2012 OPEL GT low beam

In brief13
Exterio r lamps: Turn light switch
6Headla mp warning de vice - s ee p age 7 1,
L ighting - se e page 73 ,
He adlamps whe n driving abroad -
s ee page 7 7.
Front fog lamps, fog tail lam p:
Press bu tton
6F ront fog la mps - s ee page 7 5,
Fog tail lamp - s e e pa ge 7 5 .
H e adl a mp fl as h, h ig h and l ow
beam:
6High be am, he adlamp fla sh -
s ee page 7 4.
9=High or low beam
8=Parking lamps
A UTO = Auto lig ht c ontrol
X= Auto lig ht c ontrol
off/ on>=Front fog lamps
r=Fog tail lampHeadlamp
flash= Pull lever towards
steering wheel
and release
H ig h b eam = Push lev er
forwards
Low beam = Pull lever towards
steering wheel

73Lightin g
Lighting
Ex t e ri or la m ps
Turn light s witch:
Light switch to AUTO: E xte rior lamps come
on a utoma tica lly when the engine is
running and if outside light conditions
warrant it.
For re asons of safe ty, the light sw itc h
should alway s re main in the AUTO
position.If necessa ry, auto light control can be
s witched off; turn the lig ht switch to
pos ition X and rele ase . Light switch returns
to AUTO pos ition and the drive r
i n f o rm a t i o n c en t r e sh o w s "A U T O LIG H TS
OFF" briefly.
Turn light switch to p os ition X again and
re le as e to s witch auto light c ontrol ba ck on.
Light sw itch re turns to AUTO pos ition and
the drive r information ce ntre shows " AUTO
LIGHTS ON" briefly.
Auto light control w ill switch on
automatically whe n the ignition is s witche d
off and ba ck on again.
De pending on outs ide lig ht conditions, the
hea dlamps illuminate for app rox .
2 0 se c o n d s w he n t h e k ey i s re m o ve d f r o m
the ignition switch.
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 ,
C he ck c ontrol warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8 .
W e lcome lig ht function
E xterior lamp s illuminate for approx.
20 seconds or until a door is opened when
the vehicle is unlocke d with the remote
control. Se e page 67 . E x terio r lamps . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 3
High b e am, h eadlam p f lash . .... .... ..... 7 4
T u rn sign als . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 4
Front fog lam ps >.. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
F og tail lamp r... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
Re vers in g lamp .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
Haza rd warn in g lamps .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 5
Ins trume nt illum ination, information
displa y illu min ation .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 6
Co u rtes y la mps .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 6
Re adin g lamps ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 6
Batte ry dis ch arge p ro te ctio n .... .... ..... 7 7
L amp co v ers .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 7
He adlamps wh e n drivin g abro ad ..... 7 79=High or low beam
8=Parking lamps
AU TO = Auto light control
X= Auto light control off/on

74 Ligh ting
High beam, headlamp flash
To s witch from low to high be am, pus h
lev er forwards.
To s witch to low be am, p ull le ve r back
towards steering w heel.
To activate the he adlamp flash, pull le ve r
towards steering w heel. The high beam is
s witche d on while activate d.
The b lue control indic ator
C illum ina te s
when the high bea m or head lamp flas h
is on.
Turn sig nals
To switch on, p us h lev er up or d ow n.
Afte r operation, the turn signal le ver
returns to its sta rting p osition.
If le ve r is move d pas t re sis tance point, turn
signal lam p rem ains on. W hen s te ering
whee l move s b ack towards the straight-
ahead position, turn signal lam p is
autom atic ally de activate d. Tap signal: Move le ve r to res istance point
and re leas e , to activate the turn s ignals
whe n changing lane s or the lik e. Move le ver
to re sistance p oint and hold for the turn
s ignals to flas h for long er.
S witc h the turn signal off ma nually by
mov ing the lev er s lightly.
Le ver up = Right turn signal
Le ver down = Le ft turn signal

146 Self-help, vehicle care
Bulb replacement
Halogen bulbs contain pres s uris ed gas .
Ta ke spe cial care when d ispos ing of
ha loge n bulbs . Ne ve r touch the glas s with
bare finge rs; risk of injury.
Before re placing a bulb, switch ignition off
and turn off re levant light s witch.
Only hold new bulb at base! Do not touch
the bulb glass with bare hands, othe rwise
finge rprints on the g lass e vaporate.
R es i du e b ui l ds u p o n t h e r ef l ect o r ,
eve ntually res ulting in a dull refle ctor.
Inadve rte ntly s taine d bulbs ma y be
cleaned with a clean non-fluffy cloth,
us ing alcohol or white s pirits. Re place ment bulb m us t be in accordance
with information on bas e of d efectiv e bulb.
Do not exceed wa tta ge specified on ba se
of bulb.
Re place c ra cked or da maged bulb s as dirt
can g et ins id e, coating the insid e of the
bulb a nd reducing light output.
If the headlam ps are d amage d, the light
ma y not be sufficiently d iffused a nd can
blind oncoming drive rs. V ehicle vibration
can als o cause incorre ct he adlamp a im ing .
He adl amp a iming
W e recomme nd that hea dlamp aim ing be
carrie d out by a works hop, who will have
s p e c ia l e q u i p m e n t . No. Circuit Rat ing
36
Horn 1 5 A
37
Remote central locking 1 0 A
38
Driv er’s s ide high be am 1 0 A
39
Windscree n wipers 25 A
40
AB S 1 0 A
41
AB S 2 0 A
42
Passenger’ s side high bea m 10 A
43
Pas s enge r’ s side low be am 1 0 A
44
Driv er’s s ide low beam 1 0 A
45
Instrument pa nel ignition 20 A
46
Can iste r ve nt 1 0 A
47
Pa r k in g l a m p s 1 5 A
9 Warning
To avoid causing da mage to the doors
and the bonnet, ensure the driver’s door
and the p ass enge r’s door are both clos e d
correctly before closing the bonne t.

14 7Self-help, vehicle care
H ea dl am p sy st e m
Headlamps with sepa ra te systems
for low be am 1 (outer bulbs ) and
high be am 2 (inne r bulbs).Lo w b e a m
1. O pen bonnet and re move 3 s crew s from
hea dlamp protective cov er.
2. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and
pull it out of head la mp as s embly .
3. De ta ch p lug connector from bulb sock et.
4. Re move bulb from bulb socke t and inse rt
new bulb, without touching the glass.
5. Attach plug connector to b ulb socke t,
push bulb sock et into head lamp
as se mbly and rotate bulb sock et
clockwis e.
6. Re place he adlam p protective cove r,
rep lace 3 scre ws to hold c ov er in plac e
and c los e bonne t.Hig h beam
1. Open bonnet and remove headla mp
pro te ctive co ve r.
2. Rotate bulb socke t anti-clockwise and
pull it out of he adlamp ass e mbly.
3 . Detach plug conne ctor from b ulb s ocke t.
4 . Remov e bulb from bulb s ocket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the g la ss.
5. Atta ch plug conne ctor to bulb socket,
push bulb s ocke t into he adlamp
asse mbly a nd rotate bulb socke t
clockwis e.
6 . Replac e head lamp protectiv e cove r and
close bonnet.