2012 OPEL GT change time

72 In struments, controls
W ith le ve r in position P, w ip ing frequency
is also dependent upon vehic le speed. As
ve hic le s pee d incre ase s, wiping will
be come more fre que nt.
The w ip ing frequency selected via the
adjustm ent band remains stored until it is
changed again.
F urther information - s ee page s 16 3 , 1 5 7.
Windscreen washer system
To opera te, press button n on end of lev er.
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
wind scre en and at the same time the
wipers are operate d for four cycles .
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 8 .

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.

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zThe highlighted setting can also be
adjusted using the SE EK wf,
SEE Kq g, FWD c and RE V d
buttons , as follow s:
Pr e ss t h e SEE Kwf button or the
FW D c button until the des ired lev el is
ob t a i ne d .
- or -
Pr e ss t h e SEE Kq g button or the
REV d button until the d es ired le vel is
ob t a i ne d .
The highlighte d s etting is adjus te d.
zTo quic kly ad jus t balance or fade
to the midd le position, procee d as
fo l l o w s :
Pre ss and hold the appropriate
button6 loca te d b elow the BAL or
FADE labe l for more than two seconds.
A bee p s ounds and the lev el is
adjuste d to the m iddle position.
zTo quic kly adjus t all s peak er and tone
controls to the m id dle p osition,
proc ee d as follows :
Pr e ss t h e K8 tune knob for more
than tw o se cond s.
A bee p s ounds and all sp eake r and
tone controls are adjuste d to the
middle position.Speed Compensated Volume (SCV)
To co m p en s a t e fo r a m bi en t a n d ro l l i n g
noise, the Infotainment system volum e
adjusts to the spe ed of the ve hicle .
Ac tiv ate/deac tiv ate the SC V function or
change the level of radio volume
compensation as follows:
S et the volum e to the de sired lev el.
S ee “Volume ” on page 8 1.
Press the ME NU 4 button until the
radio s et-up menu appe ars .
The ‘AUTO V O LUM’ option label
a p p ea r s o n t h e di s p l a y.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the ‘AUTO V OLUM’
option label on the display.
The OF F, Low, Me d and High la bels
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l that you wis h
to sele ct.
The ne w s etting is applie d.
zThe display time s out afte r approx.
1 0 se c o n d s.
zEach higher setting allows for more
radio v olume comp ensa tion at highe r
ve h icle s pe eds .
Radio
Switch on the Infotainment systemPress the X e kn ob.
The Infotainment system switches on.
The mos t rec ent audio s ource play s.
Ra dio mod e
If y ou wish to listen to the radio while a
C D is playing, p roce ed as follows :
Press the BAND h button.
The s tation most re cently se lecte d is
disp layed .
The s tation re ce ntly se lecte d play s.
zThe CD rema ins in the CD slot, read y
for future listening.
Se le ct w ave ba nd
The radio is on.
Press the BAND h button.
T he r a di o s w i t ch es be t w ee n t h e
AM and F M wa veba nds .
The current waveband and the station
to which the radio w as tuned most
rece ntly are disp la yed .
The s tation re ce ntly se lecte d play s.
zWa veba nd se lection:
- AM = Amplitude M od ulation
(MW ),
- FM = Frequency Modula tion.

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Cha ng ing number of fa vourites pag es
The number of fa vourites pag es c an be set
up using the ME NU 4 button, up to a
max imum of s ix s epa ra te pag es of
favourites.
To change the number of favourites pa ges ,
proceed a s follows;
Pr e ss t h e MEN U 4 button until the
ra dio se t-up me nu appea rs .
The FAV 1, FAV 2, FAV 3, FAV 4, FAV 5
and FAV 6 labe ls appea r on the
display .
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the label that you wish
to se lect.
The s ele ction is app lie d.
zChoosing the F AV 6 la bel will a llow up
to a max imum of 3 6 station me mory
loca tions to be store d.
Press the FA V 2 (favourites) button to
re turn to the original main radio
dis play, showing the radio s ta tion
freq ue ncy labe ls.
S ix radio s tation fre quency labels
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
zAlternatively, allow the screen to
time out and the se le ction mad e will be
app lie d.
zT h e p r oc es s fo r s t o r i ng f a vo u ri t e
s t a t i o ns f o r t h e c ho s en n u m be r o f
favourites page s can be be gun. Se e
“S toring favourite ra dio stations”.
Tuning into a stored ra dio stat ion
To se lect a store d favourite radio s tation,
proc ee d as follows ;
Press the FAV 2 (favourites) button
until the pag e where the favourite
radio s tation fre quency label y ou wish
to s ele ct appe ars on the dis play.
S ix radio s tation fre quency labels
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l you wis h to
select.
The station s ele cted is dis playe d.
The selected station plays.Ra dio me ssage s
The following me s sage s may appe ar on
the display if a p roble m occurs and the
r a di o d oe s n ot op er a t e co r re ct l y:
- Calibration E rror,
-Locked.
C alibra tion e rror
T h e In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m h a s b ee n
calibrated during vehicle production. If this
me s sage appe ars on the dis play, the
s ys t em ha s n o t be en ca l ib ra t ed co r r e ct l y
and m ust be re turned to your retaile r for
service . W e recomm end that y ou consult
an O pe l Se rv ice Partner.
Locked
If this me ss age appea rs on the d isplay , the
e lectronic theft-dete rrent fea ture has
locked up the radio. Take the vehicle to
y our re tailer for service . W e recomm end
that you consult an Opel Service Partner.

15 1Self-help, vehicle care
Inspection system
In ord er to guarante e economical and sa fe
ve hic le ope ration a nd to maintain the
value of your ve hicle , it is of vital
importance tha t all maintenance work is
carried out at the p rope r intervals as
s p eci f i e d by Op e l ( se e ch a p t er " Ser v ic e,
Maintenance " on page 1 65 ). Tim e or
mile age/ kilome tre intervals - w hiche ver is
r ea c he d f i rs t - d e t er m i n e w he n y o ur v e hi c l e
is due for its nex t Se rv ice.
H a v e t h e Se rv i ce w or k t h a t i s du e ca r r i e d
out within one w eek or 500 km (300 miles).
Hav e this work carried out by a re paire r in
accordance with Ope l’s re comme nd ations ,
using O pe l genuine parts a nd acce ss orie s .The e ngine oil life m onitor lets y ou k now
when to change the e ng ine oil. Base d on
driving conditions , the time or kilom etre /
mileage interva l at which an e ng ine oil
cha ng e will b e indicate d can v ary
cons ide ra bly.
For the system to work properly, it must be
re set e very time the e ngine oil is changed.
See k the as sis tance of a workshop.
When the system has calc ulated that
engine oil life has bee n diminishe d,
"CHAN G E OI L SO ON" ap pears in the drive r
information ce ntre - s ee page 6 9 . Engine
power m ay be de creas e d. C hange e ng ine
oil immed iately.F urthe r information on Se rvice and the
Service Plan can be found in the chapter
"S er vi ce , M a i nt e n a nc e" on p a g e 16 5 .
Hav e mainte na nce work, as well as repairs
to the bodywork a nd equipme nt, carrie d
out b y a p rofessiona l. We recommend y our
O pel Servic e Partner, who is fam ilia r with
O p el veh i cl e s a n d i n p o ss es s io n o f t h e
nec es sary sp ecial tools and the lates t
s ervice ins tructions from Ope l. It is
particularly a dvis able to us e an Ope l
S ervice Partner during the warranty period,
to av oid inv alidation of warranty claims .
See the chapter "Service, Maintenance" on
pag e 165 for further inform ation.
Se pa rate anti-c orrosion se rv ice
Hav e the work pe rform ed a t the interva ls
s p ec if i e d i n t h e c ha p t er "S er vi ce ,
Mainte nance " on pag e 1 6 5.
C HA NGE OIL SOON

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Top up with the sam e b rand of engine
oil that was used d uring the previous
e ngine oil change, following the
instructions in the chapter " Se rv ice,
Maintenance " on page 1 65 .
To close, p osition the cap and screw it
into place .
Ca pacities – se e p age 18 2 .Engine oil c hange , e ngine oil filte r c hange
Pe rform change in accordance w ith the
cha pter " Servic e, M ainte nance" on
page 16 5 .
Engine oil c hange s are to b e ca rrie d out
depe nding on time or kilometre /mile age
inte rvals , or whe n the e ngine oil life monitor
indica tes that engine oil life has be en
diminished , s ince e ng ine oil lose s its
lubrication prope rtie s not only through
engine ope ration but also through age ing .
We rec om mend us ing an original O pel
engine oil filte r.
Reme mbe r to reset the e ngine oil life
monitor whenever the engine oil is
cha ng ed. See k the as sis tance of a
work shop.
C oolant
D u r i n g o p e r a t i o n t h e sy st e m i s p r es su r i z e d .
T h e t em p er a t u r e m a y t h e re f o re r is e t o ov er
100 °C.
The glycol-bas ed coolant p rov id es
excellent corrosion protection for the
hea ting and cooling sy ste ms as well a s
antifree ze prote ction down to –28 °C. It
re mains in the cooling sy ste m throug hout
the yea r and nee d not be changed.
Us e of certain antifre ez es can le ad to
eng ine damage. We therefore recommend
the use of antifre eze s tha t ha ve bee n
app rov ed.
9 Warning
E mpty engine oil cans m us t not be placed
in the domes tic refus e. We rec om mend
that you entrus t engine oil and e ngine oil
filter change s to a works hop who is
familiar with the legal requirem ents
concerning the disposal of used engine
oil and filters , a nd can thus he lp protect
t h e en vi r o n m en t a n d yo ur he a l t h .9 Wa r nin g
Antifree ze is a dange r to health; it m ust
the refore be ke pt in the original container
and out of the reach of children.

15 9Self-help, vehicle care
Ba ttery
T h e b a t t er y i s m a i nt e n a nc e- f r ee .
Re trofitted ele ctric al or ele ctronic
acce ss ories can pla ce an additional loa d
on the battery or even discharge the
batte ry. C onsult a workshop rega rd ing
tec hnical p ossibilitie s, such a s fitting
a m ore powe rful b attery.Lay ing up the v ehicle for m ore than
4 wee ks can lead to batte ry discharge,
which may reduce the service life of the
battery. Disconnect battery from on-board
power s upply b y de taching negative
terminal.
Ensure that the ignition is switche d off
before conne cting battery. Then pe rform
the follow ing actions:
zSe t date and time in the ra dio disp la y –
see section “Infota inm ent system 3” on
page 7 8 .
In order to pre ve nt the batte ry from
d i sc h a r g i n g , so m e c o n su m e r s su c h a s t h e
courte sy lamps automatically switch off
afte r approx . 2 0 minute s.
Protection o f
elec tro nic components
In o r de r t o p r ev en t f a u l t s in el ec tr o n i c
compone nts in the e lectrical system, neve r
connect or d isconnect b attery w ith the
eng ine running or the ignition sw itched on.
N eve r sta rt engine w ith b attery
disconnected, e.g. when starting using
jump le ads.
To av oid damaging the vehic le, d o not
ma ke a ny modifications to the ele ctrical
s ys tem, e. g. connecting ad ditional
consum ers or tampe ring with ele ctronic
control units (chip tuning).
Disconnecting/connecting the b attery
f r o m /t o th e el e c tr i c a l s y st em
Disconne ct the b attery from the ve hic le
e lectrical s ys tem before charging :
F irst de tach the ne gative and then the
positive lea d. Do not reve rse the p ola rity of
the battery, i.e . do not confuse the
te rm ina ls for the positive and ne gative
le ads. W he n connecting, s tart with the
positive le ad a nd the n connect the
neg ative lead.
9 Wa r ning
Have battery changes carrie d out by a
work shop who knows the la ws
concerning the disposal of used ba tteries
a nd t h er ef o r e p r o t ect s t h e e n vi r o nm en t
and your health.
9 Wa r nin g
Electronic ignition systems use a very
hig h voltage. Do not touch the ignition
sy st e m ; d a ng er t o l i f e.