2012 OPEL GT ignition

In brief9
S t e e r in g c o l u m n lo c k an d i g n it i o n :
Rotate steering wheel slightly,
turn key to position ACC
P o si t i o n s:
To lock the ste ering whe el, switch ignition
off, rem ov e k ey and turn ste ering whe el
s lig htly until lock is engage d.
6Starting - s ee page 1 7,
Parking the vehicle - s ee page 1 7,
Ele ctronic immobilis er - s ee pag e 2 1 .
Steering wheel adju stment:
S w iv e l le v e r do w n , ad ju s t h ei g h t ,
swivel lever up, engage
Do not adjust steering w heel unless v ehicle
is s tationary and s tee ring column lock has
been released.
Push the le ver firmly upwards to e nsure
that the s tee ring whee l is locke d in pos ition.
6O pel F ull Size airbag sy ste m -
se e p age 45 . J
JJ J= Ignition off
ACC= Steering unlock ed, ignition off
I= Ignition on
Y=Start

In brief17
Sta rting the en gine:
Transmission in neutral, depress
clutch ped a l fully , do not
ac celerate, turn key toY
an d release
The engine cranking is comp ute r controlle d
and will c ontinue until the engine starts or
up to a maximum of 15 s econds . To s top
the e ngine cranking, turn the ignition k ey
back to the AC C or J
JJ J position.
W hen the fue l leve l is low, the controlle d
cranking fe ature is disa bled to preve nt
e ngine dama ge. Hold the k ey in the Y
position to start the e ngine.
Start a tte mpts should not last longer than
1 5 se c o nd s. If en g i n e d o es n o t s ta rt , w a i t
1 0 se cond s b efore re peating proce dure.
To switch on ignition, only turn the ke y to I.
6Elec tronic imm obilis e r - s ee page 2 1,
F urther information - s ee page s 1 10 to 1 1 4.
Releasing the hand brake:
Raise lever slightly,
press release button,
lower lever fully
6Hand brake - s ee page 1 24 .
Pa rkin g the vehicle:
Apply hand brake firmly,
switch ignition off,
engage steerin g column lock,
lock the vehicle
To lock vehicle , pres s button e.
6Further information - se e page 2 1,
Re mote control - s ee pag e 2 2 ,
C entral locking s ys tem - se e page 24 ,
V ehicle decom miss ioning - se e page 16 0 .

18 In brief
Advice when parking:
zDo not the park v ehicle on easily
ig nitable surfaces. The high temperature
of the ex haust system could ignite the
su r f a c e.
zAlwa ys apply the hand brak e firmly.
Ap ply the ha nd brake as firm ly as
possible on uphill or downhill slopes. To
re duce operating forces , d epre ss brake
pedal at the s ame time .
zClose windows.
zBefore switching off ignition, e ngage first
or re ve rse ge ar.
zIf the vehicle is parke d on a leve l surface
or an up hill incline, engag e firs t gear
before switching off ig nition. O n an up hill
incline, also turn the front whe els away
fr o m th e k e r b .
zIf the ve hicle is on a d ow nhill incline,
engage re vers e gear before s witc hing off
the ignition. Also turn the front whee ls
to w a rd s t h e k e rb . zTurn ste ering whe el until lock is felt to
e ng age (anti-theft protection), re moving
i g n i t i o n k ey b e fo r e ha nd .
zSw itch off exterior lam ps, otherwise the
hea dlamp wa rning de vice will s ound
when the driver’s door is opened.
zThe engine cooling fans may run a fter
t h e en g i n e h a s be en s w i t ch ed o ff -
s ee page 1 52 .
6F urthe r information - s ee pag es 1 59 to
160.
Tha t wa s the most imp ortant
information for your first drive in
y our v ehicle in brief.
The othe r p age s o f thi s chap te r
con tain a summa ry of the
interesting fun ction s in your
vehicle.
T h e re m a in in g c h apt e r s o f t h e
Owner’s Ma nua l conta in
impo rtant information
on op era tion, sa fety a nd
ma intena nce a s well as a
com plete index.

21Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Locks, doors, windowsReplacement keys
The key number is specified in the vehicle
docum ents and in the C ar Pas s 3.
The ke y is a c onstitue nt of the e lectronic
immobilise r. O rdering k eys from an O pe l
Serv ic e Partner gua ra nte es proble m-fre e
op eration of the e lectronic immobilis er.
Ke ep t h e sp a r e k ey a cces s i bl e i n a sa f e
place.
Locks - see pa ge 164.
Car Pass 3
The Ca r Pass contains a ll of the vehicle’s
da t a a n d s h o ul d t h er ef o r e n ot be k ep t i n
the ve hicle.
Have your Ca r Pa ss rea dy to hand w hen
c o ns u l t i ng y o u r Op e l S e r v i c e P a r t ne r .
E le c t r o n i c im m o bi li s e r
The system checks whether the vehicle is
allowe d to be s ta rte d us ing the ke y that
h a s be en i n se r t ed. If t h e key i s re co g n i se d
as "authorised" , the vehicle c an be started.
The che cking tak es place via a
transponde r in the k ey.
The ele ctronic im mobilise r activate s its elf
automatically after the key has bee n
re moved from the ignition sw itch.
T h e co de n u m be r o f t h e e l ect r o n i c
imm ob ilis er is s hown in the C ar Pass 3. Re placem en t ke ys ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 2 1
Ca r P ass 3... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 2 1
Ele ctronic immobilis er....... ..... .... .... ..... 2 1
Re mo te co n tro l .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 2 2
Ce n tral lo ckin g s ys te m . .... ..... .... .... ..... 2 4
Man u al lo ckin g o r u n lo ckin g .... .... ..... 2 6
L ug gage compartme nt.... ..... .... .... ..... 2 6
V eh icle loca tor and pan ic alarm .. ..... 2 8
Ex terio r mirro rs ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 2 9
In terio r mirro r .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 2 9
Ele ctric win do ws ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 3 0
So f t to p .... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 3 1
Su n vis o rs . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 3 6

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 .

23Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Fault
If the remote control d oe s not op erate
correctly , it may be due to the follow ing:
zThe range of the rem ote control has
been exceeded.
zRemote control b attery v olta ge is too
lo w . Se e " R em ot e co n t r ol ba t t er y
re place ment".
zFrequent, rep eated opera tion of the
re mote control outside the rece ption
ra nge of the vehicle (e .g. too far from the
vehicle, rem ote control is then no longer
recognised). See "Radio remote control
synchronisation".
zOve rloa ding the ce ntra l locking s yste m
by ope rating at freque nt inte rvals . The
power s upply m ay be interrupted for a
short time. The system is p rote cted by a
fus e in the fuse box – s ee page 1 41 .
zInt e r f er en ce f r o m h i g h er - p o w e r r a di o
waves from other sources.
To eliminate the cause of the fault, consult
a w orks hop.
O pen drive r’s door with key - s ee page 2 6. Rem ote control b atte ry rep lace me nt
Replace the battery in a ccord ance with the
cha pter " Servic e, M ainte nance" on
page 16 5 or w he n the range of the re mote
control be gins to decre ase .
Ope n rem ote c ontrol by ins erting a suitable
scre wdrive r into the notc h below
buttonU and prise apart the two halve s
of the rem ote control.Re move used b attery, tak ing ca re to avoid
touching any of the circ uitry.
Re place battery - batte ry type , se e
pag e 181 - ensuring the new b attery is
insta lled correctly with positive (+) side
facing up.
Close remote control.
Mak e sure that you dispose of old batteries
in accordance with e nv ironme ntal
protec tion regulations.
Ra dio remote control sy nchronisation
After c hanging the battery , unlock the
door with the key in the lock. Inse rting the
key in the ignition switch synchronises the
re mote control.

24 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Cen tral locking system
For doors only.
To unlock:
Press button c on remote control.
zDriv er’s door is unlocke d.
Press button c on remote control twice
w i t h i n 5 se c o nd s:
zPassenger’ s door is unlocked.
When enab led through the driver
inform ation c entre pe rsonalis ation mode:
zHazard w arning lam ps fla sh twice .
zHorn a ctivates twice .
If button c is pres se d again after the doors
are unlocked, the hazard w arning la mps
may flash tw ic e to indicate the d oors are
alrea dy unlocked .To l o c k :
Close doors and windows before locking.
Pre ss button e on re mote control.
zBoth doors are locke d.
When enabled through the driver
information ce ntre pe rs onalisation mode :
zHaz ard warning lamps flash onc e.
zHorn activate s once .
If b utton e is pre ss e d again afte r the doors
are loc ked, the horn activate s once and the
ha zard warning lamp s m ay flash onc e to
indica te the doors are alre ady locke d. D e lay ed locki ng :
W h en e na bl ed t hr o u g h t h e d ri v er
inform ation centre pers onalis ation mode,
locking of the doors is de laye d until
5 seconds after the last door is c losed ,
whe n button e is p re sse d on the re mote
control.
If a do or is o pen w he n bu tto n e is pre ss ed,
the ha zard warning lamp s w ill flas h when
the doors are locke d after the de lay.
To override the dela y, press button e
a g a in . D o or s l o c k im m e d ia t e l y .
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 .
9 Wa r nin g
For safety reasons, remove the key from
the ignition switch be fore locking the
veh icle .

25Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Ce ntra l locki ng s witc h for locki ng and
unlock ing the doors from i nsid e t he
ve h icl e
Move switch in driv er’s door or pas se ng er’s
door to position e: doors are locked.
Move switch in driv er’s door or pas se ng er’s
door to position c: doors are unlocked .Note
zIf the ce ntra l locking s ys tem is locke d, the
doors c annot be unlocke d by p ulling the
interior handle.
zL o cked do o r s u n l o ck t h em se l ves
automatically when an acc id ent of
a c ertain seve rity occurs (for outsid e
as sis tance), and the haz ard warning
lamp s com e on. The ke y mus t als o be
in the ig nition.Autom atic locking
The central locking s ys tem autom atically
locks the doors as s oon as a sp ee d of
app rox . 8 km/ h (5 mph) is reache d.
Fault
In the ev ent of a fault, e .g. autom atic
locking d oe sn’t take place, ens ure all the
doors have been properly closed.
If the automatic locking function still fa ils to
ope rate, we re comme nd that you cons ult a
workshop.
Autom atic unl ocking
W h en e na bl ed t hr o u g h t h e d ri v er
inform ation centre pers onalis ation mode,
the central locking system autom atically
unlocks either the drive r’s door or both
doors when the key is turne d to ignition
switch position J.
This fe ature c an also b e dis able d via the
drive r inform ation c entre pe rsonalis ation
mode .
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 .