2012 OPEL GT lock

6In brief
In b rie f
To unlock a nd op en the doors:
Press button c on remo te control
to unlock d riv er’s d oor,
pull d oor ha ndle
Pre ss button c ag ain within 5 s econds to
unlock pass enge r’s door.
The lug gage comp artment rema ins close d.
6Door locks - s ee page 2 1,
Ke ys - s ee page 2 1,
Elec tronic imm obilise r - s ee page 2 1,
Remote control - se e page 22 ,
Ce ntral lock ing sy ste m - s ee page 2 4 .
To op en l ugg age comp ar tme nt:
P r e ss a nd hol d button s
on remote con trol,
lift luggage compartment lid
towa rd s rear of vehicle
6Remote control - se e page 22 ,
C entral locking s ys tem - se e page 24,
L uggage compartme nt - s ee page 2 6,
L uggage compartme nt rele ase button -
s ee page 2 7,
E merge ncy luggag e comp artment re leas e
handle - s ee page 2 7,
S oft top - se e page 31 .

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

12 In brief
Control indicators
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Anti-lock Brake System (ABS):
see p ages 55, 124.
sLugg age comp artme nt op en:
see p ages 28, 55.
rFog t ail la mp:
see p ages 55, 75.
OTurn signals:
see p ages 14, 56, 74.
PHea dlam p high be am :
see p ages 13, 56, 74.
ZExhaust em issi ons:
see p ages 56, 116.
RBrake system, clut ch system:
s ee page s 56 , 7 0, 1 2 4, 15 6 .
IE ngine oil pre s s ur e:
s ee page 5 7.
WCool an t te mp era tu re:
s ee page 5 7.
vAirb ag systems, b el t tensi oners:
s ee page s 41 , 4 5 , 5 7 .
XDriv er’ s seat b el t:
s ee page s 39 , 4 3 , 5 7 .
pAlt ernat or:
s ee page 5 8.
vEle ctr oni c Sta bility P rogram (E SP ) ,
Ele ctr oni c Sta bility Contr ol (E SC ):
se e pages 5 8 , 1 18 .
>Fr o n t f o g la m ps :
se e pages 5 8 , 7 5.
oEle ctr oni c imm obilis e r:
se e pages 2 1 , 5 8.
WSe at occup ancy recog nition:
pas se ng er’s airbag deactiv ated -
se e page 48 .
VSe at occup ancy recog nition:
pas se ng er’s airbag activated -
se e page 49 .
kPa ssenger’s sea t belt:
se e pages 3 9 , 4 3.

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.