2012 OPEL GT buttons

60 In struments, controls
Se le cting func tions
Functions and settings can be a ccessed via
the d riv er information centre.
This is done using buttons S and T
located on the le ft side of the stee ring
w h ee l . T h e r e le va n t m e nu o p t i o n s a r e t he n
shown on the disp lay one after the other.
If che ck control warning me ss ages are
dis playe d, the disp la y is blocke d for othe r
func tions. Acknowled ge the message by
pre ssing button S or T. If there a re
s eve ral warning me ss age s, acknowled ge
them one at a time.
Information display - s ee nex t column,
Che ck control warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8.
In fo r m a t io n d is p l a y
The inform ation d is play provide s
information on driving data, which is
continually re corded and ev alua te d
ele ctronically.
With the ignition on, pre ss button S to
reach the next m enu item .
Pre ss and hold button T to re se t re lev ant
menu item s.
Some information app ears on the dis play
in abbrev iated form.
The menu items are disp la yed in the
following orde r:
zO uts ide air tem perature and odomete r,
zTRIP A (Trip odometer),
zTRIP B (Trip odom eter),
zFUEL RANGE (dista nc e to empty),
zE CO N (Ave ra ge fue l cons umption),
zAV SPEED (Avera ge speed),
zO IL LIF E,
zCOOLANT,
zBO OS T.
Whe n the ignition is switche d off a nd back
on a gain, the previously dis playe d me nu
ite m is s how n.Outside temperatur e a nd odometer
Dis plays outside tem perature and record
of total kilom etre s/miles driven (odome ter)
when the ignition is on.
W ith the ignition off, the odome ter is
pre se nte d for app rox . 1 0 se conds whe n a
door is opened.
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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

69Instru men ts, c ontrols
BRAKE FLUI D
Brake /clutch fluid lev el is low. Control
indicator R als o illum inate s in the
instrume nt panel. Top up brake /clutch
fluid .
After corre cting brake/ clutch fluid leve l,
h a ve t h e ca us e of fl u i d l o s s re m e di ed by a
workshop.
Brake and clutch fluid le ve l - se e p age 1 5 6.
CHANG E OI L S OO N
Engine oil life has e xpired. Change engine
oil.
Make an appointment with a workshop for
Service work as soon a s p ossible.
Engine oil change, e ng ine oil filter change -
s ee page 1 54 .
Acknowled ging the me s sage by pres s ing
button S or T doe s not re se t the e ngine
oil life m onitor. S ee engine oil life monitor
on page s 63 , 1 5 1 for further information.CO M P ET I T IV E M O D E
Compe titiv e d riv ing mode ha s b ee n
se l ec t e d vi a b u tt o n R on the centre
cons ole.
Co n tro l in dica to r v illuminates in the
ins trument pane l.
Ad jus t your driving a ccording ly .
Compe titiv e m ode - se e p age 12 0 .
CR UISE EN GAGED
Cruise control has be en a ctivated via the
buttons located on the left s ide of the
steering wheel.
Cruise control - se e page 12 1 .
DOO R AJ AR
One or more of the doors a re not closed
prop erly. Clo s e drive r’s do o r an d
pass e nge r’s door.
ENGINE DISABLED
Starting of the e ngine has be en dis abled .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.ESC A CT I VE
E SP has come into action, to assist driving
s tability in slippe ry road conditions . Control
indicator v also fla shes in the instrument
pane l. Adjust your driving accordingly.
T h e m es sa g e m a y r em a i n f o r a s h o rt w hi l e
afte r ESP ass istance has ende d.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
ESC OF F
E SP h a s be en s w i t ch ed o f f vi a bu t t o n R on
t h e cen t r e co ns o l e, o r a f a u l t i s p r es en t .
C ontrol indicator v als o illuminate s in the
ins trume nt panel. Adjus t your driving
acc ordingly.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
FUEL RANGE LOW
F uel le vel is low. Fill up fue l tank.
Re fue lling - s ee page 1 14 .
ICE P OS SIB L E
Icy roa d cond itions are pos sible due to low
outside air temperature. Adjust your
driving a ccording ly .
E xtrem e driving conditions - s ee page 1 13 .

78 In fotain men t system
In f o t ai n me n t sy st e m
Brief o v ervie w.. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 8
G e ne ral in f orm atio n ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 0
O peratio n .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 1
Main me n u .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 2
So u n d s ettin gs ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 4
Radio .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 8 6
CD / MP 3 playe r ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 9 0
T ro ub les ho o tin g... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 9 7
G e ne ral advic e ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 9 8
G lo ss ary ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 0
Radio re ceptio n ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 1
Mobile tele phone s a nd radio
equipme nt (CB) 3. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 1
Brief ov erv iew
Operating elem ents
1LOADLoading discs with six-disc
CD pla yer 3: Press
- or -
CSe tting tim e/ date: Pre s s
2FA VVi e w a n d s a ve
favourite s tations : Pres s
3B
BB BDisplay additional tex t
information for
RDS s tations or MP3 files :
Press
4MEN UDisplay menus
5Display panel61 ... 6Pre se t buttons 1 to 6
S ele ct options in
corre sponding dis play
pa ne l labe ls
Rad io:
View and save
favourite stations
7EQS el e ct p r es et
e qualisation settings:
Press
8KAdjust sound settings:
Press and turn
C D: Se lect tra ck; turn
Rad io: Se lect s tatio n ; tu r n
9CATChange category
C D: Toggle betw een
C D audio and MP3 files

80 In fotain men t system
General information
T h e a udi o sys t em o f fe r s yo u
s tate-of-the -art ve hicle infotainm ent.
The illus tra tions on the pre vious p ages
show the Infotainm ent system and the
steering wheel mounted rem ote control
buttons.
The rad io ha s a tota l of 36 s tation
me mories for a comb ination of both
wav ebands (FM , AM).
T h e RD S ( Radio D ata Sy ste m) fu n ctio n ality
mak es it much e as ie r to find an FM channel
and guarante es interfere nc e-free
rece ption. I t als o provide s add itional us eful
func tions.
You can enjoy b oth audio and MP3-CDs on
the inte grated CD play er. A six -d isc CD
play er 3 is als o available as an option.
T h e I nf o t a i n m e nt s ys t em f ea t u r es
Speed Compensated Volum e (SCV)
reg ulation. The volume re gulation se tting
can be change d.
The sound processor offers you a range of
pre se t equalization settings, to optimise
the sound.An enhanc ed, hig h-powe r audio am plifie r
and s ubw oofe r 3 for the Infotainment
sy ste m are available as an option.
The well-thought out design of the
op er a t i n g e l em e n ts , cl ea r l y st r u ct u re d
menus on the large dis play and a large
on/volume knob enab le you to operate the
sy st e m e a si l y.
General not es on these op era ting
inst ructions
For an overview of the different functions
of the Infotainment system, see the section
“Brie f overvie w” on page 7 8 , togethe r w ith
the rele vant illustration, which s hows all of
the dis play a nd operating e leme nts.
You can find a d escription of the basic
st e p s fo r o p e r a t i n g t h e I nf o t a i n m en t
sy st e m i n t h e s e c t io n “ O p e ra ti o n ” o n
page 81 .
You can find detailed functional
descriptions for your Infotainment system
in the s ections “Radio” on page 8 6 and
“CD/M P3 pla yer” on p age 90 .
Should your Infotainment sy stem not
function the wa y you e xpe ct it to, ple ase
read the sections “ Troubleshooting” on
page 9 7 and “Gene ral ad vice” on p age 9 8.
In many case s, this w ill allow you to fix a
suspecte d fault quickly.
The s ection “Gloss ary” on p age 10 0
explains technical terms.The following s ym bols will he lp you to re ad
thes e operating ins tructions eas ily:A hand in front of the tex t ask s you
to perform an action.
A tick in front of the te xt ide ntifie s the
In f ot a i n m e n t sy st e m ’s r es p o n se .
zA bullet point in front of the te xt
identifies ad ditional information on the
su b j e c t .
– A hyphen in front of the te xt ma rk s
items of a lis t.
9A safety or w arning note conta ins
important information on how to us e
your Infota inment system safely .
Failure to obse rve this information
m a y r e s u l t i n a r i s k o f d a m a g e o r i n j u r y .
T he r ef o r e, p l ea se o bs er ve t h i s
information with particular care .

81Info tainment system
Im portant informat ion on ope ration and
road sa fet y
U s e y o ur I nf o t a i n m e nt sy st e m i n s uc h a
way that you can alwa ys drive safely.
If y ou hav e any doubts, stop the vehic le
and operate the Infotainment system while
t h e v eh i cl e i s n o t m ov i ng .
Theft protecti on
T h e I nf o t a i n m e nt s ys t em i s equ i p p e d w i t h
an ele ctronic the ft-de terre nt fe ature which
works by learning part of the Vehic le
Ide ntification Num ber (V IN).
The Infotainme nt s ys tem only w ork s in your
vehicle and is therefore of no value to
thieve s.
Retained Ac cessory Pow er (RAP)
This fe ature allows the Infotainme nt
system to be played even after the ignition
is turne d off.
Display
The following information can be shown on
the c entral dis play p ane l:
– Radio inform ation,
–Time,
–Date,
– S o u nd se t t i ng s,
–CD/MP3 information.Operation
Swit ching on/ offPress the X e kn ob .
T h e In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m s w i t c h es
on/off.
Informat ion dis pla ye d
The illumina ted dis play shows informa tion
for the rad io, the CD/MP3 pla yer, tim e and
the sound settings.
When the Infotainm ent system is switched
on, the dis play illuminate s and the mos t
re ce ntly s e le cted aud io s ourc e play s at the
previous volume se tting.
Vo lu m e
Turn the X e knob;
clockw is e to increas e the volume or
anticlockwis e to decre ase the volum e.
zW hen it is s witched on, the
Infotainment s ys te m play s at the most
re cently s et volum e.
zThe radio volume can be adjuste d
automatically to c om pensate for road
and w ind nois e, de pending on ve hicle
speed. See “Sp eed Comp ensa ted
V olum e (SC V)” on p age 86 for furthe r
inform ation.St ee ring whee l re m ote control
T h e fo l l o w i n g s t ee r i ng w h ee l co n tr o l s a r e
s upplied for y our conve nience and to
improve road s afe ty :
Butt ons ]
]] ] j and <
<< < k
Volum e control
Press the plus or minus button to increa se
or decrease the v olum e of the audio source
currently se lecte d.
Butt on
A l
Mute/unmute sound
Press the button to mute the sound.
Pres s again to turn the s ound back on.
Butt ons I m and J n
S earch buttons
zRadio:
Pre ss to se arch for ne xt/previous
station me mory.
Pre s s a nd hold for approx. 1 s ec ond
to advance to nex t/pre vious station
with a s trong signal in the se lecte d
wave band.
zCD :
Pre ss to skip to ne xt/previous track.
Pre s s a nd hold for approx. 1 s ec ond
to continue sk ip ping forwa rds or
backwa rd s to othe r tracks on the disc.

82 In fotain men t system
Main men u
The main me nu is the display that app ears
after the Infota inm ent system is switched
on. The following inform ation may be
dis playe d:
– Wav eband,
– Radio station frequency or nam e,
–Time,
–CD/MP3 information,
– Dis play , play back, sound or
station me mory labe ls etc..
Audio I nformat ion
The following inform ation is s how n in
the d isplay :
– Current wav eband or C D.
– Current station frequency,
CD track numb er or e lapse d track time.
– If the RDS function is active ,
the s tation nam e or s tation call lette rs
appea r on the dis play. Se e “RDS
(R adio Data S yste m)” on page 8 7.
– If th ere is a CD in th e CD s lo t,
the “CD” sy mbol illuminates on the
display . S ee “CD/ MP3 Play er” on
page 90 .
– If the C D is in rand om mode ,
the “RDM” sym bol illum inate s on the
display . S ee “Random Mode ” on
page 94 .Ti me and da te
Display of the current time and d ate.
Single-dis c C D playe r
In vehicle s with a s ingle -dis c CD play er, s et
the time and date as follow s:
T u r n i g n i ti o n k e y to AC C or R U N .
Press the X e kn ob .
T h e In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m s w i t c h es o n .
Press the C 1 clock button.
T h e HR, M I N, M M , D D , YYY Y
(hour, minute, m onth, day and yea r)
labe ls appe ar on the dis play.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l that you wis h
to change .
Press the same button 6 again to
i n cr ea se t h e t i m e /d a t e.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed i n cr ea s es by o n e
(h o ur/ min u te/ mo nth / day/ ye ar) eve ry
time the same button 6 is pressed
aga in.zThe va lue selected can also be
changed us ing the SEE K wf,
SE EKq g, FWD c and RE V d
buttons and the
K8 tune knob, as
follows:
Press the SE EKwf button or the
FW D c button.
The va lue selected increases
( ho u r /m i nu t e /m o n t h /d a y /y ea r ) .
- or -
Press the SE EKq g button or the
REV d b utton.
The va lue selected decreases
( ho u r /m i nu t e /m o n t h /d a y /y ea r ) .
- or -
Turn the K8 tune knob clock wise or
anticloc kwise .
The va lue selected increases or
dec reases (hour/minute/m onth/d ay/
ye ar).
The date does not disp la y automatically.
To dis play the date , proce ed as follows :
Press the C 1 clock button w ith the
In f ot a i n m e n t sy st e m o n .
The date appe ars .
zAfter a few seconds, the display reverts
back to the normal radio and tim e
disp lay.

83Info tainment system
Six -disc CD play er 3
In vehicle s with a s ix-dis c CD playe r, se t the
time and date as follow s:
Turn ignition key to ACC or RUN.
Pr e ss t h e X e kn ob.
The Infotainm ent system switches on.
Pr e ss t h e MEN U 4 button until the
se t-up menu is dis playe d.
The clock option labe l appe ars on the
display .
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the clock option labe l.
The HR, MIN, MM, DD, YY YY
(hour, minute, month, day and year)
labels appe ar on the display .
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the label that you wish
to chang e.
Pre ss the sam e b utton 6 a gain to
incre ase the time/date.
The value selected increa ses by one
(hour/m inute/month/day /year) every
tim e the sa me button 6 is p r e s s e d
again.zT h e va l u e s e le ct ed ca n a l s o be
change d using the SE EK wf,
SE EKq g, FW Dc and REV d
buttons a nd the
K8 tune knob,
as follows:
Press the SEEKwf button or the
FWD c button.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed i n cr ea s es
(hour/minute/month/day/year).
- or -
Press the SEEKq g b utton or the
RE V d button.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed de cre a s es
(hour/minute/month/day/year).
- or -
Turn the K8 tune knob clockwise or
anticlockwis e.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed i n cr ea s es o r
decreases (hour/minute/month/day/
year).
The date does not display automa tic ally.
To display the d ate, procee d as follow s:
Press the ME NU 4 button follow ed by
the button 6 locate d be low the clock
option labe l, with the I nfotainme nt
system on.
The date appea rs .
zAfter a few sec onds, the d isplay reverts
bac k to the normal ra dio and time
dis play.C ha nging de fault time and date s e ttings
The default time and date settings can
be changed from a 1 2 hour c lock to a
24 hour clock and from the date format
MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) to
DD/MM/YYYY (day/month/year).
C ha nge the default time or date se tting s
as follows:
Press the C 1 clock button
(single-d isc C D play er)
- or -
Press the ME NU 4 b utton
(six-d is c C D play er 3).
Pre s s the appropriate button 6
located b elow the forward arrow labe l
on the display.
The 12H , 24H , MM/DD/YYYY and
DD/MM/ YY YY labe ls a ppear on the
disp lay.
Pre s s the appropriate button 6
located below the labe l tha t you wis h
to se lect.
Press the C 1 clock button or the
MEN U 4 button to apply the
se lection.
The s ele ction is ap plied.
zAlte rnatively , allow the scre en to
time out a nd the s ele ction made will
bec om e the default time /da te setting.