2011 OPEL GT steering wheel

In brief9
S t e e r in g c o l u m n lo c k an d i g n it i o n :
Rotate steering wheel slightly,
turn key to position ACC
P o si t i o n s:
To lock the ste ering whe el, switch ignition
off, rem ov e k ey and turn ste ering whe el
s lig htly until lock is engage d.
6Starting - s ee page 1 7,
Parking the vehicle - s ee page 1 7,
Ele ctronic immobilis er - s ee pag e 2 1 .
Steering wheel adju stment:
S w iv e l le v e r do w n , ad ju s t h ei g h t ,
swivel lever up, engage
Do not adjust steering w heel unless v ehicle
is s tationary and s tee ring column lock has
been released.
Push the le ver firmly upwards to e nsure
that the s tee ring whee l is locke d in pos ition.
6O pel F ull Size airbag sy ste m -
se e p age 45 . J
JJ J= Ignition off
ACC= Steering unlock ed, ignition off
I= Ignition on
Y=Start

In brief13
Exterio r lamps: Turn light switch
6Headla mp warning de vice - s ee p age 7 1,
L ighting - se e page 73 ,
He adlamps whe n driving abroad -
s ee page 7 7.
Front fog lamps, fog tail lam p:
Press bu tton
6F ront fog la mps - s ee page 7 5,
Fog tail lamp - s e e pa ge 7 5 .
H e adl a mp fl as h, h ig h and l ow
beam:
6High be am, he adlamp fla sh -
s ee page 7 4.
9=High or low beam
8=Parking lamps
A UTO = Auto lig ht c ontrol
X= Auto lig ht c ontrol
off/ on>=Front fog lamps
r=Fog tail lampHeadlamp
flash= Pull lever towards
steering wheel
and release
H ig h b eam = Push lev er
forwards
Low beam = Pull lever towards
steering wheel

14 In brief
A ctiv ate turn sig nals:
6Turn s ignals - se e page 74 .
Hazard warning lamps:
6Haz ard warning lamps - s e e pa ge 7 5 .
A ctiv ate horn:
Press
jon steering wheel
6Ope l F ull Size airbag s ys tem -
s ee page 4 5,
Remote control on steering w heel -
s ee page 7 9.Ri gh t = M ove le ve r up
Left = Move lever downOn = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨ ag ai n

In brief19
Opel Full Size airbag system
The airbag s ys tem is triggere d in the eve nt
of a s erious accide nt inv olv ing a frontal
impac t and forms safe ty cushions for the
drive r and pas s enge r. The forward
move me nt of the drive r and pas s enger is
ch eck ed a n d th e r i s k o f i nj u r i es to t h e up p er
body and head are the reby subs tantially
red uce d.
6Ope l Full S ize airb ag s ys tem -
s ee page 4 5.
Remote co ntro l on steering wheel
The functions of the Infota inm ent system 3
and the driv er inform ation centre can be
op erate d with the b uttons on the ste ering
whee l.
6Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 ,
Remote control on steering wheel -
se e p age 79 ,
In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m 3 - se e page 78 .
Driver information centre
I nform ation d is play
The information dis play p rov id es
inform ation on d riv ing data, which is
continually recorde d and e valuate d
e lectronically.
Functions:
zOuts id e air te mpe rature and odom eter,
zTrip odometer A,
zTrip odometer B,
zFu e l r a n g e,
zAverage fuel c ons umption,
zA ver a g e s p ee d,
zEngine oil life monitor,
zCoolant temp erature,
zTurbo boost.
6Informa tion dis play - s ee page 6 0.
T RIP A 33 k m

45Seats , interior
Pe rmi ssibl e o pti on s f or fi tt in g a c hi ld
sa f e ty sea t
O pe l F u l l Si ze ai r ba g sy st e m
The airbag system is identified by the w ord
AIRBAG on the steering wheel and above
the glove compartment.
The airbag sy ste m compris es :
zan airbag with inflator in the ste ering
wheel and a second one in the
instrume nt panel,
zcontrol ele ctronics with impac t se nsors,
zcontrol indicator for airbag syste ms v in
instrume nt panel,
zs eat occ upa ncy rec og nition.The airbag s ys tem is trigge red:
zdepe nding on the sev erity of the
accide nt,
zdepe nding on the type of im pact, within
the range shown in the illus tration.
E xce ption: The se at oc cup anc y re cognition
system deactiv ates the a irba g on the
p a s s en g e r’ s si d e i f t h e p a ss en g e r ’s se a t i s
unoccupied – s ee page 4 8.
E xample s of eve nts trigge ring the airba g
system:
zImpact against a non-y ie lding obs tacle:
the a irb ags are triggere d at a low ve hicle
sp e ed .
zImpact aga ins t a y ielding obs ta cle (such
as another vehicle): the airbags are only
trig gere d at a highe r ve hicle s pee d. Weight and
ag e cl assOn front
pa sse nge r
seat
1)
1)En sur e seat is in it s r ea r most po si ti on.
Group 0:
up t o 10 kg
or approx. 1 0 m onths
Group 0+:
up t o 13 kg
or approx. 2 ye arsX
Group I :
9 to 18 kg
or approx. 8 m onths to
2 yearsL
Group I I:
1 5 t o 25 kg
or approx. 3 to 7 ye ars
G ro u p I II:
2 2 t o 36 kg
or approx. 6 to 1 2 ye arsL
X
= No child re straint of any class
allowed in this s eating pos ition
L
= Suitable only for spe cifically
approve d child re straints. O pel has
approve d child re straint s yste ms
f ro m the ’D UO ’ and ’K ID ’ ran ge s.

69Instru men ts, c ontrols
BRAKE FLUI D
Brake /clutch fluid lev el is low. Control
indicator R als o illum inate s in the
instrume nt panel. Top up brake /clutch
fluid .
After corre cting brake/ clutch fluid leve l,
h a ve t h e ca us e of fl u i d l o s s re m e di ed by a
workshop.
Brake and clutch fluid le ve l - se e p age 1 5 6.
CHANG E OI L S OO N
Engine oil life has e xpired. Change engine
oil.
Make an appointment with a workshop for
Service work as soon a s p ossible.
Engine oil change, e ng ine oil filter change -
s ee page 1 54 .
Acknowled ging the me s sage by pres s ing
button S or T doe s not re se t the e ngine
oil life m onitor. S ee engine oil life monitor
on page s 63 , 1 5 1 for further information.CO M P ET I T IV E M O D E
Compe titiv e d riv ing mode ha s b ee n
se l ec t e d vi a b u tt o n R on the centre
cons ole.
Co n tro l in dica to r v illuminates in the
ins trument pane l.
Ad jus t your driving a ccording ly .
Compe titiv e m ode - se e p age 12 0 .
CR UISE EN GAGED
Cruise control has be en a ctivated via the
buttons located on the left s ide of the
steering wheel.
Cruise control - se e page 12 1 .
DOO R AJ AR
One or more of the doors a re not closed
prop erly. Clo s e drive r’s do o r an d
pass e nge r’s door.
ENGINE DISABLED
Starting of the e ngine has be en dis abled .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.ESC A CT I VE
E SP has come into action, to assist driving
s tability in slippe ry road conditions . Control
indicator v also fla shes in the instrument
pane l. Adjust your driving accordingly.
T h e m es sa g e m a y r em a i n f o r a s h o rt w hi l e
afte r ESP ass istance has ende d.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
ESC OF F
E SP h a s be en s w i t ch ed o f f vi a bu t t o n R on
t h e cen t r e co ns o l e, o r a f a u l t i s p r es en t .
C ontrol indicator v als o illuminate s in the
ins trume nt panel. Adjus t your driving
acc ordingly.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
FUEL RANGE LOW
F uel le vel is low. Fill up fue l tank.
Re fue lling - s ee page 1 14 .
ICE P OS SIB L E
Icy roa d cond itions are pos sible due to low
outside air temperature. Adjust your
driving a ccording ly .
E xtrem e driving conditions - s ee page 1 13 .

79Info tainment system
0EJ EC TEject CD: Press
aCD/AUXSw itc h to CD mo de /
auxiliary inp ut device :
Press
bAuxiliary input jack
cFWDF ast forward during
C D playba ck:
Press and hold
dREVRe verse during
C D playba ck:
Press and hold
e
XSw itc hing on and off:
Press
Volum e ad justment:
Turn
fSEEK wSe arch button
Radio: Se arch forwa rd s
CD: Skip forwards
gSEEKqSe arch button
Radio:
Se arch back wards
CD: Skip backwards
hBANDS w i tc h on r a d i o m o d e,
s ele ct wave ban d ( F M , A M )
i-CD slotSteer ing wheel remote control
Audio c ontrols are locate d on the
rig ht-hand side of the steering wheel.
j]
]] ]Decrease volume
k<
<< l
AMute buttonmIS earch button
Rad io:
S earch ba ckwards
CD:
Skip backwards
nJS earch button
Rad io:
S earch forwards
CD:
Skip forwards

80 In fotain men t system
General information
T h e a udi o sys t em o f fe r s yo u
s tate-of-the -art ve hicle infotainm ent.
The illus tra tions on the pre vious p ages
show the Infotainm ent system and the
steering wheel mounted rem ote control
buttons.
The rad io ha s a tota l of 36 s tation
me mories for a comb ination of both
wav ebands (FM , AM).
T h e RD S ( Radio D ata Sy ste m) fu n ctio n ality
mak es it much e as ie r to find an FM channel
and guarante es interfere nc e-free
rece ption. I t als o provide s add itional us eful
func tions.
You can enjoy b oth audio and MP3-CDs on
the inte grated CD play er. A six -d isc CD
play er 3 is als o available as an option.
T h e I nf o t a i n m e nt s ys t em f ea t u r es
Speed Compensated Volum e (SCV)
reg ulation. The volume re gulation se tting
can be change d.
The sound processor offers you a range of
pre se t equalization settings, to optimise
the sound.An enhanc ed, hig h-powe r audio am plifie r
and s ubw oofe r 3 for the Infotainment
sy ste m are available as an option.
The well-thought out design of the
op er a t i n g e l em e n ts , cl ea r l y st r u ct u re d
menus on the large dis play and a large
on/volume knob enab le you to operate the
sy st e m e a si l y.
General not es on these op era ting
inst ructions
For an overview of the different functions
of the Infotainment system, see the section
“Brie f overvie w” on page 7 8 , togethe r w ith
the rele vant illustration, which s hows all of
the dis play a nd operating e leme nts.
You can find a d escription of the basic
st e p s fo r o p e r a t i n g t h e I nf o t a i n m en t
sy st e m i n t h e s e c t io n “ O p e ra ti o n ” o n
page 81 .
You can find detailed functional
descriptions for your Infotainment system
in the s ections “Radio” on page 8 6 and
“CD/M P3 pla yer” on p age 90 .
Should your Infotainment sy stem not
function the wa y you e xpe ct it to, ple ase
read the sections “ Troubleshooting” on
page 9 7 and “Gene ral ad vice” on p age 9 8.
In many case s, this w ill allow you to fix a
suspecte d fault quickly.
The s ection “Gloss ary” on p age 10 0
explains technical terms.The following s ym bols will he lp you to re ad
thes e operating ins tructions eas ily:A hand in front of the tex t ask s you
to perform an action.
A tick in front of the te xt ide ntifie s the
In f ot a i n m e n t sy st e m ’s r es p o n se .
zA bullet point in front of the te xt
identifies ad ditional information on the
su b j e c t .
– A hyphen in front of the te xt ma rk s
items of a lis t.
9A safety or w arning note conta ins
important information on how to us e
your Infota inment system safely .
Failure to obse rve this information
m a y r e s u l t i n a r i s k o f d a m a g e o r i n j u r y .
T he r ef o r e, p l ea se o bs er ve t h i s
information with particular care .