2012 OPEL GT fuses

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Bon net relea se
To ope n the bonnet, pull the rele ase
le ver locate d on the driver’s s ide below
the instrument pane l.
The b onnet will then be unlatched and will
ope n partially. R eturn relea se lev er to its
original pos ition.
Do not pull rele ase leve r while the vehicle is
mov ing. Bo n ne t re le as e ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 0
Startin g .... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 1
Starting the engine with
jum p lea ds3..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 2
T o win g ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 4
First-aid kit+3,
warning tria ngle¨3.... ..... .... .... ..... 13 5
V eh icle too ls .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 5
P u nc tu re .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 5
T yre repair kit.. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 6
Ele ctrical s ys tem .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 1
Fuses and the most important c ircuits
the y p ro te ct .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 3
Bu lb re placem en t .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 6
In s pectio n s ys te m .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 1
O pel ge nuine parts and acc es sories . 15 2
A n o te o n s af ety .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 2
Ch e ckin g an d to ppin g up f lu ids ... ..... 15 2
W ind scre en wipe rs ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 7
W ind scre en was h er s ys tem ... .... .... ..... 15 8
Batte ry ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 15 9
Protection of electronic com ponents 159
V eh icle deco mm iss io nin g. ..... .... .... ..... 16 0
V eh icle re co mmis s io n in g.. ..... .... .... ..... 16 0
V eh icle care. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 16 1
9 Warning
Disregard of these instructions m ay
le ad to injurie s or endange r life .
V eh i c l e p a s se ng er s sh o u l d b e i n f or m ed
accordingly.

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Electrical system
Fuses
The vehicle has two fuse boxes: one behind
a cov er on the rig ht-hand side of the
pas se nger com partment a nd anothe r in
the e ngine com partment.
It is advisable to carry a complete set of
fuses in the vehicle.
St o r e s p a r e f us e s o n t h e u nde r si d e o f t h e
engine c om partment fus e box cove r.
Opening the cover – see pa ge 144.
Before re placing a fus e, turn off the
re spective switch and the ignition.A blown fus e ca n be re cognise d by its
me lted wire. Do not install a new fus e until
the cause of the fault has be en re medie d.
Differe nt ty pes of fuse are use d.
9 Wa r ning
Elec tronic ignition sy ste ms use a v ery
high v oltag e. Do not touch the ignition
sys t em ; da n g e r t o l i f e.
Fuse Fuse
c o l o ur r a t i ng
Grey 2 A
Brownish y ellow 5 A
Re d 10 A
Blue 15 A
Ye llo w 20 A
Transpare nt 25 A
Or a nge 40 A

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Fu se F u se
colour rating
Blue 20 A
Pink 30 A
Green 40 A
Red 50 A
Yellow 6 0 A
Pl a c e t h e f us e ex tr a c to r o n t h e va r i o u s
types of fuse from the top or sid e, and
withdra w fuse .O nly install fus es of the s pe cifie d rating.
E ach fuse has its rating writte n on it, in
add ition the fuses are colour coded.