2012 OPEL GT airbag off

In brief9
S t e e r in g c o l u m n lo c k an d i g n it i o n :
Rotate steering wheel slightly,
turn key to position ACC
P o si t i o n s:
To lock the ste ering whe el, switch ignition
off, rem ov e k ey and turn ste ering whe el
s lig htly until lock is engage d.
6Starting - s ee page 1 7,
Parking the vehicle - s ee page 1 7,
Ele ctronic immobilis er - s ee pag e 2 1 .
Steering wheel adju stment:
S w iv e l le v e r do w n , ad ju s t h ei g h t ,
swivel lever up, engage
Do not adjust steering w heel unless v ehicle
is s tationary and s tee ring column lock has
been released.
Push the le ver firmly upwards to e nsure
that the s tee ring whee l is locke d in pos ition.
6O pel F ull Size airbag sy ste m -
se e p age 45 . J
JJ J= Ignition off
ACC= Steering unlock ed, ignition off
I= Ignition on
Y=Start

14 In brief
A ctiv ate turn sig nals:
6Turn s ignals - se e page 74 .
Hazard warning lamps:
6Haz ard warning lamps - s e e pa ge 7 5 .
A ctiv ate horn:
Press
jon steering wheel
6Ope l F ull Size airbag s ys tem -
s ee page 4 5,
Remote control on steering w heel -
s ee page 7 9.Ri gh t = M ove le ve r up
Left = Move lever downOn = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨ ag ai n

16 In brief
Drying misted-up win dows:
Air distribution to J,
rotary switc hes fo r temperature
an d fa n to the righ t;
pr e s s bu tto nsn and Ü
Open side air vents and d irect them
towards the d oor w indows.
6Climate control - se e p age 10 2 .
Manual transmissio n:
Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the ge ar d oe s not e ngage , s e t the lev er in
ne utra l, rele as e the clutc h pedal and
depre ss aga in; the n rep eat ge ar s ele ction.
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressures and ty re c ondition -
se e pages 1 2 5, 18 0 .
zEngine oil le vel a nd fluid le ve ls in e ngine
compartme nt - se e page s 1 5 2 to 15 7 .
zAll windows, mirrors, exte rior lig hting
and licens e plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are ope rationa l.
zObje cts are se curely locate d and will not
be thrown forward in the eve nt of
sudde n braking.
zNo o bj ect s a r e p l a ced o n t h e i n s t r um en t
panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate .
zSe ats, se at be lts and mirrors are
corre ctly a djus ted .
zB r a ke o p er a t i o n .

46 Seats, interior
W hen trigge re d, the airbags inflate in
millis econds to form a s afety cushion for
the d riv er and pass e nge r. The forwa rd
move me nt of the s eat occupants is
ch eck ed, t h er eb y s ub st a n t i a l l y r e du ci n g
the risk of injury to the upp er body and
head .
No im pairment of vie w will occur, becaus e
the a irb ags inflate and de flate s o quickly
that it is often not ev en noticed in an
accide nt. The airbag s ys tem will not be trigge red in
t h e eve n t o f :
zthe ignition being s witched off,
zminor frontal collis ions ,
zaccidents in which the vehicle overturns,
zcollis ions involving a s id e or re ar impac t
where it would not be of benefit to the
occupants .
9 Warning
The airb ag s ys tem prov ides optimum
protection whe n the s eat and backre st
are correctly adjuste d.
Adjust the driver's sea t according to the
occupant's he ight such that, with the
drive r s itting upright, the s teering whee l is
held in the are a of its up per s poke s w ith
t h e dr i ver ' s a r m s s li g ht l y ben t .
The pass enge r’s se at s hould be a s far
back as poss ible , with the backres t
upright – s e e pa ges 7 , 3 7, 3 8.
Do not place the head, b od y, hands or
f ee t o n t h e c ov er o f t h e a i r ba g s ys t em s .
Do not place any obje cts in the are a in
which the airb ags inflate . Im portant
inform ation – s ee page 4 9.
9 Wa r ning
The three-point seat belt must be
corre ctly fitte d (se e page 42 ).

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.

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 .

68 In struments, controls
The p ers onalis ation mode ends after
mak ing your language selection and the
display g oes back to the previously
dis playe d me nu ite m in the informa tion
dis play - se e page 60 .
Alternative ly, pre ss and hold buttons S
and T at the sam e time to e xit the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Re mote control - s ee page 2 2,
Ce ntral locking - s ee page 2 4 ,
Dela yed locking - s ee page 2 4,
Autom atic locking - s e e pa ge 2 5 ,
Autom atic unlock ing - s ee page 2 5.Che ck co ntro l w ar ni ng me ss ag e s
Check control monitors s e veral fluid le vels ,
the remote control batte ry , the e ng ine , the
fue l fille r cap and the s tatus of se veral
vehicle features including cruise control,
tra ction control, the Ele ctronic S tability
Program (ESP) and the airbag sy ste ms.
"ES C" ap pears in some warning mes s ages .
Elec tronic S tability C ontrol (ES C) is a
component part of the Ele ctronic S tability
Program (ESP), im proving driving s tability.
Warning me s sage s appe ar in the driv er
information ce ntre and a chime may s ound
w h en th e m es sa g e i s di s p l a ye d. If t he r e a r e
se veral warning mes s ages , the y are
display ed one after the other.
Some of the warning me ss age s ap pear on
the dis play in a bbrevia te d form.
Exa mples of warning me ss ages are shown
on the following pages .
Ac know le dge warning me ss age s as
des cribed on page 60 . The me ss age s will
clear from the display when the condition
no longe r ex ists .
Una cknowledge d warning me s sage s will
be re dis playe d later if the condition still
exi s t s.W arning me ss ages :
AUTO LIGHTS OFF
Auto light control is disa bled via the switch
on the lig hting le ver.
AUTO LIGHTS ON
Auto light control is re -enable d via the
switch on the lighting lev er.
The mes s age will only appe ar when a uto
light control ha s b een switched off and
bac k on again.
It will not a ppear when the ig nition is
switched on.
DOOR AJA R

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 .