2012 OPEL GT oil reset

63Instru men ts, c ontrols
Inte rrup tion of powe r suppl y
If the power supply has bee n interrupted or
the b attery volta ge d rops too low, the
value s store d in the information dis play will
be lost.
Engine oil l ife monitor
Display s a n estimate of the engine oil’s
re maining us eful life as a pe rcentage , since
the last reset.
When the system has been reset after an
engine oil c hange , the disp lay will s how
100%.
Sele ct me nu item OIL LIFE in the
information dis play.
Engine oil life monitor - se e p ages 6 9, 15 1 . C ool ant te mp era ture
Dis plays e ngine coolant tempe rature in
de gree s Ce lsius (
oC) or degrees
Fahrenheit (oF) .
S elec t menu ite m CO OL ANT in th e
inform ation display .
OIL LIFE 10 0% COOLANT 23°C

65Instru men ts, c ontrols
T h e m en u i t em s a re di s p l a ye d i n t h e
follow ing ord er:
zOIL LIFE RESET,
zUNITS,
zLO CK H O R N,
zUNLOCK HO RN,
zLIG H T FL A SH ,
zDELAY LOCK,
zAU T O U N LK ( U n lo c k ),
zEXT LI GHTS (E xterior lamps),
zLA NG U A G E .
The d efault settings for the se me nu ite ms
we re set during v ehicle produc tion.
Scroll through the av aila ble s e ttings and
sele ct the de sire d se tting to progress to the
nex t menu item.Setting unit s of m easur em ent
You ca n selec t which units of m easurement
a r e t o b e u s ed.
Sele ct me nu item UNITS in t h e
pers onalis ation mode .
Settin gs in clud e " ENG L ISH " an d " MET RIC ".
Whe n "EN GLIS H" is s ele cted, all
information will be dis playe d in E nglis h
units , e .g. d is tance will be shown in mile s
(m i) and fuel cons um ption in m iles pe r
gallon (M PG).
Whe n "METRI C" (de fault) is s e le cted , all
information will be dis playe d in me tric
units , e .g. d is tance will be shown in
kilometre s (km ) and fuel cons um ption in
litres per 100 kilometres (L/100k m).Lock horn
T h i s f ea t u r e ca u s es t h e h o rn t o s o un d ev er y
time button e is pressed on the remote
control and can be e nabled or disab le d.
S elec t menu ite m LOCK HORN in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "O FF " a nd "O N".
W hen "O F F" (default) is se lecte d, the horn
will not s ound on the firs t pres s of b utton e.
The horn will s till s ound on the se cond
pre ss , to confirm locking has already ta ken
place .
When "ON" is selected, the horn w ill sound
e very time button e is p res se d.
UNI TS LOCK HORN

154 Self-help, vehicle care
Top up with the sam e b rand of engine
oil that was used d uring the previous
e ngine oil change, following the
instructions in the chapter " Se rv ice,
Maintenance " on page 1 65 .
To close, p osition the cap and screw it
into place .
Ca pacities – se e p age 18 2 .Engine oil c hange , e ngine oil filte r c hange
Pe rform change in accordance w ith the
cha pter " Servic e, M ainte nance" on
page 16 5 .
Engine oil c hange s are to b e ca rrie d out
depe nding on time or kilometre /mile age
inte rvals , or whe n the e ngine oil life monitor
indica tes that engine oil life has be en
diminished , s ince e ng ine oil lose s its
lubrication prope rtie s not only through
engine ope ration but also through age ing .
We rec om mend us ing an original O pel
engine oil filte r.
Reme mbe r to reset the e ngine oil life
monitor whenever the engine oil is
cha ng ed. See k the as sis tance of a
work shop.
C oolant
D u r i n g o p e r a t i o n t h e sy st e m i s p r es su r i z e d .
T h e t em p er a t u r e m a y t h e re f o re r is e t o ov er
100 °C.
The glycol-bas ed coolant p rov id es
excellent corrosion protection for the
hea ting and cooling sy ste ms as well a s
antifree ze prote ction down to –28 °C. It
re mains in the cooling sy ste m throug hout
the yea r and nee d not be changed.
Us e of certain antifre ez es can le ad to
eng ine damage. We therefore recommend
the use of antifre eze s tha t ha ve bee n
app rov ed.
9 Warning
E mpty engine oil cans m us t not be placed
in the domes tic refus e. We rec om mend
that you entrus t engine oil and e ngine oil
filter change s to a works hop who is
familiar with the legal requirem ents
concerning the disposal of used engine
oil and filters , a nd can thus he lp protect
t h e en vi r o n m en t a n d yo ur he a l t h .9 Wa r nin g
Antifree ze is a dange r to health; it m ust
the refore be ke pt in the original container
and out of the reach of children.