2 yea rs/60 000 k m/40 000 miles
o
⊕Annual se rvice che ck if annual m ile age ex cee ds 20 0 0 0 km Annually
E ngine , transm iss ion, A/C compre ss or: chec k for leak s Annually
Steering system boots, trac k rods, final drive: visual check Annually
Track rod end and supporting ball joint: che ck Annually
⊕Brake and clutch fluid: change Eve ry 2 y ears
W hee l faste ning: loose n and tighten to torque
Tyre condition a nd pres sure s: check, correctEvery 2 yea rs/60 000 k m/40 000 miles
⊕Annual se rvice che ck if annual m ile age ex cee ds 20 0 0 0 km Annually
F irs t aid kit, tyre rep air kit and las hing ey es : v is ual che ck Eve ry 2 y ears
Headlamp aiming: check, a djust Every 2 yea rs/60 000 k m/40 000 miles
Door hing es , door s top , lock c ylind er, lock strike r, bonnet c atch, tailgate
hinges and check links: lubricate Every 2 yea rs/60 000 k m/40 000 miles
o
⊕F old ing roof: lubricate (in dusty conditions ) Annually
Test drive, final check
Se rvice inte rval dis play and oil life m onitor: re se t - if ap plicablexxxxxx