2012 OPEL GT tow

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 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

16 In brief
Drying misted-up win dows:
Air distribution to J,
rotary switc hes fo r temperature
an d fa n to the righ t;
pr e s s bu tto nsn and Ü
Open side air vents and d irect them
towards the d oor w indows.
6Climate control - se e p age 10 2 .
Manual transmissio n:
Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the ge ar d oe s not e ngage , s e t the lev er in
ne utra l, rele as e the clutc h pedal and
depre ss aga in; the n rep eat ge ar s ele ction.
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressures and ty re c ondition -
se e pages 1 2 5, 18 0 .
zEngine oil le vel a nd fluid le ve ls in e ngine
compartme nt - se e page s 1 5 2 to 15 7 .
zAll windows, mirrors, exte rior lig hting
and licens e plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are ope rationa l.
zObje cts are se curely locate d and will not
be thrown forward in the eve nt of
sudde n braking.
zNo o bj ect s a r e p l a ced o n t h e i n s t r um en t
panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate .
zSe ats, se at be lts and mirrors are
corre ctly a djus ted .
zB r a ke o p er a t i o n .

26 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Manua l lock ing or unlocking
To unlock:
Turn ke y in drive r’ s door lock towards front
of vehicle as far as it will go. Turn ke y back
to a v ertical pos ition and remov e.
Both doors w ill be unlocke d.To l o c k :
Turn ke y in d riv er’s door lock toward s re ar
of ve hicle as far as it will go. Turn key back
to a ve rtic al position and re move .
Both d oors will be locke d.
L ugg ag e com par tme nt
T o ope n wi th re mote control:
Pres s and hold button s on the re mote
control.

27Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
To open wit h release butt on in glove
com partm ent:
Ke y in ignition s witch position O or ACC, o r
with hand brake app lie d:
Pres s the luggage compa rtm ent rele as e
button loc ated in the glove compartme nt.With soft top in raise d position, the
buttre ss es are unlatche d a utomatically
before the luggage compartme nt is
op en ed . So f t t o p - se e p a g e 31 .
Lift lug gage comp artm ent lid towa rd s rear
of v eh i c l e t o o p en f u l l y .To ope n from w ithin lug gage
com partm ent :
Pull em erge nc y luggage compartm ent
re le as e handle . Push lugga ge
compa rtm ent lid from the inside to ope n.
The eme rgency luggage compartme nt
re le ase ha nd le g lows in the d ark for gre ater
vis ibility in the eve nt of people be coming
trappe d in the lug gage compartme nt.
9 Wa r nin g
Do not us e the e merge ncy luggag e
compartme nt re lea se handle to se cure
items in the lugga ge c om partment, to
avoid caus ing dama ge to the ve hicle .

28 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
To close
To clos e the lug gage compartme nt lid ,
stand behind the ve hicle and, with two
hands laid flat on the s urface of the lid,
close the lid with a swift, firm m otion.If the luggage comp artm ent lid is ope n or
i s n o t cl o s ed p r op er l y, "TRUNK AJAR" will
appea r in the drive r inform ation ce ntre
when the ig nition is on. Control indicator
s also illuminate s in the instrument
panel. Close luggage compartm ent lid.
Driv er information centre - se e page 59 .Vehicle locator and p anic alarm
The re mote control has both a v ehicle
locator and a panic alarm fe ature,
activa ted v ia button U.
To aid location of the vehicle, e.g. when the
ve hicle is park ed in a car park, pres s and
re le ase b utton U; the horn will sound
three times and the hazard warning lamps
and c ourte sy lamps will flas h thre e tim es .
To activa te the panic alarm, pres s and
hold the button for 3 se conds; the horn will
s ound and the hazard w arning lam ps and
courtes y lam ps will flash for 3 0 se conds.
Press button U a gain to sw itc h off the
panic alarm, or turn ke y in ignition s witch to
pos ition ACC or I.
The vehicle locator and panic a la rm
fe ature s are ope rational only with the
ignition off.9 Wa r ning
Ensure the soft top is properly stowe d
(s ee pag e 3 1 ) and e ns ure no obje cts a re
placed in the are a within the luggage
com partment in w hich the soft top is
st o r ed .
9 Warning
Do not drive with the luggag e
compa rtm ent ope n or ajar, e .g. whe n
transp orting bulky objects, to a void
causing damage to the vehicle.

33Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
To allow the lug gage compartme nt lid to
close correc tly , e nsure the soft top is
prope rly s towe d by apply ing a firm, e ve n
push in the centre of the soft top.
To clos e the lug gage compartme nt lid ,
stand behind the ve hicle and, with two
hands laid flat on the s urface of the lid,
close the lid with a swift, firm m otion.Rais ing s oft top
Only w ith v ehicle stationary.
Wi t h ve h i cl e p a r ked o n a l ev el s u r fa ce,
engage first or re ve rs e gea r, s witc h off
ignition, ap ply hand brak e a nd open the
wind ow s.
Ope n the luggage comp artm ent -
se e p age 26 .
From the sid e of the vehicle , pull the
soft top upwards and forwards , towa rd s
the windscreen fram e.F ully raise the soft top e nsuring the
alignme nt pins locate correctly in both
sides of the w indscreen fram e and on each
s ide of the body adjace nt to the s eat
bac kres ts.
9 Wa r ning
Do not turn on rear w indow heating when
the soft top has been stowed in the
lugga ge c om partment.

51Seats , interior
zNo objects should be p laced on the
in s t r um en t p a n e l . T h ey a r e re f l ect e d i n
th e g l a s s, o bst r u ct t h e dr i ver ’ s v i ew a nd
will be thrown throug h the ve hic le in the
eve nt of he avy braking, for e xam ple.
zOb j e c t s m u s t no t b e st o r ed in t h e a i r b a g
inflation a rea, because they could cause
injury if the airbag s ys tem is deploye d.
zLoads m ust not obstruct the operation of
the pe dals, hand brake and g ear s hift
lever, or hinder the freed om of
m o vem en t o f t h e d ri v er . D o no t p l a ce
any unsecured objects in the interior.
zDo not drive with luggage compartme nt
op en w h en t r a n s p o r t i ng bu l ky o bj e ct s,
for e xam ple, to avoid caus ing damag e
to th e v e h ic le .
Stow ag e comp ar tme nts
Glove comp artm ent
To op en, pull handle .
The glove compartment can be locked
us i n g t h e ig ni t i o n k e y .Console box between sea ts
To open, press button in centre of console
box , rotate it le ft or right and pull cove r
down.
To clos e, push cove r up until it latches in
position a nd press the button.
9 Wa r ning
Failure to observe these descriptions can
le ad to in ju r ies wh ich may be f atal.
Vehicle passengers should be informed
according ly .