2012 OPEL GT lock

24 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Cen tral locking system
For doors only.
To unlock:
Press button c on remote control.
zDriv er’s door is unlocke d.
Press button c on remote control twice
w i t h i n 5 se c o nd s:
zPassenger’ s door is unlocked.
When enab led through the driver
inform ation c entre pe rsonalis ation mode:
zHazard w arning lam ps fla sh twice .
zHorn a ctivates twice .
If button c is pres se d again after the doors
are unlocked, the hazard w arning la mps
may flash tw ic e to indicate the d oors are
alrea dy unlocked .To l o c k :
Close doors and windows before locking.
Pre ss button e on re mote control.
zBoth doors are locke d.
When enabled through the driver
information ce ntre pe rs onalisation mode :
zHaz ard warning lamps flash onc e.
zHorn activate s once .
If b utton e is pre ss e d again afte r the doors
are loc ked, the horn activate s once and the
ha zard warning lamp s m ay flash onc e to
indica te the doors are alre ady locke d. D e lay ed locki ng :
W h en e na bl ed t hr o u g h t h e d ri v er
inform ation centre pers onalis ation mode,
locking of the doors is de laye d until
5 seconds after the last door is c losed ,
whe n button e is p re sse d on the re mote
control.
If a do or is o pen w he n bu tto n e is pre ss ed,
the ha zard warning lamp s w ill flas h when
the doors are locke d after the de lay.
To override the dela y, press button e
a g a in . D o or s l o c k im m e d ia t e l y .
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 .
9 Wa r nin g
For safety reasons, remove the key from
the ignition switch be fore locking the
veh icle .

25Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Ce ntra l locki ng s witc h for locki ng and
unlock ing the doors from i nsid e t he
ve h icl e
Move switch in driv er’s door or pas se ng er’s
door to position e: doors are locked.
Move switch in driv er’s door or pas se ng er’s
door to position c: doors are unlocked .Note
zIf the ce ntra l locking s ys tem is locke d, the
doors c annot be unlocke d by p ulling the
interior handle.
zL o cked do o r s u n l o ck t h em se l ves
automatically when an acc id ent of
a c ertain seve rity occurs (for outsid e
as sis tance), and the haz ard warning
lamp s com e on. The ke y mus t als o be
in the ig nition.Autom atic locking
The central locking s ys tem autom atically
locks the doors as s oon as a sp ee d of
app rox . 8 km/ h (5 mph) is reache d.
Fault
In the ev ent of a fault, e .g. autom atic
locking d oe sn’t take place, ens ure all the
doors have been properly closed.
If the automatic locking function still fa ils to
ope rate, we re comme nd that you cons ult a
workshop.
Autom atic unl ocking
W h en e na bl ed t hr o u g h t h e d ri v er
inform ation centre pers onalis ation mode,
the central locking system autom atically
unlocks either the drive r’s door or both
doors when the key is turne d to ignition
switch position J.
This fe ature c an also b e dis able d via the
drive r inform ation c entre pe rsonalis ation
mode .
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 .

26 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Manua l lock ing or unlocking
To unlock:
Turn ke y in drive r’ s door lock towards front
of vehicle as far as it will go. Turn ke y back
to a v ertical pos ition and remov e.
Both doors w ill be unlocke d.To l o c k :
Turn ke y in d riv er’s door lock toward s re ar
of ve hicle as far as it will go. Turn key back
to a ve rtic al position and re move .
Both d oors will be locke d.
L ugg ag e com par tme nt
T o ope n wi th re mote control:
Pres s and hold button s on the re mote
control.

32 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Re leas e the locking le ver locate d in the
ce ntre of the he ade r rail by pulling it down
and rotating it anti-clockwise. The
retaining hook will unhook . To avoid dam aging the s oft top or the
roof m echanism , the le ve r must re main in
the ope n position during the lowe ring
p r oc edu r e.F r o m t h e s i de o f t h e ve h i cl e, p u l l t he
s oft top away from the winds cree n frame
and fold it down into the luggage
compa rtm ent.

34 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Ens ure the retaining hook is corre ctly
aligned within its ape rture be fore
attem pting to engag e the locking lev er.Engage the lock ing leve r by rotating it
cloc kwise and pus hing it up. The retaining
hook will hook into p osition.The leve r mus t remain in the close d
position w he n the soft top is raise d.

39Seats , interior
Folding seat b ackrests
Lift release lev er on outboard side of
back rest and fold seat b ackrest forwards.
To move upright, lift rele as e le ver, move
s eat b ackres t bac kwards and audibly
e nga ge.
Three-stage restraint system
Co mpris ing:
zThree -point se at be lts ,
zBe lt tensione rs,
zAirbag s yste ms for driver and pas se ng er.
The thre e stag es are a ctivated in se quence
depending on the seriousness of the
accident:
zThe automa tic se at be lt locking de vices
pre vent the belt s trap from be ing pulle d
out and thus ensure that the v ehicle
occupants are re tained in the ir se ats .
zThe se at be lts are pulled down at the
be lt buckles . This mak es the b elts fit
snugly, the oc cup ants are decelerated
toge the r with the v ehicle, and the body
i s su b j e c t ed t o l es s st r e ss .
zThe airbag sy ste ms a re als o trigge red in
t h e ev en t o f s er i o u s a cci de n t s a n d f o r m a
s afety cushion for the occupants.
De pending on the se verity of the
accide nt, the airbags inflate
in two stages.9 Wa r nin g
The airbag sy ste ms are s upple mentary
to the three -point se at be lts and belt
tensioners, and the sea t belts must
the refore always be worn. Dis re garding
the se ins tructions may le ad to injuries or
endanger life. Vehicle passengers should
be informe d accordingly.

40 Seats, interior
Three-point seat belts
The v ehicle is e quippe d with three -point
seat b elts with autom atic retractors and
locking de vice s, allowing fre ed om of body
move me nt although the spring te ns ioned
be lts are alway s a s nug fit.
F or information on correct sea ting
pos ition – se e page s 3 8 , 4 2, 4 6.
T h e b el t s a r e lo ck ed dur i n g r a p i d ve hi cl e
acce leration or de cele ration.In the e vent of an accident, persons not
wearing s ea t belts e nda ng er their fe llow
oc cup ants and themselves.
Co n tro l in dica to rk for pass e ng er’s s eat
belt – se e page 43 .
Co n tro l in dica to rX for driver’s seat belt –
se e p ages 4 3, 5 7.
Sea t be lts are only de s ig ne d for us e by one
pers on at a time . They are not s uitable for
pers ons y ounge r tha n 12 ye ars of age or
sma ller than 150 cm.Be lt forc e li mite rs
Belt force limiters on the seats reduce the
s tres s on the body due to controlle d re leas e
of the belt during a collis ion. This m eans
that the oc cup ants m ov e forward unde r
control.
I nspect ion of belts
P l ea se ch eck a l l p a r t s o f t h e b el t s ys t em
occas ionally for dama ge a nd corre ct
ope ration. H ave da mage d parts re placed .
After an accid ent, hav e belts and dep loy ed
be lt tens ione rs re place d by a works hop.
Do not pe rform any alte ra tions on the
be lts, the ir anchorages, the automatic
re trac tors or the belt buck le s.
Mak e s ure that b elts are not da mage d or
trappe d by s harp-e dge d objec ts.
9 Warning
Always we ar y our s ea t belt, and that
means also in urban traffic. I t can save
yo u r lif e!
Also, pregnant wom en must always wea r
a s e at be lt – s ee page 4 3.

51Seats , interior
zNo objects should be p laced on the
in s t r um en t p a n e l . T h ey a r e re f l ect e d i n
th e g l a s s, o bst r u ct t h e dr i ver ’ s v i ew a nd
will be thrown throug h the ve hic le in the
eve nt of he avy braking, for e xam ple.
zOb j e c t s m u s t no t b e st o r ed in t h e a i r b a g
inflation a rea, because they could cause
injury if the airbag s ys tem is deploye d.
zLoads m ust not obstruct the operation of
the pe dals, hand brake and g ear s hift
lever, or hinder the freed om of
m o vem en t o f t h e d ri v er . D o no t p l a ce
any unsecured objects in the interior.
zDo not drive with luggage compartme nt
op en w h en t r a n s p o r t i ng bu l ky o bj e ct s,
for e xam ple, to avoid caus ing damag e
to th e v e h ic le .
Stow ag e comp ar tme nts
Glove comp artm ent
To op en, pull handle .
The glove compartment can be locked
us i n g t h e ig ni t i o n k e y .Console box between sea ts
To open, press button in centre of console
box , rotate it le ft or right and pull cove r
down.
To clos e, push cove r up until it latches in
position a nd press the button.
9 Wa r ning
Failure to observe these descriptions can
le ad to in ju r ies wh ich may be f atal.
Vehicle passengers should be informed
according ly .