2012 OPEL GT service

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You r Opel G T
is an intellige nt combination of forward-
looking te chnology, impre ss ive safe ty,
e nvironm ental friendlines s and e conomy .
I t now lies with you to drive your vehicle
s afely and e ns ure that it performs
pe rfectly. This O wner's Manual provide s
y ou with all the ne cessary informa tion to
that e nd.
Ma ke sure your pas se ng ers are aware of
t h e p o ss i b l e r i sk of a c c i d en t a nd i nj u r y
which ma y res ult from imprope r us e of the
vehicle.
Y ou must a lways comply with the s pec ific
law s of the country tha t you are tra velling
t h r o u g h. T h es e l a w s m a y d i ff e r f r om t h e
information in this O wner’s Manual.
W hen ins tructe d to cons ult a works hop,
we recommend tha t you consult an Opel
Service Partner.
All O pe l Se rv ice Partners offer first-c lass
s erv ice at reas ona ble price s.
Y ou will rece ive quick, re liable and
individual se rvice.
E xpe rienced me cha nics , traine d by Ope l,
work according to specific O pe l
ins tructions.
The O wne r's Manual s hould always be kep t
in the vehicle: Ready to ha nd in the glove
com partment.
Mak e use of th e Owner' s Manua l:
zI ts "In brief" se ction will give you an initial
ov erview.
zThe table of contents at the beginning of
the Ow ne r’s Manual and within the
individ ual chapters will s how you where
everything is.
zI ts inde x will he lp you find what y ou
want.
zI t will familiarise y ou w ith the
sophisticate d te chnology.
zI t will increas e your pleas ure in y our
vehicle.
zI t will help you to hand le y our v ehicle
expertly.
The O wner’s Ma nual is de signe d to be
clea rly laid-out and e asily und ers tood.This symbol signi fies:
6Continue re ading on next page .
3The a sterisk signifies eq uipm ent not
fitted to all vehicle s (m odel v ariants,
e ngine options , m odels s pecific to one
co u n tr y , o p t i o n a l eq ui p m en t , O p el
ge nuine parts and acce ss ories ).
Yellow arrows in the illus trations s erve as
points of re fe rence or indicate some action
to be p erformed.
Bla ck arrows in the illus trations ind icate a
re action or a second a ction to b e
performed.
Directiona l data, e.g. left or right, or front
or back, in the de scriptions always rela te s
to th e d i r e c ti o n o f t r a v e l .
We wish you many hours of pleasurable
driv ing
Yo u r O pe l T ea m
9 Warning
Tex t marked 9 Wa rning provide s
inform ation on risk of accid ent or injury .
Dis re gard of the instructions may lead to
injuries or endanger life.
Inform your pas s engers acc ordingly .

69Instru men ts, c ontrols
BRAKE FLUI D
Brake /clutch fluid lev el is low. Control
indicator R als o illum inate s in the
instrume nt panel. Top up brake /clutch
fluid .
After corre cting brake/ clutch fluid leve l,
h a ve t h e ca us e of fl u i d l o s s re m e di ed by a
workshop.
Brake and clutch fluid le ve l - se e p age 1 5 6.
CHANG E OI L S OO N
Engine oil life has e xpired. Change engine
oil.
Make an appointment with a workshop for
Service work as soon a s p ossible.
Engine oil change, e ng ine oil filter change -
s ee page 1 54 .
Acknowled ging the me s sage by pres s ing
button S or T doe s not re se t the e ngine
oil life m onitor. S ee engine oil life monitor
on page s 63 , 1 5 1 for further information.CO M P ET I T IV E M O D E
Compe titiv e d riv ing mode ha s b ee n
se l ec t e d vi a b u tt o n R on the centre
cons ole.
Co n tro l in dica to r v illuminates in the
ins trument pane l.
Ad jus t your driving a ccording ly .
Compe titiv e m ode - se e p age 12 0 .
CR UISE EN GAGED
Cruise control has be en a ctivated via the
buttons located on the left s ide of the
steering wheel.
Cruise control - se e page 12 1 .
DOO R AJ AR
One or more of the doors a re not closed
prop erly. Clo s e drive r’s do o r an d
pass e nge r’s door.
ENGINE DISABLED
Starting of the e ngine has be en dis abled .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.ESC A CT I VE
E SP has come into action, to assist driving
s tability in slippe ry road conditions . Control
indicator v also fla shes in the instrument
pane l. Adjust your driving accordingly.
T h e m es sa g e m a y r em a i n f o r a s h o rt w hi l e
afte r ESP ass istance has ende d.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
ESC OF F
E SP h a s be en s w i t ch ed o f f vi a bu t t o n R on
t h e cen t r e co ns o l e, o r a f a u l t i s p r es en t .
C ontrol indicator v als o illuminate s in the
ins trume nt panel. Adjus t your driving
acc ordingly.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
FUEL RANGE LOW
F uel le vel is low. Fill up fue l tank.
Re fue lling - s ee page 1 14 .
ICE P OS SIB L E
Icy roa d cond itions are pos sible due to low
outside air temperature. Adjust your
driving a ccording ly .
E xtrem e driving conditions - s ee page 1 13 .

70 In struments, controls
KE Y FOB BA TT LOW
Batte ry voltage of remote control is
too low. Re place battery - s ee page 2 3.
LO W COO L A N T
Engine coola nt le vel is low. Top up coolant
lev el and have ca us e of loss reme died by a
workshop .
Coolant le vel - se e page 15 5 .
LO W TR A CT IO N
Traction control has come into action, to
limit whee l spin in s lippe ry roa d conditions.
Control indicator v also flas hes in the
instrume nt panel.
Adjust y our driving accordingly.
The me s sage may rema in for a s hort while
after trac tion control has ende d.
Ele ctronic Stability Program (ESP) -
s ee page 1 18 .
PA R KIN G B R A K E
T h e h a n d br a ke i s a p p l i ed a t sp ee ds ov er
8 km/h (5 mph). C ontrol indicator R als o
flashe s in the instrume nt panel.
Release hand brake before continuing
journe y, to avoid ove rhe ating and
da m a g i ng t h e br a k e s ys t em .
Hand b rake - se e page 12 4 .SE RV ICE AIR BAG
Fault in airbag sy ste m. C ontrol indicator v
also illuminates in the ins trument pa ne l.
The airbags m ay fail to trigge r in the e ve nt
of an accide nt. Consult a workshop
immed iately.
SE RV ICE ES C
Fault in E SP. C ontrol indicator v als o
illuminate s in the instrume nt panel. I n
slippe ry road conditions , the s ys tem will not
ass ist driving s ta bility . Adjust your driving
accordingly.
If the me ss age appe ars while driving, s top
the ve hicle and switch the ignition off and
back on again. If the me ss age s till appe ars,
cons ult a works hop as s oon as pos sib le .
Elec tronic S tability Program (E SP) -
se e p age 11 8 .
SERVICE TRACTI ON
Fault in traction control. Control ind ic ator
v a ls o illuminates in the ins trum ent pane l.
In slipp ery road cond itions , the sys tem will
not lim it whee l spin. Ad jus t your driving
accordingly.
Consult a work shop as s oon as poss ible.
Elec tronic S tability Program (E SP) -
se e p age 11 8 .TRACTIO N O FF
Traction control has be en d eactiva te d v ia
button R on the centre console. Control
indicator v als o illum inate s in the
ins trume nt panel. Adjus t your driving
acc ordingly.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
TRUNK AJAR
The lugga ge comp artment lid is open or is
not close d p rope rly. C ontrol indicator s
als o illumina tes in the ins trume nt panel.
C los e lug gage compartme nt lid .
Do not drive with the lugga ge
compa rtm ent ope n.
L uggage compartme nt - s ee page s 2 6 , 5 5 .

89Info tainment system
Cha ng ing number of fa vourites pag es
The number of fa vourites pag es c an be set
up using the ME NU 4 button, up to a
max imum of s ix s epa ra te pag es of
favourites.
To change the number of favourites pa ges ,
proceed a s follows;
Pr e ss t h e MEN U 4 button until the
ra dio se t-up me nu appea rs .
The FAV 1, FAV 2, FAV 3, FAV 4, FAV 5
and FAV 6 labe ls appea r on the
display .
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the label that you wish
to se lect.
The s ele ction is app lie d.
zChoosing the F AV 6 la bel will a llow up
to a max imum of 3 6 station me mory
loca tions to be store d.
Press the FA V 2 (favourites) button to
re turn to the original main radio
dis play, showing the radio s ta tion
freq ue ncy labe ls.
S ix radio s tation fre quency labels
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
zAlternatively, allow the screen to
time out and the se le ction mad e will be
app lie d.
zT h e p r oc es s fo r s t o r i ng f a vo u ri t e
s t a t i o ns f o r t h e c ho s en n u m be r o f
favourites page s can be be gun. Se e
“S toring favourite ra dio stations”.
Tuning into a stored ra dio stat ion
To se lect a store d favourite radio s tation,
proc ee d as follows ;
Press the FAV 2 (favourites) button
until the pag e where the favourite
radio s tation fre quency label y ou wish
to s ele ct appe ars on the dis play.
S ix radio s tation fre quency labels
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l you wis h to
select.
The station s ele cted is dis playe d.
The selected station plays.Ra dio me ssage s
The following me s sage s may appe ar on
the display if a p roble m occurs and the
r a di o d oe s n ot op er a t e co r re ct l y:
- Calibration E rror,
-Locked.
C alibra tion e rror
T h e In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m h a s b ee n
calibrated during vehicle production. If this
me s sage appe ars on the dis play, the
s ys t em ha s n o t be en ca l ib ra t ed co r r e ct l y
and m ust be re turned to your retaile r for
service . W e recomm end that y ou consult
an O pe l Se rv ice Partner.
Locked
If this me ss age appea rs on the d isplay , the
e lectronic theft-dete rrent fea ture has
locked up the radio. Take the vehicle to
y our re tailer for service . W e recomm end
that you consult an Opel Service Partner.

96 In fotain men t system
CD m essage s
The me ss age ‘C HEC K DISC ’ a ppears on the
dis play if a problem occurs and the
CD playe r does not operate correctly .
If this mes s age appe ars or if the CD is
e je cted automatically, it could be for one of
the following rea sons:
– The CD is d irty , scratched, wet, or
up side down.
– The air is very humid.
If so, wait app rox . one hour and try
again.
– There ma y have been a prob lem while
burning the CD.
– The label may be caught in the
CD play er.
–It is very hot.
Whe n the te mperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
– You are driving on a v ery rough road.
When the road surfa ce becomes
smoother, the C D should play .
If the CD is not playing corre ctly, for any
other reason, try a known good C D.
If any e rror occ urs repe ated ly or if an e rror
cannot be corre cted , we recom mend that
you consult a n Opel Service Partner.
If the radio displays an e rror m essag e,
write it down and provide it to your retaile r
when re porting the proble m.Usi ng the auxi liary input ja ck
Your Infotainment sy stem has an auxiliary
input jack b locate d on the lowe r right
side of the E ntertainment He ad Unit (E HU).
This is not an audio outp ut;
D o no t p l ug he a d p h o n es i n t o t h e
auxiliary input jack b.
You can howev er, connect an external
audio de vice such as a laptop compute r 3,
MP3 p layer 3, CD changer 3, or c assette
playe r 3, to the aux iliary input jack b for
us e as anothe r audio s ource .
To us e a portable audio playe r, connect a
3.5 m m phone p lug to the auxiliary inp ut
ja c k b.When a devic e is connected, to begin
play ing audio from the dev ice throug h the
vehicle’s spea kers, proceed as follows;
You are listening to a CD/MP3.
Press the CD / AUX a button.
Audio from the external audio device
conne cted starts to play .
zIf a portable audio play er is not
connected, “No I nput Device Found”
appe ars on the dis play.
zIf the v olume of the conne cted
portable aud io playe r does not go as
loud or soft as you w ish using the
Xek nob (s e e pa ge 8 1 ), you ma y
nee d to mak e ad ditional v olume
adjustme nts on the portable aud io
playe r itse lf.
To s witch back to the C D/MP3 you we re
play ing , pre ss the CD/AUX a button
aga in.
To s witch to radio mode while a portable
audio dev ic e is playing, pre ss the BAN D h
button.
zThe portable audio device continues to
play, so you may w ish to stop it or turn
it off.

97 Info tainment system
Troub leshooting
If y our Infotainment system does not
func tion as you would e xpe ct, plea se read
t h es e Op e r a t i ng In st r u ct i o ns ca re f u ll y a n d
g o t h r o ug h t he f o l l o w i ng c h ec k l i s t b e fo r e
contacting Custom er S ervices.
If y ou c annot find a solution to the
problem, we recommend that you consult
an O pel Servic e Partner.Error mes sage / s ympto m Pos sible cause / rem edy
Ge n e r a l
Di spl ay i s dar k. Vehic le’s ba tt er y i s weak (i f operated wit hout the eng ine runni ng );
S ee page 15 9 .
Di spl ay i s di ffi cul t to re ad. I nstrume nt i ll umina ti on i s set incor re ct ly ; S ee page 76 .
Inf otai nment sy stem cannot
be switched on either with the
Xe knob or wit h the i gni ti on k ey.Infotai nment system fuse or vehic le fusebox i s def ec ti ve.
Inc orre ct t ime on the disp lay S et t ime as spe ci fi ed on page 8 2 .
Aud io
Aud io pl ay back vol ume consta ntl y
decreases and c annot be adj usted .I nfotai nme nt syste m i s ov er heat ing. I nte rnal te mper ature re gul ator i s
ac ti ng to pro te ct th e In fo t ai n me n t s y s te m .
Recommend ati on: sw itc h the Infot ainment sy stem off.
Stored sta ti on c annot be sel ected
with the appropriate button
6.No re ce pt io n fo r s t ati o n cu rr en t ly.
Stored sta ti on not st ored wit h
stati on name.Broa dcast ing or ganisa ti on oc casi onall y se nds add it ional inf ormati on.
Tr y t o st ore it a gai n whe n the stat ion name appe ars on the di sp lay .
Poor reception when storing (frequency is displayed).
Broa dcast ing or ganisa ti on i s not tr ansmit ti ng RDS infor mati on
(f re quenc y i s disp lay ed ).
“CHE CK DIS C” appe ars on the
disp lay.A fte r l oadi ng a CD:
CD incorrectly inserted. CD la bel may be caught in the p layer.
Incompatible a udio CD inserted (DVD etc.).
CD sc ratc hed or ot her wi se da mage d.
I nser t an unda mage d, c ompati bl e C D wi th t he pr inte d si de upwa rds.
Duri ng CD pl ay back :
Temperature of Infotainment system too high.
Wai t unti l t he temperatur e of t he uni t has retur ned to nor mal.
Air is too humid. Wait for conditions to improve.
Road sur fac e i s une ve n. Whe n r oad sur face be comes smoothe r, CD
should p lay aga in.
“Ca li brat ion E rr or” ap pear s on t he
disp layI n fo tai n m e nt s ys te m h as n o t be en cal i brate d co r re ctl y. Ret u rn ve h ic le to
your retailer for service.
“Locked” app ear s on t he di spl ay. Elect roni c theft- deterrent feat ure ha s l ock ed up t he Infotai nment
s ys t em . Re tu rn v eh i cl e t o y o u r re tai l er fo r s e rv ice .
An ejected CD that ha s not been
acce pte d i s r et rac ted agai n by the
uni t when the igni ti on/unit is
switc hed of f.No e rro r.
Remove t he C D bef ore swi tc hing off t he i gni ti on/ Infot ai nment sy stem.

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Ca re a n d ma in te na n ce
Your Infotainment system ha s b een
de velope d and manufacture d with grea t
care and it should also b e tre ated with
care .
O bse rving the re comme ndations lis ted
be low will pre vent y our wa rranty from
e xpiring prem ature ly and ens ure that you
will be ab le to e n joy yo u r pr o du ct f o r m any
ye ars.
Note the following when using your
Infotainm ent system:
– Nev er t r y t o o p en t h e In fo t a i n m e n t
sy st e m . In c o r r ec t ha nd li n g c a n
damage the Infotainme nt sy ste m.
– Do not us e aggres s ive che micals ,
cleaning liquids or agents to clean the
In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m . U s e a s o ft c l ot h
moiste ne d with a mild soap solution to
clean y our I nfotainment system .
– Do not attem pt to clean the C D playe r
using CD lens c leaners. The lens of the
CD optics may be come contam inate d
with lubrica nts from the CD le ns
cleane r.– Do not paint or colour the Infota inme nt
system. Paint can make moving parts
s ticky and stop the m functioning
correc tly .
– D o no t st o r e co m bu s t ib l e li q ui ds , g a s es
or explosiv es in the same room as the
Infotainment system, its parts or
acc essories.
– The Infotainme nt sy ste m s hould only
be service d by ex perts. Incorrec t
ins ta lla tion or s erv ic ing of the
Infotainment system can have
dangerous consequences and result in
the warranty becoming void.Fixed m ast antenna
C he c k o c c a si o n a l l y t o m a k e su r e t he m a st
is s till fix ed tightly to the ve hicle. If
tightening is req uired, tighten b y hand.

1 1 4 D r iv in g an d o p e ra t io n
Fuels, refu elling
Fuel c onsum ption
Fuel consump tion is determined und er
s pecific driv ing cond itions – s ee page 1 77 .
Special equipment increases the weight of
t h e v eh i cl e. A s a r es u l t , t h ey ca n i n cr ea s e
fuel consump tion and reduce the specified
max imum s pee d.
F or the first few thousa nd kilome tres/m ile s,
friction b etwe en the engine and
transm ission com pone nts is higher.
This increases fuel consump tion.
Fuel for petrol engines
Normal comme rc ia l hig h-q uality fue ls
with a m aximum ethanol conte nt of 5% in
accordance with DIN EN 22 8 are suitable
(Cataly tic converte r - s ee page 1 16 .
O ctane numbe rs - se e page 17 5 ). The
quality thereof has considerable effect on
performance, running and service life of
the e ngine. The additive s mixe d with the
fuel are extremely im portant. For this
r ea so n yo u mu s t o n ly r e fu e l with h igh-
quality fuels containing additives.Fuels with e thanol content of gre ater than
5% d o not com ply with DIN EN 228 and
must not be used unless the v ehicle has
bee n s pe cifica lly dev eloped a nd ap prov ed
for these fuels.
Fuel with too low an octane number can
cause pinking. Opel cannot b e held liable
for re sulting dam age.
Petrol with a higher octane number can
always be use d.
The ignition tim ing adjusts automatically
t o t h e g r a de o f f u el us e d ( o ct a n e n um ber
)– se e p age 17 5 .
Use of pe trol with an octane rating of 95 or
highe r will e ns ure e conom ical driving.
Fue l fille r c ap
If re placing the fuel fille r c ap, be sure to us e
the original fue l fille r cap for your mode l, to
ensure full functionality.Re fue lling
9 Wa r nin g
Care must be ta ken when hand ling fuel.
Before re fuelling, s witch off the e ng ine
and where applicab le any auxiliary
he ating with combus tion cha mbers .
Switch off mobile phones.