2012 OPEL GT ad blue

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 .
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ss sL uggag e c ompart me nt ope n
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
S ee page 2 8.
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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.

14 1Self-help, vehicle care
Electrical system
Fuses
The vehicle has two fuse boxes: one behind
a cov er on the rig ht-hand side of the
pas se nger com partment a nd anothe r in
the e ngine com partment.
It is advisable to carry a complete set of
fuses in the vehicle.
St o r e s p a r e f us e s o n t h e u nde r si d e o f t h e
engine c om partment fus e box cove r.
Opening the cover – see pa ge 144.
Before re placing a fus e, turn off the
re spective switch and the ignition.A blown fus e ca n be re cognise d by its
me lted wire. Do not install a new fus e until
the cause of the fault has be en re medie d.
Differe nt ty pes of fuse are use d.
9 Wa r ning
Elec tronic ignition sy ste ms use a v ery
high v oltag e. Do not touch the ignition
sys t em ; da n g e r t o l i f e.
Fuse Fuse
c o l o ur r a t i ng
Grey 2 A
Brownish y ellow 5 A
Re d 10 A
Blue 15 A
Ye llo w 20 A
Transpare nt 25 A
Or a nge 40 A

142 Self-help, vehicle care
Fu se F u se
colour rating
Blue 20 A
Pink 30 A
Green 40 A
Red 50 A
Yellow 6 0 A
Pl a c e t h e f us e ex tr a c to r o n t h e va r i o u s
types of fuse from the top or sid e, and
withdra w fuse .O nly install fus es of the s pe cifie d rating.
E ach fuse has its rating writte n on it, in
add ition the fuses are colour coded.