2012 OPEL GT Owners Manual

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

74 Ligh ting
High beam, headlamp flash
To s witch from low to high be am, pus h
lev er forwards.
To s witch to low be am, p ull le ve r back
towards steering w heel.
To activate the he adlamp flash, pull le ve r
towards steering w heel. The high beam is
s witche d on while activate d.
The b lue control indic ator
C illum ina te s
when the high bea m or head lamp flas h
is on.
Turn sig nals
To switch on, p us h lev er up or d ow n.
Afte r operation, the turn signal le ver
returns to its sta rting p osition.
If le ve r is move d pas t re sis tance point, turn
signal lam p rem ains on. W hen s te ering
whee l move s b ack towards the straight-
ahead position, turn signal lam p is
autom atic ally de activate d. Tap signal: Move le ve r to res istance point
and re leas e , to activate the turn s ignals
whe n changing lane s or the lik e. Move le ver
to re sistance p oint and hold for the turn
s ignals to flas h for long er.
S witc h the turn signal off ma nually by
mov ing the lev er s lightly.
Le ver up = Right turn signal
Le ver down = Le ft turn signal

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.

77Lightin g
Ci gare tte lig ht er illumina tion
Co m es on w h en t h e i g n i t i o n i s sw it c he d o n.
L uggage com part me nt lighti ng
Com es on when the lug gage compa rtm ent
is opene d. Battery discharg e protection
To preve nt the ba tte ry from b ecoming
discharged, the courtesy lamps, reading
lamps and luggage compa rtm ent lighting
switch off automatically 20 minutes afte r
the ignition is switched off.
La m p c o v er s
The inside of the la mp cove rs may mist
up briefly in poor, wet and cold we ather
conditions , in heav y rain or afte r was hing.
The mis t dis appea rs q uick ly by itse lf; to
he lp, s witch on the la mps.
Headlamps when driving abroad
The as ymm etrical dippe d b eam exte nds
visibility at the e dge of the road at the
passenger’s sid e.
This c aus e s glare for oncoming tra ffic if the
vehicle is driven in countries where traffic
drives on the opp osite side of the road.
Consult a work shop.

78 In fotain men t system
In f o t ai n me n t sy st e m
Brief o v ervie w.. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 8
G e ne ral in f orm atio n ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 0
O peratio n .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 1
Main me n u .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 2
So u n d s ettin gs ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 4
Radio .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 6
CD / MP 3 playe r ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 9 0
T ro ub les ho o tin g... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 9 7
G e ne ral advic e ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 9 8
G lo ss ary ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 0
Radio re ceptio n ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 1
Mobile tele phone s a nd radio
equipme nt (CB) 3. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 1
Brief ov erv iew
Operating elem ents
1LOADLoading discs with six-disc
CD pla yer 3: Press
- or -
CSe tting tim e/ date: Pre s s
2FA VVi e w a n d s a ve
favourite s tations : Pres s
3B
BB BDisplay additional tex t
information for
RDS s tations or MP3 files :
Press
4MEN UDisplay menus
5Display panel61 ... 6Pre se t buttons 1 to 6
S ele ct options in
corre sponding dis play
pa ne l labe ls
Rad io:
View and save
favourite stations
7EQS el e ct p r es et
e qualisation settings:
Press
8KAdjust sound settings:
Press and turn
C D: Se lect tra ck; turn
Rad io: Se lect s tatio n ; tu r n
9CATChange category
C D: Toggle betw een
C D audio and MP3 files

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 .