2012 OPEL GT Owners Manual

49Seats , interior
Control indicator V illuminates
continuously as soon as the sy stem has
de tecte d that the p assenge r’s se at is
occupied and the pass e nge r is correctly
s eate d. W hen a pas se ng er occupie s the
pas se nger’s s ea t, the a irb ag for the
pas se nger’s s ea t is activated and may
i n f la t e i n t h e eve n t o f a n a cci de n t .
P a y a t te n t i on to th e c o n t r ol i nd i c a t or s f o r
s eat occupancy recognition.Important
zAccessories a nd other objects must not
be affix ed or s tored in the area in which
the airbags inflate, since they could
cause injury if the a irb ags a re de ployed.
zDo not place any objec ts be twee n the
airbag s ys tems and the ve hicle
occupants ; ris k of injury.
zThe airbag sy ste ms and be lt tens ione r
control e lectronics can be found in the
centre console area. In order to av oid
malfunctions, do not store mag netic
objects in this a re a.
zDo not stick any thing on the steering
whee l or ins trument pa ne l, or cov er
ei t h er o f t h e se a r ea s w it h o t h er
materials .
zUse only a dry cloth or Interior/
Upholstery Cle ane r to clea n the ste ering
w h ee l a n d i n st r u m e nt p a n el . D o no t u s e
any agg re s sive cle aning agents .
9 Warning
If the pas se nger’s s eat is occupie d,
control ind ic ator V must illuminate
continuously in the c entre console after
the ig nition is sw itc he d on.
If control indicator V does not illuminate
while driving, the airbag s ys tems have
not be en activa te d on the passe ng er’s
side; risk of fa ta l injury.
In this case, turn off the ignition, e nsure
the pass e nge r’s se at ba ckres t is in an
upright position and the pas se nger is
sitting upright in the se at. Re sta rt the
ve hicle. If the control indicator does not
illuminate w hile driving, hav e ca us e of
fault rem edie d by a works hop .
If control indicator v for airbag systems
and b elt te ns ioners illum inate s in the
instrume nt panel and W is illuminated in
t h e cen t r e c on s o l e w h i l e t h e p a ss en g e r ’s
s eat is occupie d, cons ult a works hop
imme diate ly.
9 Wa r nin g
Ne ver ca rry child restraint syste ms or
other objects on your lap; risk of fa ta l
injury.

50 Seats, interior
zThe airbag sys tem s are trigge red
depe nding on the seve rity of the
accident and the type of impa ct.
zEach airbag c an b e trigge re d only once,
which is indicated by continuous
illumination of control ind icatorv. Once
trigg ered , an airbag must be re place d
without delay. Consult a work shop.
zThe s pe eds , directions of move ment and
deformation properties of the vehicles,
and the prope rties of the obstacle
concerned, determ ine the severity of the
accident and trig gering of the airb ags.
Th e de gr ee o f damag e to y ou r v eh icle
and the re sulting repa ir costs alone a re
not indicative that the crite ria for
trigg ering of the airba gs were me t.
zDo not m odify airbag sys tem
com ponents, since this would render the
vehicle unroadworthy.zApplicable safe ty directive s mus t alwa ys
be observed when disposing of the
vehicle. For this reason, disposal should
be done by an a uthorise d re cycling
compa ny .
zPers ons we ighing les s than 3 5 kg s hould
only trave l in a ve hicle suitable for fitting
a c hild re straint s ys tem. The us e of child
restraint systems in your vehic le is not
rec om mende d.
zDo not place any he avy objects on the
p a s s en g er ’ s s e a t w h en t h e se a t i s
u n o ccu p i ed, o t h er w i s e t h e a i r ba g f o r t h e
pas s enger’ s s e at may be trig gere d
unne ce ss arily in the eve nt of an
accide nt.
zTo pre vent m alfunctions in the se at
occupancy recognition sys te m, do not
use protective cov ers or seat cushions on
the pass e nge r’s se at. N o t e s o n lo ad in g t h e ve h i c l e
zSe cure heav y obje cts in the luggage
compartme nt. If objec ts are to be
st a c k ed , t he h ea vi er o b j e c t s sh o u l d b e
placed at the bottom. Uns ecured obje cts
in the luggage compa rtm ent would be
thrown forward w ith g re at force in the
eve nt of heavy braking, for exam ple.
zIf heav y loads s lip when the ve hicle is
brake d he avily or drive n a round a be nd ,
the handling of the v ehicle may cha nge.
zThe warning triangle 3 and firs t-aid kit
(cushion) 3 s ho u ld alwa ys be fr e ely
acce ss ible.
9 Wa r ning
If hand led im prop erly, the airbag
sys tem s c an be trigge red in a n e xplos ive
manne r; risk of injury !

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 .

52 Seats, interior
Ne t p oc ke ts
L oc ated on the panel behind both s eats .
Lift backre st re lease le ve r and fold seat
forward to acce ss the net pock ets.Backrest poc kets
Locate d on the re ar side of the backre sts
on b o th s e a t s.
Lift back rest rele ase le ver a nd fold se at
forward to acce ss the b ackres t pocke ts.Se at cushi on pocke ts
Located on the front of the se at cushion on
both seats.

53Seats , interior
Ashtrays
To be used only for ash and not for
combus tible rubbis h.
To ope n: pull lid upwards .
T o emp ty: pu ll as htr ay ou t o f the r ece s s by
gripping the lid and pulling upwards .
To install: se at the bottom edge s of the
as htray in the rece ss and pus h the as htray
fully in.
Fi r st - a id k it+3,
warnin g triangle¨3
Your firs t-aid k it and warning triangle c an
be a ccommodate d in the lugga ge
compartme nt.
Power outlets
C igare tte lig hte r )
Pres s in cigarette lighter.
Pops up autom atically once the ele ment is
hea ted. Pull out lighter.
The cigarette lighter s ocket can als o be
used a s a n accessory soc ket.
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 .

54 Seats, interior
Accessory socket
Acce ss ory s ockets can b e us ed to conne ct
electrical accessories. The battery is
discharged if the engine is not running .
Do not dama ge the sock ets by using
unsuitable plugs. The ma ximum power
consump tion of elec trica l a ccessories must
not ex cee d 120 wa tts.
Do not conne ct any curre nt-delive ring
acce ss ories , e .g. ele ctrica l charging
de vices or ba tte ries .
Ele ctrical acce s sories connecte d to the
s oc ket m us t co m p ly w i t h t h e el ec tr o -
mag ne tic compatibility requirem ents
laid d ow n in DIN VDE 40 839, otherw ise
vehic le ma lfunctions m ay occur.
If the tyre re pair kit is be ing use d,
consumers must not be connected to
the a ux ilia ry socket a t the same time .

55Instru men ts, c ontrols
Instruments, controls
Co n tro l in dicato rs .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 5
In s tru me n t dis play ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 8
D rive r inf o rmatio n ce ntre . ..... .... .... ..... 5 9
Ch e ck co n tro l warn in g me ss age s. ..... 6 8
W arn in g bu zzers .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 1
W ind scre en wipe rs ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 1
W ind scre en was h er s ys tem ... .... .... ..... 7 2
Control indic ators
The control indica tors de scribe d he re are
not present in all vehicles. The descriptions
howe ve r, apply to all instrume nt vers ions.
The control indica tor colours me an: u
Anti -lock Bra ke Sy st em (ABS )
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
S ee page 1 24 .
s
ss sL uggag e c ompart me nt ope n
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
S ee page 2 8.
r
Fog tail lamp
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
Illuminates whe n the fog tail lam p is on –
s ee page 7 5. zRe d
Dange r, important re minder,
zY ellow
W arning , inform ation, fa ult,
zGree n
Eng agem ent confirm ation,
zBlue
Eng agem ent confirm ation.

56 In struments, controls
OTurn signals
Control indicator flashes in g reen.
The rele vant control indicator fla shes when
the turn signal is on. Both control ind ic ators
flash with the hazard w arning la mps on.
Rapid fla shing: F ailure of a turn s ignal
lamp or ass ociated fus e .
Turn signals - s ee pag e s 14 , 74 ,
Change bulbs – s ee pag e 1 4 6,
F us es – se e page 14 1 .
PHe adla mp hig h be am
Control indicator illum inate s in blue.
Illuminates whe n high b eam is on a nd
during headla mp flas h – s ee page s 13 , 74 .
ZExhaust em issions
Control indica tor illuminates or flas hes in
yellow.
Illum inate s whe n the ignition is s witched on
and goes out s hortly afte r the engine has
st a r t e d .
If it illum ina te s when the engine is running:
Fault in e miss ion control s ys tem .
The pe rmitted e mis sion limits may
be e xce ed ed. Co n su l t a w o rk sh o p .
If it flashes when the engine is running:
Fault that can le ad to d estruction of the
catalytic conve rter – se e page 11 6 .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.
RBrake system, cl ut ch system
C ontrol indicator illuminates or flashe s in
re d.
Illuminates when the ig nition is switche d on
i f t h e h a n d b ra ke i s a p p li e d o r i f t h e b ra ke/
clutch fluid lev el is too low.
Flashes at sp eeds ov er 8 km /h (5 mph) if
hand brak e is app lie d.
Release ha nd brake before continuing
journe y, to avoid ove rheating and
dam aging the b rake sy ste m.
F urthe r information - s ee pag es 6 8, 12 4 ,
156.
9 Wa r nin g
If it illuminates when the hand brake is
not a pplied: Stop the ve hicle ; interrupt
your journey immediately . C onsult a
workshop.