2012 OPEL GT Owners Manual

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

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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

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Control indicators
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Anti-lock Brake System (ABS):
see p ages 55, 124.
sLugg age comp artme nt op en:
see p ages 28, 55.
rFog t ail la mp:
see p ages 55, 75.
OTurn signals:
see p ages 14, 56, 74.
PHea dlam p high be am :
see p ages 13, 56, 74.
ZExhaust em issi ons:
see p ages 56, 116.
RBrake system, clut ch system:
s ee page s 56 , 7 0, 1 2 4, 15 6 .
IE ngine oil pre s s ur e:
s ee page 5 7.
WCool an t te mp era tu re:
s ee page 5 7.
vAirb ag systems, b el t tensi oners:
s ee page s 41 , 4 5 , 5 7 .
XDriv er’ s seat b el t:
s ee page s 39 , 4 3 , 5 7 .
pAlt ernat or:
s ee page 5 8.
vEle ctr oni c Sta bility P rogram (E SP ) ,
Ele ctr oni c Sta bility Contr ol (E SC ):
se e pages 5 8 , 1 18 .
>Fr o n t f o g la m ps :
se e pages 5 8 , 7 5.
oEle ctr oni c imm obilis e r:
se e pages 2 1 , 5 8.
WSe at occup ancy recog nition:
pas se ng er’s airbag deactiv ated -
se e page 48 .
VSe at occup ancy recog nition:
pas se ng er’s airbag activated -
se e page 49 .
kPa ssenger’s sea t belt:
se e pages 3 9 , 4 3.

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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

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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

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Windscreen wipers:
M o ve l e v er f ro m r e st po si t i o n
6Winds cree n wipers - s ee pag e 7 1 ,
Adjustable wipe r interval - se e page 71 ,
F urther information - s ee page s 16 3 , 1 5 7.
Windscreen washer system:
Press bu tton on end of lever
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
wind scre en and at the same time the
wipers are operate d for four cycles .
6W i n d sc r e en w a sh er sys t e m -
se e p age 72 ,
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 8 .
Heated rear window:
The control indicator in the button
illuminates whe n re ar window he ating is
on.
Do not turn on rear window heating when
t h e so f t t o p h a s be en s t o w ed i n th e
luggage compa rtm ent.
6Climate control - se e page 10 2 ,
He ated rear w indow - se e page 10 3 .
z=Fast
]=Slow
P=Timed interval wipe
O=Off
Q= Misting fun ctionPress Ü=On
Press Ü a gai n = Of f

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Drying misted-up win dows:
Air distribution to J,
rotary switc hes fo r temperature
an d fa n to the righ t;
pr e s s bu tto nsn and Ü
Open side air vents and d irect them
towards the d oor w indows.
6Climate control - se e p age 10 2 .
Manual transmissio n:
Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the ge ar d oe s not e ngage , s e t the lev er in
ne utra l, rele as e the clutc h pedal and
depre ss aga in; the n rep eat ge ar s ele ction.
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressures and ty re c ondition -
se e pages 1 2 5, 18 0 .
zEngine oil le vel a nd fluid le ve ls in e ngine
compartme nt - se e page s 1 5 2 to 15 7 .
zAll windows, mirrors, exte rior lig hting
and licens e plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are ope rationa l.
zObje cts are se curely locate d and will not
be thrown forward in the eve nt of
sudde n braking.
zNo o bj ect s a r e p l a ced o n t h e i n s t r um en t
panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate .
zSe ats, se at be lts and mirrors are
corre ctly a djus ted .
zB r a ke o p er a t i o n .