2012 OPEL GT Owners Manual

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.

27Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
To open wit h release butt on in glove
com partm ent:
Ke y in ignition s witch position O or ACC, o r
with hand brake app lie d:
Pres s the luggage compa rtm ent rele as e
button loc ated in the glove compartme nt.With soft top in raise d position, the
buttre ss es are unlatche d a utomatically
before the luggage compartme nt is
op en ed . So f t t o p - se e p a g e 31 .
Lift lug gage comp artm ent lid towa rd s rear
of v eh i c l e t o o p en f u l l y .To ope n from w ithin lug gage
com partm ent :
Pull em erge nc y luggage compartm ent
re le as e handle . Push lugga ge
compa rtm ent lid from the inside to ope n.
The eme rgency luggage compartme nt
re le ase ha nd le g lows in the d ark for gre ater
vis ibility in the eve nt of people be coming
trappe d in the lug gage compartme nt.
9 Wa r nin g
Do not us e the e merge ncy luggag e
compartme nt re lea se handle to se cure
items in the lugga ge c om partment, to
avoid caus ing dama ge to the ve hicle .

28 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
To close
To clos e the lug gage compartme nt lid ,
stand behind the ve hicle and, with two
hands laid flat on the s urface of the lid,
close the lid with a swift, firm m otion.If the luggage comp artm ent lid is ope n or
i s n o t cl o s ed p r op er l y, "TRUNK AJAR" will
appea r in the drive r inform ation ce ntre
when the ig nition is on. Control indicator
s also illuminate s in the instrument
panel. Close luggage compartm ent lid.
Driv er information centre - se e page 59 .Vehicle locator and p anic alarm
The re mote control has both a v ehicle
locator and a panic alarm fe ature,
activa ted v ia button U.
To aid location of the vehicle, e.g. when the
ve hicle is park ed in a car park, pres s and
re le ase b utton U; the horn will sound
three times and the hazard warning lamps
and c ourte sy lamps will flas h thre e tim es .
To activa te the panic alarm, pres s and
hold the button for 3 se conds; the horn will
s ound and the hazard w arning lam ps and
courtes y lam ps will flash for 3 0 se conds.
Press button U a gain to sw itc h off the
panic alarm, or turn ke y in ignition s witch to
pos ition ACC or I.
The vehicle locator and panic a la rm
fe ature s are ope rational only with the
ignition off.9 Wa r ning
Ensure the soft top is properly stowe d
(s ee pag e 3 1 ) and e ns ure no obje cts a re
placed in the are a within the luggage
com partment in w hich the soft top is
st o r ed .
9 Warning
Do not drive with the luggag e
compa rtm ent ope n or ajar, e .g. whe n
transp orting bulky objects, to a void
causing damage to the vehicle.

29Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Exterio r mirrors
Adjust us ing the switches in the driver’s
door. S elec t rele vant ex terior mirror and
adjus t.For the safe ty of pe destrians, the e xterior
mirrors will s wing out of their normal
mounting position if the y are bumped w ith
sufficient force. Reposition the mirror by
applying s light pres s ure to the m irror
ho u s i ng .
Interio r mirror
To adjust, swive l the mirror housing.
S wivel lever on underside of m irror housing
to re duce d azzle at night.
Take care when driving with interior mirror
adjus ted for night vision. Re ar v iew may be
s lightly dis torte d in this position.

30 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Electric windows
T h e e l ec t r i c w i nd ow s c a n b e us ed :
zwith the ke y in ignition switch p os itions
ACC, Ior Y.
zwithin a pprox. 5 minute s of s witching ke y
to p o si t i o n J
JJ J.
The function standby after s witching off
the ig nition is cancelle d whe n the drive r’s
door is opened.The drive r’s and pas se nger’s window are
op erated via the switches located in the
driver’s door handle.
For increm ental ope ra tion, briefly pull or
pres s the s witch. To ope n or close fully , pull
or press the switch for longer.
For automatic ope ning , pre ss the switch
down fully . Pull the s witch to s top the
movem ent.
In the e vent of difficulty due to frost or
the like , pre ss the re lev ant wind ow sw itc h
several tim es until the window is closed.The pass e nge r’s window is operate d via a
switch in the door handle.
F or inc re me nta l operation, brie fly pull or
press the switch. To open or close fully, pull
or pre ss the switch for longer.
9 Wa r ning
Ta ke c a r e w h e n o p er a t i n g t h e el e ct r ic
wind ows. Risk of injury, especially for
childre n.
Vehicle passengers should be informed
according ly .
Keep a close wa tch on the w indows when
closing them . Ensure that nothing
become s trapped in the m a s the y move .
9 Wa r nin g
Before le aving the ve hicle , re move the
ignition ke y in orde r to pre vent
unauthorized operation of the windows -
risk of injury.

31Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Ov erlo a d
If the windows are repe ated ly ope ra te d at
short intervals , the power supply is b rie fly
cut off.
The system is protected by a fuse in the fuse
box - s e e pa ge 1 4 1.Soft topLo w er i ng s of t to p
Only w ith v ehicle stationary.
Wi t h ve h i cl e p a r ked o n a l ev el s u r fa ce,
engage first or re ve rs e gea r, s witc h off
ignition and a pply hand b ra ke.
Plac e no obje cts in the area within the
lugg age compartm ent in which the s oft top
is to b e s to r ed.
Ensure that soft top canopy is dry b efore
low ering s oft top.
Ope n the lug gage compartme nt - s e e p a ge
26 .
9 Warning
Take care when lowe ring or raising the
soft top. Risk of injury. Vehicle passengers
s hould b e informed accordingly.
K ee p a close watch on the mov ing parts
whe n lowe ring or raising the soft top.
E ns ure that nothing be com es trapped as
the soft top is move d.

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.