2012 OPEL GT engine

57Instru men ts, c ontrols
IEngine oil pressure
Control indicator illum inate s in red.
Illuminates whe n the ignition is switched on
and goe s out s hortly after the engine has
started.
If it illuminates whe n the e ng ine is running:
Engine lubrication may b e interrupte d.
This m ay re sult in da mage to the e ng ine
and/ or lock ing of the drive whe els :
1. Move out of the flow of tra ffic as quickly
as pos s ible w ithout impe ding other
veh icles .
2 . De pres s clutch.
3. Shift into ne utral.
4 . Switch off ignition.Check engine oil level before consulting a
work shop.
9 Warning
W h en t h e en g i n e i s o f f , co n s id er a bl y
m o r e f or ce i s ne ed ed t o br a k e a n d s t ee r .
D o no t r em ov e k e y un t i l v e hi c l e h a s c o m e
to a standstill, othe rwise the ste ering
column loc k could e ng age unex pecte dly.
W
C ool ant te mp era ture
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
S top and switch off engine. Coolant
te mperature too hig h: Danger of e ngine
dam age. Che ck coolant lev el –
s ee page 1 54 .
vA i r b a g s y st e m s, b el t t e n s i o n er s
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
F ault in airbag s ys tem or belt te nsioners –
s ee page s 41 , 45 .
XDriv er’ s seat b el t
C ontrol indicator illuminates or flashe s in
re d.
Il l u m i n a t es f o r a p p ro x . 2 0 se c o nd s w he n
the ignition is s witche d on, or until drive r’s
seat belt is fastened. Fla shes for a further
6 0 se conds if s eat belt re mains unfa ste ne d.
If seat belt remains unfastened when the
ve hicle is be ing drive n, control indicator
illuminates for approx. 20 s ec onds and
flashe s for a furthe r 60 sec onds.
Apply se at be lt – s e e pa ge 4 2 .
C ontrol indicator goes out imm ediate ly.
S eat b e lts - se e page 39 ,
F urthe r information - s ee pag e 4 3 .

58 In struments, controls
pAlternat or
Control indicator illum inate s in red.
Illuminates for a few seconds when the
ignition is s witched on.
If it illuminates whe n the e ng ine is running:
Stop a nd sw itch off engine. Ba ttery is not
be ing cha rg ed: E ngine cooling may not be
opera ting. Consult a workshop.
v
E lec tronic St abili ty P rogra m ( ES P) ,
E lec tronic St abili ty C ontrol ( ES C)
Control indicator illum inate s or flashe s in
ye llo w.
Flashing during driving:
Sy ste m active ly e ngage d - s ee page 1 1 8.
If it illuminates while driving:
Sy ste m switched off or fault in E le ctronic
Stab ility Prog ra m (ES P) – s ee page 1 18 .
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Fr o n t f o g la mp s
Control indica tor illuminates in gre en.
Illum inate s when the front fog la mps are on
– s ee page 7 5.
oEle ctronic imm obilis e r
Control indica tor illuminates or flas hes in
yellow.
If it illum ina te s when the ignition is on:

Fault in the immobilis er s ys te m; the engine
cannot b e s tarted - se e page 21 .
Instrument display
T a c h o m et er
Mak ing use of the tachome ter he lps to
save fuel; it indica tes the engine speed.
W arning zone on right: m aximum
permissible engine speed exceeded,
danger to engine.
If p os s i bl e, dr i ve in e a ch g e a r i n t h e lo w
e ng i ne s p ee d r a n g e ( bet w e en a p p r o x.
2000 and 3000 rpm) and maintain an even
ve h icle s pe ed.

63Instru men ts, c ontrols
Inte rrup tion of powe r suppl y
If the power supply has bee n interrupted or
the b attery volta ge d rops too low, the
value s store d in the information dis play will
be lost.
Engine oil l ife monitor
Display s a n estimate of the engine oil’s
re maining us eful life as a pe rcentage , since
the last reset.
When the system has been reset after an
engine oil c hange , the disp lay will s how
100%.
Sele ct me nu item OIL LIFE in the
information dis play.
Engine oil life monitor - se e p ages 6 9, 15 1 . C ool ant te mp era ture
Dis plays e ngine coolant tempe rature in
de gree s Ce lsius (
oC) or degrees
Fahrenheit (oF) .
S elec t menu ite m CO OL ANT in th e
inform ation display .
OIL LIFE 10 0% COOLANT 23°C

64 In struments, controls
Turbo boost
Displays amount of boost the engine is
currently re ceiv ing in kilopasca ls (kPa) or
pounds per square inch (psi).
Se lect me nu item BOO ST in the information
dis play.Personalisatio n mode
With the ignition on and the ve hicle
stationary, pre ss and hold b uttons S and
T at the sa me tim e to e nter the
pers onalis ation mode .
Menu item OI L L IF E RESE T will ap pear.
Engine oil life monitor - se e page s 6 3 , 6 9,
151.
Pre ss button S to rea ch the nex t me nu
ite m.
Pre ss and hold button T for approx.
1 se cond to scroll through the av ailable
settings for each menu item.
Pre ss button S to sele ct the currently
display ed se tting a nd prog re s s to the ne xt
menu item .If no s ele ction is m ade within a pprox.
1 0 se c o n d s, t h e p er s o na li s a t i o n m o d e e n d s
and the display goe s back to the pre vious ly
dis playe d information display mode .
The pers onalis ation mode will als o end
imm ediate ly if the ignition is s witche d off.
If v eh i cl e sp e ed ex cee ds 3 km / h (2 m p h) ,
only the UNITS me nu will be a vailable.
S om e information appe ars on the dis play
in abb re viate d form.
0 kPa [ ] O I L LI FE R E S E T

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 .

70 In struments, controls
KE Y FOB BA TT LOW
Batte ry voltage of remote control is
too low. Re place battery - s ee page 2 3.
LO W COO L A N T
Engine coola nt le vel is low. Top up coolant
lev el and have ca us e of loss reme died by a
workshop .
Coolant le vel - se e page 15 5 .
LO W TR A CT IO N
Traction control has come into action, to
limit whee l spin in s lippe ry roa d conditions.
Control indicator v also flas hes in the
instrume nt panel.
Adjust y our driving accordingly.
The me s sage may rema in for a s hort while
after trac tion control has ende d.
Ele ctronic Stability Program (ESP) -
s ee page 1 18 .
PA R KIN G B R A K E
T h e h a n d br a ke i s a p p l i ed a t sp ee ds ov er
8 km/h (5 mph). C ontrol indicator R als o
flashe s in the instrume nt panel.
Release hand brake before continuing
journe y, to avoid ove rhe ating and
da m a g i ng t h e br a k e s ys t em .
Hand b rake - se e page 12 4 .SE RV ICE AIR BAG
Fault in airbag sy ste m. C ontrol indicator v
also illuminates in the ins trument pa ne l.
The airbags m ay fail to trigge r in the e ve nt
of an accide nt. Consult a workshop
immed iately.
SE RV ICE ES C
Fault in E SP. C ontrol indicator v als o
illuminate s in the instrume nt panel. I n
slippe ry road conditions , the s ys tem will not
ass ist driving s ta bility . Adjust your driving
accordingly.
If the me ss age appe ars while driving, s top
the ve hicle and switch the ignition off and
back on again. If the me ss age s till appe ars,
cons ult a works hop as s oon as pos sib le .
Elec tronic S tability Program (E SP) -
se e p age 11 8 .
SERVICE TRACTI ON
Fault in traction control. Control ind ic ator
v a ls o illuminates in the ins trum ent pane l.
In slipp ery road cond itions , the sys tem will
not lim it whee l spin. Ad jus t your driving
accordingly.
Consult a work shop as s oon as poss ible.
Elec tronic S tability Program (E SP) -
se e p age 11 8 .TRACTIO N O FF
Traction control has be en d eactiva te d v ia
button R on the centre console. Control
indicator v als o illum inate s in the
ins trume nt panel. Adjus t your driving
acc ordingly.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
TRUNK AJAR
The lugga ge comp artment lid is open or is
not close d p rope rly. C ontrol indicator s
als o illumina tes in the ins trume nt panel.
C los e lug gage compartme nt lid .
Do not drive with the lugga ge
compa rtm ent ope n.
L uggage compartme nt - s ee page s 2 6 , 5 5 .

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

10 3Climate control
Sid e a ir ve nts
O pen ve nt: rotate vertical a djuster whe el
upwards.
Direct the flow of air by tilting and
s wivelling the slats .
Clo s e ven t: ro tate ve rtic al adju ste r wh ee l
downwards.
Add itional a ir vents
Be low the windscree n and door windows
and in the foot w ell.He ate d r e ar wi nd ow
With the ignition on, the rear w indow
he ating is sw itche d on by pres sing
buttonÜ:
Control indica tor in b utton illuminates :
re ar window he ating.
Control indica tor d oe s not illuminate :
re ar window he ating is switche d off.
Heating works with the engine running a nd
is s witched off automatically afte r a pprox.
15 minutes.
If buttonÜ is p re s se d again afte r
switching off automatically, rear window
he ating will continue for app rox . 8 minute s
and s witc h off ag ain.
Turn re ar window heating off as s oon as
re a r v i s i o n i s c l e a r .
9 Wa r nin g
Do not turn on re ar wind ow hea ting when
the soft top has been stowed in the
lug gage compartme nt.