2012 OPEL GT engine oil

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P l ea s e en t er yo u r veh i cl e ’s da t a h e re t o ke ep i t ea si l y a cces s i bl e.
This information is available under the se ction "Technical da ta " as we ll as on the ide ntification plate .
Fuel
De signati on
Engine oil
Gra de
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
T y re si ze wi th full load
S umme r ty re s F ront Re ar
W inte r ty re s F ront Re ar
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehic le Weight
– EC kerb weight
=Loading

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 .

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

22 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Cont rol indica tor for im mobili se r oIlluminates brie fly when the ignition is
switched on.
If the control indicator s tays illuminated
after the ignition is s witched on, the re is a
fault in the system; the e ngine cannot be
starte d. S witch off the ig nition, rem ove the
ke y and re pe at the s tart attem pt.
If the control indicator fails to ex tinguish,
try to start the engine using the spare ke y
and cons ult a works hop.
Note
The im mobilise r does not lock the doors.
There fore , after le aving the ve hicle alwa ys
lock it. See pa ge 24.Remote co ntro l
Used to operate:
zC entral locking s ys tem,
zL uggage compartme nt relea se ,
zV ehicle loc ator and panic alarm .
The rem ote control has a range of
approx. 3 m etres . This range can be
a f fe ct ed by o u t s i de i n f l u en ce s.
Handle the rem ote control with care,
prote ct it from m ois ture and high
tempe rature s and avoid unne ces sary
op er a t i o n .
Whe n enable d through d riv er information
centre pers onalis ation mode, illumina tion
of hazard warning lam ps indicate s re mote
control ope ration.
Driv er information centre - se e page 59 .C entra l lock ing s ys te m,
s ee page 2 4.
D e lay ed locki ng ,
s ee page 2 4.
Autom atic locking ,
s ee page 2 5.
Autom atic unl ocking,
s ee page 2 5.
L uggag e c ompart me nt re le ase,
s ee page 2 6.
V e hicle locat or and pa ni c alar m,
s ee page 2 8 .
W e lcome lig ht function,
s ee page 6 7 .

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 .

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

64 In struments, controls
Turbo boost
Displays amount of boost the engine is
currently re ceiv ing in kilopasca ls (kPa) or
pounds per square inch (psi).
Se lect me nu item BOO ST in the information
dis play.Personalisatio n mode
With the ignition on and the ve hicle
stationary, pre ss and hold b uttons S and
T at the sa me tim e to e nter the
pers onalis ation mode .
Menu item OI L L IF E RESE T will ap pear.
Engine oil life monitor - se e page s 6 3 , 6 9,
151.
Pre ss button S to rea ch the nex t me nu
ite m.
Pre ss and hold button T for approx.
1 se cond to scroll through the av ailable
settings for each menu item.
Pre ss button S to sele ct the currently
display ed se tting a nd prog re s s to the ne xt
menu item .If no s ele ction is m ade within a pprox.
1 0 se c o n d s, t h e p er s o na li s a t i o n m o d e e n d s
and the display goe s back to the pre vious ly
dis playe d information display mode .
The pers onalis ation mode will als o end
imm ediate ly if the ignition is s witche d off.
If v eh i cl e sp e ed ex cee ds 3 km / h (2 m p h) ,
only the UNITS me nu will be a vailable.
S om e information appe ars on the dis play
in abb re viate d form.
0 kPa [ ] O I L LI FE R E S E T

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 .