2012 OPEL GT open bonnet

13 1Self-help, vehicle care
To ope n com plete ly, lift bonnet upw ards
from the edge neare st the windscree n. Air
pre ss uris ed support rods will hold the
bonnet open.
When the bonnet is opened, leaves, dirt or
snow can obstruct the air intake. Remove
any le ave s, dirt or s now. Air inta ke –
s ee page 1 09 .
Ne ve r drive with bonne t open.To clos e bonne t, lowe r it gradually before
pushing it firmly into its catch.
Check that the b onnet is latched in position
before driving, by pulling a t its re ar e dge . If
it is not e ngaged , rep eat clos ing
p r oc edu r e.
Sta rting
D o not s ta rt wit h quick charge r
This preve nts d amage to ele ctronic
compone nts .
D o not s ta rt by pus hing or tow ing
Be cause your ve hicle is fitted with a
cataly tic converte r, it must not be starte d
by pushing or towing – se e page 11 6 .
T h e v eh i cl e ca n o n l y be st a r t e d us i n g j um p
le ads – s ee follow ing page .
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.
9 Wa r nin g
If t h e v eh i cl e ba t t er y r equ i r es ch a r g i n g
while s till in the ve hicle, ens ure there is
adeq uate ventila tion in and around the
battery compartme nt to preve nt risk of
exp l os i o n .

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.

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Parking la mps
1. Open bonnet.
2. Rotate bulb socke t anti-cloc kwise and
pull it out of he adlamp ass em bly.
3 . De tach plug conne ctor from bulb s ocket.
4 . Remove b ulb from b ulb s oc ket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the glass.
5. Attach p lug conne ctor to bulb soc ket,
pus h bulb s ocke t into he adlamp
ass em bly and rotate bulb s ocket
cloc kwise .
6. Close bonnet.
Front turn signa ls, front fog lamp s
1. Open bonnet.
2. Reach through ap erture between front
pane lling and bonne t and locate bulb
as se mbly .
3. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and
pull out bulb as s embly .4 . Detach plug conne ctor from b ulb s ocke t.
5 . Remov e bulb from bulb s ocket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the g la ss.
6. Atta ch plug conne ctor to bulb socket,
push bulb as se mbly into original pos ition
and rotate b ulb socke t clockwise.
7. Close bonnet.