2012 OPEL GT heating

In brief15
Windscreen wipers:
M o ve l e v er f ro m r e st po si t i o n
6Winds cree n wipers - s ee pag e 7 1 ,
Adjustable wipe r interval - se e page 71 ,
F urther information - s ee page s 16 3 , 1 5 7.
Windscreen washer system:
Press bu tton on end of lever
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
wind scre en and at the same time the
wipers are operate d for four cycles .
6W i n d sc r e en w a sh er sys t e m -
se e p age 72 ,
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 8 .
Heated rear window:
The control indicator in the button
illuminates whe n re ar window he ating is
on.
Do not turn on rear window heating when
t h e so f t t o p h a s be en s t o w ed i n th e
luggage compa rtm ent.
6Climate control - se e page 10 2 ,
He ated rear w indow - se e page 10 3 .
z=Fast
]=Slow
P=Timed interval wipe
O=Off
Q= Misting fun ctionPress Ü=On
Press Ü a gai n = Of f

33Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
To allow the lug gage compartme nt lid to
close correc tly , e nsure the soft top is
prope rly s towe d by apply ing a firm, e ve n
push in the centre of the soft top.
To clos e the lug gage compartme nt lid ,
stand behind the ve hicle and, with two
hands laid flat on the s urface of the lid,
close the lid with a swift, firm m otion.Rais ing s oft top
Only w ith v ehicle stationary.
Wi t h ve h i cl e p a r ked o n a l ev el s u r fa ce,
engage first or re ve rs e gea r, s witc h off
ignition, ap ply hand brak e a nd open the
wind ow s.
Ope n the luggage comp artm ent -
se e p age 26 .
From the sid e of the vehicle , pull the
soft top upwards and forwards , towa rd s
the windscreen fram e.F ully raise the soft top e nsuring the
alignme nt pins locate correctly in both
sides of the w indscreen fram e and on each
s ide of the body adjace nt to the s eat
bac kres ts.
9 Wa r ning
Do not turn on rear w indow heating when
the soft top has been stowed in the
lugga ge c om partment.

56 In struments, controls
OTurn signals
Control indicator flashes in g reen.
The rele vant control indicator fla shes when
the turn signal is on. Both control ind ic ators
flash with the hazard w arning la mps on.
Rapid fla shing: F ailure of a turn s ignal
lamp or ass ociated fus e .
Turn signals - s ee pag e s 14 , 74 ,
Change bulbs – s ee pag e 1 4 6,
F us es – se e page 14 1 .
PHe adla mp hig h be am
Control indicator illum inate s in blue.
Illuminates whe n high b eam is on a nd
during headla mp flas h – s ee page s 13 , 74 .
ZExhaust em issions
Control indica tor illuminates or flas hes in
yellow.
Illum inate s whe n the ignition is s witched on
and goes out s hortly afte r the engine has
st a r t e d .
If it illum ina te s when the engine is running:
Fault in e miss ion control s ys tem .
The pe rmitted e mis sion limits may
be e xce ed ed. Co n su l t a w o rk sh o p .
If it flashes when the engine is running:
Fault that can le ad to d estruction of the
catalytic conve rter – se e page 11 6 .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.
RBrake system, cl ut ch system
C ontrol indicator illuminates or flashe s in
re d.
Illuminates when the ig nition is switche d on
i f t h e h a n d b ra ke i s a p p li e d o r i f t h e b ra ke/
clutch fluid lev el is too low.
Flashes at sp eeds ov er 8 km /h (5 mph) if
hand brak e is app lie d.
Release ha nd brake before continuing
journe y, to avoid ove rheating and
dam aging the b rake sy ste m.
F urthe r information - s ee pag es 6 8, 12 4 ,
156.
9 Wa r nin g
If it illuminates when the hand brake is
not a pplied: Stop the ve hicle ; interrupt
your journey immediately . C onsult a
workshop.

102 Climate c ontrol
Climate control
Heating, ventilation and
air cond itioning system
Ve ntilation, he ating and cooling are
combined into one unit that is d esigne d to
prov ide com fort re gardle ss of the s e ason,
weather or outside temperature.
Whe n cooling is ac tiv ated, the air is cooled
and dried .
The heating unit hea ts the air as require d
in all operating m od es de pending on the
position of the te mpe ra ture rotary switch.
The air s upply ca n be adjus ted to suit
re quireme nts by me ans of the fan.
Air conditioning s yste m – se e page 10 7 .
Air vents
Plea sant ventilation of the interior is
controlle d by the position of the
te mperature rota ry switch.
To increase the air supply, switch the fan to
a higher setting and set the air distrib ution
rotary switch toM orL.
C entre ai r ve nts
Direc t the flow of air by tilting and
swivelling the slats. He ating , ve ntilation and
air co n dition in g s ys tem . ..... .... .... ..... 10 2
A ir ve nts .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 2
He ated re ar win do w ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 3
He ating an d ve n tila tio n s ys tem ... ..... 10 4
A ir co n dition in g s ys tem .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 7
A ir in take . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 9
No te .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 9
Main ten an ce ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 9

10 3Climate control
Sid e a ir ve nts
O pen ve nt: rotate vertical a djuster whe el
upwards.
Direct the flow of air by tilting and
s wivelling the slats .
Clo s e ven t: ro tate ve rtic al adju ste r wh ee l
downwards.
Add itional a ir vents
Be low the windscree n and door windows
and in the foot w ell.He ate d r e ar wi nd ow
With the ignition on, the rear w indow
he ating is sw itche d on by pres sing
buttonÜ:
Control indica tor in b utton illuminates :
re ar window he ating.
Control indica tor d oe s not illuminate :
re ar window he ating is switche d off.
Heating works with the engine running a nd
is s witched off automatically afte r a pprox.
15 minutes.
If buttonÜ is p re s se d again afte r
switching off automatically, rear window
he ating will continue for app rox . 8 minute s
and s witc h off ag ain.
Turn re ar window heating off as s oon as
re a r v i s i o n i s c l e a r .
9 Wa r nin g
Do not turn on re ar wind ow hea ting when
the soft top has been stowed in the
lug gage compartme nt.

1 2 4 D r iv in g an d o p e ra t io n
Hand brak e
Always apply ha nd brake firmly . O n s lopes ,
apply the hand brake as firmly as poss ible .
The m echanical hand b ra ke a ffe cts the
rea r wheel brakes. They a utomatica lly
enga ge w hen the lever is p ulled.
To release the hand brake, lift handle
s lig htly , pre ss rele as e button and lowe r
handle all the way down.
T o re du ce t h e o p e ra t in g f o r ces of t h e h a n d
brake , de pres s the foot brake at the sa me
time .Control i nd icator R f o r b r a k e s y st em
Illum inate s whe n the ignition is s witched on
if the hand brake is applied or if the brake/
clutch fluid le vel is too low.
Flas hes at s pee ds ove r 8 km/ h (5 m ph) if
ha nd brak e is applie d. Re le as e hand brake
b ef o r e c o nt i n u i ng j o ur n ey , t o a v o id
ov erheating and damag ing the brake
sy ste m. S ee also page 70 .
Brake and clutch fluid – s ee page 1 56 .
ABS u
T h e AB S ( A n ti-lo ck Brake Sys tem )
continuously monitors the brake system
a n d p r eve n ts t h e w h ee l s f r o m l o ck i ng ,
inde pende ntly of the typ e of road surface
and the tyre grip.
It s tarts to re gulate the braking pres sure as
soon a s a wheel shows a tendency to lock.
T h e veh i cl e r em a i ns s t ee r a bl e, eve n i n t h e
e vent of v ery he avy braking, for ins ta nce
on bends or when swerving to a void an
o bs t acl e. Ev en i n t h e c ase o f f u l l- o n
brak ing, the ABS mak es it poss ible to drive
round an obs tacle w ithout rele as ing the
brak es .
ABS control is mad e ap parent throug h a
puls e in the brake pe dal and the nois e of
the regulation process.
9 Warning
If the control indicator illuminates whe n
the hand brake is not ap plied: Stop.
Interrupt y our journey immediately.
C onsult a workshop.
9 Wa r nin g
For optimum braking, ke ep the brak e
peda l fully dep re s se d throughout the
braking proce ss , de s pite the fact that
the pe dal is pulsa ting. Do not reduce
the pre ssure on the peda l.
Do not le t this spe cial safety feature
tempt you into ta king risk s w he n driving.
Tra ffic safe ty can only b e ac hie ve d by
adopting a re spons ible d riv ing sty le .