2012 OPEL GT jump start

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Sta rting the en gine with
jump leads
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A ve hicle with a dis charged battery can be
s tarte d us ing jum p le ads, the ba tte ry of
anothe r ve hicle and your ve hicle ’s jum p
start te rminals - se e pa ge 133. Attemp ts to
start the vehicle should be made at
intervals of 1 minute a nd should not last
longer than 15 seconds.zNe ve r ex pose the b attery to nak ed
flame s or spark s.
zA dis charged battery can free ze at
te mperatures of 0 °C . Defrost the frozen
batte ry in a warm room be fore
connecting jump le ads .
zDo not allow batte ry fluid to come
into contact with ey es, skin, fabrics
or painted surfaces. The fluid contains
s ulp huric ac id which can caus e injuries
and d amage in the e ve nt of d ire ct
contact.
zW ear eye protec tion and prote ctive
clothing when handling a b attery.
zUs e aux iliary batte ry with s ame voltage
(12 volts). Its cap acity (Ah) must not b e
consid erably les s than that of the
dis charged battery. V oltag e and
capa city inform ation c an be found on
the batteries.
zUs e jump leads with ins ulate d te rminals
and a cross s ection of at le ast 16 mm
2. zDo not disconnect the discharged
battery from the ve hicle.
zSwitch off all unne ce ss ary e lectrical
cons ume rs .
zDo not le an ove r the ba tte ry during jump
st a r t i n g .
zDo not allow the te rminals of one lead to
touch those of the othe r lead .
zT he v eh i c l e s sh o u l d no t t o uc h w h i l e j u m p
st a r t i n g .
zApply hand b ra ke. Trans mis sion in
ne u t r a l .
9 Wa r ning
T h i s m u s t b e d o n e w i t h e x t r e m e c a r e . A n y
deviation from the following ins tructions
could lead to pers onal injury or d amage
re s ulting from ba tte ry e xplos ion, as well
as to dam age to the e lectrical systems in
both v ehicles .

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Jum p start te rminals
In the eve nt of a discharged battery , the
jump start term inals locate d in the e ngine
compartme nt enable the vehicle to be
starte d without the ne ed to access the
batte ry.
The p ositive jum p start terminal is
ide ntified by a “+” sign on the re d
insulating cov er, located nex t to the e ngine
compartme nt fuse box.
O pen the re d insulating cov er to acce ss the
positiv e “+” te rmina l c onne ctor. E nsure the
red insulating cove r is latche d ba ck into
pos ition whe n not in us e.The nega tiv e jump start te rminal is
identified by a “GND (-)” s ign on a ground
bracke t, located below the e ngine be auty
cover.C onne ct the le ads in the orde r shown in the
illustration:
1 . Co n n ect o n e en d o f t h e f ir s t j u m p l e a d
to the positive te rminal 1 of the ba tte ry
providing the jump start (ide ntifie d by
"+" sign o n batte r y cas e o r ter min al) .
2 . Co n n ect t h e o t he r en d of th i s l ea d t o
the positiv e jump start te rminal 2 of the
vehicle with the d ischarge d batte ry
("+" sign).
3. Connect the first e nd of the other jump
lead to the neg ativ e te rminal 3 of the
battery providing the jump start
("–" sign).
4. Connect the other end of the second
jum p lea d 4 to the ne gative jum p sta rt
terminal ground brack et, id entifie d by
“GND (-)”.

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zDo not c onnec t leads to negative
te rminal of discharged battery!
zRoute the le ads so that the y ca nnot
catch on rotating p arts in the engine
com partment.
zStart the e ngine of the ve hicle p rov id ing
th e j u m p s t a r t .
zAfte r 5 minute s, sta rt the other e ngine .
Start attem pts should be made for no
longe r than 15 s econds at an interva l of
1 m i nu t e .
zAfte r the start, allow b oth engines to idle
for 3 minutes with the leads connected.
zIn ord er to av oid ex ces s voltage in the
el ec tr i ca l sy st e m , be f o r e r e m o vi n g a
le ad, switch on an e lectrical cons umer
(e .g. lamps , h ea te d re ar win do w) in th e
vehicle rece iving the jump start.
zReverse above sequence exactly when
re m o v i n g l e a d s .
Towing
Tow ing the vehicl e
Screw the front towing ey e (stowed in a
bag in the lugga ge compartme nt) fully into
the front towing point.
Attac h a tow rope 3 - or b etter still, a tow
ro d 3 - to the towing ey e, neve r to the
bumper or front suspension units.
Plac e the gear s hift le ve r in ne utra l. Switch
on the ignition to re lease the stee ring
colum n lock and to p ermit operation of the
brake lamps , horn and winds cree n wipers . Drive off slowly and avoid jerky
mov eme nts . Impe rm iss ible trac tiv e force s
could da mage the ve hicles .
To prevent the entry of exha ust gases from
the tow ing vehicle , switch on the air re -
circulation sy stem and close the windows.
S ee k the a ss istance of a works hop.
Towi ng serv ice
E ntrust your ve hicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obtain an
e stimate on towing costs be fore e mploying
any tow ing se rvice. In this way y ou avoid
unnecessary c osts and possible insurance
proble ms during claim proce ss ing.
9 Warning
Ne ve r lift the ve hicle using the towing
eye!
9 Wa r nin g
More brake pedal pressure is necessary
w h en b ra ki n g s i n ce t he br a ke s er vo un i t i s
operative only when the engine is
running.
Conside rably greate r ste ering force is
necessary since the power steering unit is
operative only when the engine is
running.

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Ba ttery
T h e b a t t er y i s m a i nt e n a nc e- f r ee .
Re trofitted ele ctric al or ele ctronic
acce ss ories can pla ce an additional loa d
on the battery or even discharge the
batte ry. C onsult a workshop rega rd ing
tec hnical p ossibilitie s, such a s fitting
a m ore powe rful b attery.Lay ing up the v ehicle for m ore than
4 wee ks can lead to batte ry discharge,
which may reduce the service life of the
battery. Disconnect battery from on-board
power s upply b y de taching negative
terminal.
Ensure that the ignition is switche d off
before conne cting battery. Then pe rform
the follow ing actions:
zSe t date and time in the ra dio disp la y –
see section “Infota inm ent system 3” on
page 7 8 .
In order to pre ve nt the batte ry from
d i sc h a r g i n g , so m e c o n su m e r s su c h a s t h e
courte sy lamps automatically switch off
afte r approx . 2 0 minute s.
Protection o f
elec tro nic components
In o r de r t o p r ev en t f a u l t s in el ec tr o n i c
compone nts in the e lectrical system, neve r
connect or d isconnect b attery w ith the
eng ine running or the ignition sw itched on.
N eve r sta rt engine w ith b attery
disconnected, e.g. when starting using
jump le ads.
To av oid damaging the vehic le, d o not
ma ke a ny modifications to the ele ctrical
s ys tem, e. g. connecting ad ditional
consum ers or tampe ring with ele ctronic
control units (chip tuning).
Disconnecting/connecting the b attery
f r o m /t o th e el e c tr i c a l s y st em
Disconne ct the b attery from the ve hic le
e lectrical s ys tem before charging :
F irst de tach the ne gative and then the
positive lea d. Do not reve rse the p ola rity of
the battery, i.e . do not confuse the
te rm ina ls for the positive and ne gative
le ads. W he n connecting, s tart with the
positive le ad a nd the n connect the
neg ative lead.
9 Wa r ning
Have battery changes carrie d out by a
work shop who knows the la ws
concerning the disposal of used ba tteries
a nd t h er ef o r e p r o t ect s t h e e n vi r o nm en t
and your health.
9 Wa r nin g
Electronic ignition systems use a very
hig h voltage. Do not touch the ignition
sy st e m ; d a ng er t o l i f e.