2012 OPEL GT Owners Manual

12 9Dr i vi ng and o pe r ati on
Winter tyres 3
F or note s on fitting new tyres –
s ee page 1 26 .
Se e page 17 9 for res tric tions .
W i nt e r t yr e s i m p r o ve sa f e ty a t
t em p er a t u r es be l o w 7 °C a n d s ho u l d
therefore be fitted on all the wheels.
T h e d es i g n o f su m m er t yr e s m ea ns t h ey
have limited qualitie s for winte r driving.
If the maxim um perm issible speed for the
winter ty re s is le ss than that of the ve hicle,
a notice ind icating the ma ximum
pe rmissible spe ed for the tyre s must be
affixe d within the drive r’s field of v is ion
1).
W hee l t rims
If t h e w h ee l t r i m s a n d t yr e s u s ed a r e n o t
approve d, m ake sure that the ty res do not
have a be ade d e dge – s ee page 1 26 .Ty r e c h a i n s 3
Restric tions and furthe r inform ation -
se e p age 17 9 .
Ty re c hains are only pe rm itte d on the
driven whe els (rear axle). The y m us t be
fitte d to the ty res symme trically in orde r
to achieve a c once ntric fit.
Alw ays use fine-linked chains that ad d no
more than 11 m m to the ty re tread and the
inboard side s (including chain lock).W hee l trim on ste el whee ls could come into
contact with parts of the cha in and be
dam aged . Re move the whe el trim.
T yr e cha in s may o n ly be u s ed at sp ee ds u p
to 50 km/h (30 mph) or up to the tyre chain
ma nufacturer’s re comme nde d m aximum
s pee d, whiche ver is lowe r.
W hen trave lling on roa ds that are fre e of
s now , they may be us e d for brief pe riods
only since they are subject to rap id we ar on
a hard road and m ay s nap.
Avoid s harp turns, bumps and holes and
do not lock the whee ls when brak ing, to
av oid damaging the tyre chains.
Re -tighte n the chains after d riv ing for
app rox . 1 km (0 .6 mile s). If, at any time you
hea r or suspect that the chains are
contacting the vehicle, stop and re-tighten
the chains.
Alway s re ad the ins tructions s upplied with
the tyre cha ins.
C orre ct the ty re pre ssure b efore starting-
off. Se e page 1 80 .
1)Va r ies f ro m c ount ry t o c ount r y o n ac c ount of
nat i ona l r egul a ti ons .

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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.

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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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Sta rting the en gine with
jump leads
3
A ve hicle with a dis charged battery can be
s tarte d us ing jum p le ads, the ba tte ry of
anothe r ve hicle and your ve hicle ’s jum p
start te rminals - se e pa ge 133. Attemp ts to
start the vehicle should be made at
intervals of 1 minute a nd should not last
longer than 15 seconds.zNe ve r ex pose the b attery to nak ed
flame s or spark s.
zA dis charged battery can free ze at
te mperatures of 0 °C . Defrost the frozen
batte ry in a warm room be fore
connecting jump le ads .
zDo not allow batte ry fluid to come
into contact with ey es, skin, fabrics
or painted surfaces. The fluid contains
s ulp huric ac id which can caus e injuries
and d amage in the e ve nt of d ire ct
contact.
zW ear eye protec tion and prote ctive
clothing when handling a b attery.
zUs e aux iliary batte ry with s ame voltage
(12 volts). Its cap acity (Ah) must not b e
consid erably les s than that of the
dis charged battery. V oltag e and
capa city inform ation c an be found on
the batteries.
zUs e jump leads with ins ulate d te rminals
and a cross s ection of at le ast 16 mm
2. zDo not disconnect the discharged
battery from the ve hicle.
zSwitch off all unne ce ss ary e lectrical
cons ume rs .
zDo not le an ove r the ba tte ry during jump
st a r t i n g .
zDo not allow the te rminals of one lead to
touch those of the othe r lead .
zT he v eh i c l e s sh o u l d no t t o uc h w h i l e j u m p
st a r t i n g .
zApply hand b ra ke. Trans mis sion in
ne u t r a l .
9 Wa r ning
T h i s m u s t b e d o n e w i t h e x t r e m e c a r e . A n y
deviation from the following ins tructions
could lead to pers onal injury or d amage
re s ulting from ba tte ry e xplos ion, as well
as to dam age to the e lectrical systems in
both v ehicles .

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Jum p start te rminals
In the eve nt of a discharged battery , the
jump start term inals locate d in the e ngine
compartme nt enable the vehicle to be
starte d without the ne ed to access the
batte ry.
The p ositive jum p start terminal is
ide ntified by a “+” sign on the re d
insulating cov er, located nex t to the e ngine
compartme nt fuse box.
O pen the re d insulating cov er to acce ss the
positiv e “+” te rmina l c onne ctor. E nsure the
red insulating cove r is latche d ba ck into
pos ition whe n not in us e.The nega tiv e jump start te rminal is
identified by a “GND (-)” s ign on a ground
bracke t, located below the e ngine be auty
cover.C onne ct the le ads in the orde r shown in the
illustration:
1 . Co n n ect o n e en d o f t h e f ir s t j u m p l e a d
to the positive te rminal 1 of the ba tte ry
providing the jump start (ide ntifie d by
"+" sign o n batte r y cas e o r ter min al) .
2 . Co n n ect t h e o t he r en d of th i s l ea d t o
the positiv e jump start te rminal 2 of the
vehicle with the d ischarge d batte ry
("+" sign).
3. Connect the first e nd of the other jump
lead to the neg ativ e te rminal 3 of the
battery providing the jump start
("–" sign).
4. Connect the other end of the second
jum p lea d 4 to the ne gative jum p sta rt
terminal ground brack et, id entifie d by
“GND (-)”.

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zDo not c onnec t leads to negative
te rminal of discharged battery!
zRoute the le ads so that the y ca nnot
catch on rotating p arts in the engine
com partment.
zStart the e ngine of the ve hicle p rov id ing
th e j u m p s t a r t .
zAfte r 5 minute s, sta rt the other e ngine .
Start attem pts should be made for no
longe r than 15 s econds at an interva l of
1 m i nu t e .
zAfte r the start, allow b oth engines to idle
for 3 minutes with the leads connected.
zIn ord er to av oid ex ces s voltage in the
el ec tr i ca l sy st e m , be f o r e r e m o vi n g a
le ad, switch on an e lectrical cons umer
(e .g. lamps , h ea te d re ar win do w) in th e
vehicle rece iving the jump start.
zReverse above sequence exactly when
re m o v i n g l e a d s .
Towing
Tow ing the vehicl e
Screw the front towing ey e (stowed in a
bag in the lugga ge compartme nt) fully into
the front towing point.
Attac h a tow rope 3 - or b etter still, a tow
ro d 3 - to the towing ey e, neve r to the
bumper or front suspension units.
Plac e the gear s hift le ve r in ne utra l. Switch
on the ignition to re lease the stee ring
colum n lock and to p ermit operation of the
brake lamps , horn and winds cree n wipers . Drive off slowly and avoid jerky
mov eme nts . Impe rm iss ible trac tiv e force s
could da mage the ve hicles .
To prevent the entry of exha ust gases from
the tow ing vehicle , switch on the air re -
circulation sy stem and close the windows.
S ee k the a ss istance of a works hop.
Towi ng serv ice
E ntrust your ve hicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obtain an
e stimate on towing costs be fore e mploying
any tow ing se rvice. In this way y ou avoid
unnecessary c osts and possible insurance
proble ms during claim proce ss ing.
9 Warning
Ne ve r lift the ve hicle using the towing
eye!
9 Wa r nin g
More brake pedal pressure is necessary
w h en b ra ki n g s i n ce t he br a ke s er vo un i t i s
operative only when the engine is
running.
Conside rably greate r ste ering force is
necessary since the power steering unit is
operative only when the engine is
running.

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First-aid kit+3,
warning triangle¨3
Your first-aid kit and w arning triangle can
be accomm od ated in the luggage
compartme nt.
Vehicle tools
T h e f r o n t t o w i ng ey e s h o ul d be k ep t i n t h e
bag provided when not in use and s towed
in the lugga ge com partment.
Puncture
I n o r d er t o m i ni m i s e v eh i c l e w e i g ht , y o u r
vehicle is not fitte d with a jack or a spare
whee l.
It is recomm ended that whee l changing
and jacking of the vehicle are only carried
ou t b y a w or k sh o p .H o w e ve r, i f t h e v eh i cl e n e eds t o b e l i f t ed i n
an e me rg ency, suitable jacking points are
locate d on the v ehicle unde rbody.
9 Wa r nin g
When raising the vehicle on a workshop
hois t, prope r lift pads mus t be us e d to
avoid caus ing dama ge to the ve hicle .
Contact a w ork shop.

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Tyre rep air k it
Minor damag e to the tyre tread, e.g . from
foreign bodie s, can be tem porarily
rep aire d using the ty re re pair kit.
Do not rem ov e foreign bodies from the
tyre s. Damage d are as bigger than 4 m m
and da mage at the ty re rim cannot be
rep aire d using the ty re re pair kit.
The tyre re pair k it can be use d to seal small
puncture s with a liquid seala nt. Use of the
sealant doe s not c onstitute a pe rmane nt
rep air but is des igned as an eme rgency
measure, to allow the vehicle to be driven
while awaiting tyre replace me nt.
The ty re re pair kit ca n also be used to
infla te the tyres to the c orre ct ty re pressure
(se e page 18 0 ) without us ing the s ea lant.For important information – s ee page 1 40 .
If you have a flat ty re:
zPark on a leve l, firm a nd non-s lippery
surface.
zSw itch on haz ard warning lamps , a pply
hand brak e, engage rev ers e ge ar and
switch off engine.
zC orre ctly s et up the warning triangle3.
W arning tria ngle – se e page 13 5 .
Nev er use the liquid sealant on more than
one tyre at a tim e.
The tyre repa ir kit is loc ated in a stowag e
compartme nt on the drive r’ s side at the
re ar of the lugg age compartme nt.
Remove the strap from the ty re repair kit by
pressing the tabs on either side of the
buckle a nd remove the ty re re pair kit from
its foam containe r.
9 Wa r ning
Driv ing with tyre pressure that is too low
can cause invisible d amage to the ty re s.
This dama ge c annot be re medie d us ing
the tyre repair kit. Park v ehicle and
contact a works hop.
1 . Place the tyre repair k it on le vel ground
and unwrap the s ealant filling hose
from the compressor unit.