2012 OPEL GT coolant

In brief19
Opel Full Size airbag system
The airbag s ys tem is triggere d in the eve nt
of a s erious accide nt inv olv ing a frontal
impac t and forms safe ty cushions for the
drive r and pas s enge r. The forward
move me nt of the drive r and pas s enger is
ch eck ed a n d th e r i s k o f i nj u r i es to t h e up p er
body and head are the reby subs tantially
red uce d.
6Ope l Full S ize airb ag s ys tem -
s ee page 4 5.
Remote co ntro l on steering wheel
The functions of the Infota inm ent system 3
and the driv er inform ation centre can be
op erate d with the b uttons on the ste ering
whee l.
6Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 ,
Remote control on steering wheel -
se e p age 79 ,
In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m 3 - se e page 78 .
Driver information centre
I nform ation d is play
The information dis play p rov id es
inform ation on d riv ing data, which is
continually recorde d and e valuate d
e lectronically.
Functions:
zOuts id e air te mpe rature and odom eter,
zTrip odometer A,
zTrip odometer B,
zFu e l r a n g e,
zAverage fuel c ons umption,
zA ver a g e s p ee d,
zEngine oil life monitor,
zCoolant temp erature,
zTurbo boost.
6Informa tion dis play - s ee page 6 0.
T RIP A 33 k m

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 .

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.
23 °C 257 km

63Instru men ts, c ontrols
Inte rrup tion of powe r suppl y
If the power supply has bee n interrupted or
the b attery volta ge d rops too low, the
value s store d in the information dis play will
be lost.
Engine oil l ife monitor
Display s a n estimate of the engine oil’s
re maining us eful life as a pe rcentage , since
the last reset.
When the system has been reset after an
engine oil c hange , the disp lay will s how
100%.
Sele ct me nu item OIL LIFE in the
information dis play.
Engine oil life monitor - se e p ages 6 9, 15 1 . C ool ant te mp era ture
Dis plays e ngine coolant tempe rature in
de gree s Ce lsius (
oC) or degrees
Fahrenheit (oF) .
S elec t menu ite m CO OL ANT in th e
inform ation display .
OIL LIFE 10 0% COOLANT 23°C

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 .

10 5Climate control
V ent ilation
zFor max imum ve ntilation in the head
area: move air distribution rotary
sw i t c h t oM, op en side air vents and
move slats of ce ntre air ve nts to a n
upright pos ition – s ee page 1 02 .
zSet the tem perature to the de sire d
se t ti n g .
zSet the fan to the d esire d setting.
zFor ventila tion to foot well: set air
distribution rotary sw itc h toK.
zFor simultaneous ventilation to the hea d
area and the foot we ll: s et air dis tribution
rotary sw itch toL.Hea ting
The amount of heat is de pe nde nt on the
coolant te mpe rature and is thus not fully
attaine d until the e ngine is warm.
For rapid warming of the p ass enge r
compartme nt:
zSe t air distribution rotary switch to the
de sire d position, prefe ra bly positionJ -
s ee page 1 04 .
zTurn the te mperature rota ry switch
clockwis e as far as it will go.
zSe lect fa n se tting 3.
zOpen side air vents.The c om fort and general well-be ing of the
ve hicle occupants are to a large e xtent
de pende nt on a s uitab le v entilation a nd
hea ting setting.
On order to achieve temp erature
stratifica tion with the pleasant e ffe ct of
"c ool he ad and warm fee t", turn the air
distribution rotary switch toK orJ and
mov e the temp erature rotary sw itc h to any
position (in the mid-range with
te mperature stratification).

152 Self-help, vehicle care
Op el genuine p arts an d
ac ce ss or ie s
We recommend that you use " Opel
ge nuine parts and acce ss ories " and
convers ion parts rele ase d e xpres s ly for
your vehicle ty pe. These parts have
undergone spe cial te sts to e stablish the ir
reliab ility , safe ty and spe cific suitability for
Opel v ehicles. Desp ite continuous market
monitoring, we ca nnot a ss es s or guarante e
these attribute s for other p roducts, e ve n if
they have bee n granted approval by the
rele vant authoritie s or in some other form.
"O pel genuine pa rts and a cces s orie s" and
approve d conve rsion parts can be
obtained from your Op el S ervice Partne r,
who can provide comp rehensive advice
about pe rmitted te chnic al changes and
e ns ure that the part is installe d correctly.
A note on safety
To avoid injury from moving p arts a nd
cables conducting ignition volta ge, only
carry out engine comp artm ent che cks (e .g.
checking b ra ke/clutc h fluid or engine oil
leve l) when the ignition is s witche d off.N eve r carry out any repairs or adjustment
and m aintenance work on the vehicle
y ours elf. This es pe cially applie s to the
eng ine, chassis a nd safety p arts. You may,
out of ignorance, infringe the provisions of
the law and, by not pe rforming the work
properly, you may endanger yourself a nd
other road use rs.
C he cki ng a nd topp ing u p fl ui ds
T h e en g i n e o i l d i p st i ck ha ndl e a n d t h e
inform ation on the caps for topping up
coolant and brak e/ clutc h fluid a re ye llow,
for e ase of identification.
9 Warning
The cooling fan is controlle d by a
t h er m o s w i t ch a n d ca n th e r ef o r e s t a r t
unexp ectedly, even if the ignition is
switched off. Risk of injury.
E l ect r o n ic i g n i t io n s ys t em s u s e a ve r y
high voltage. Do not touch the ignition
system; danger to life.

154 Self-help, vehicle care
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.