2012 OPEL GT tyre pressure

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This information is available under the se ction "Technical da ta " as we ll as on the ide ntification plate .
Fuel
De signati on
Engine oil
Gra de
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
T y re si ze wi th full load
S umme r ty re s F ront Re ar
W inte r ty re s F ront Re ar
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehic le Weight
– EC kerb weight
=Loading

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 .

1 2 6 D r iv in g an d o p e ra t io n
F itting ne w tyre s
Please fit tyre s in pairs. Se ts would be eve n
be tte r. Re place tyre s w ith:
zth e s a m e si z e ,
zthe same design,
zthe s ame make ,
zthe same tre ad pattern on one ax le.
F it direc tional tyres such that the y roll in the
direc tion of trave l. The rolling d ire ction is
indicated by a s ymbol (e .g. a n arrow) on
the s ide wall.
Tyre s fitte d opposing the rolling direction
(e. g. whe n a tyre is chang ed) s hould be
refitted a s s oon as poss ible. This is the only
way to obtain full bene fit from the de sign
properties of the tyre.
O bse rve legal re quireme nts w he n
disposing of ty res.Some brands of tyres have a b eade d
edge for alloy whe els to protect against
damage . If a whee l trim is use d on s tee l
whee ls with be ade d-edg e ty re s, the
following proce dure mus t be followe d:
zW hee l trims and ty res that are a pproved
for the re spe ctive ve hicle and c om ply
with all of the rele vant whee l and tyre
combination re quireme nts mus t b e use d.
zIf the whe el trims and ty re s use d are not
approve d, the tyre s must not have a
be ade d ed ge.
Ty re pre ssure
Ch eck t yr e p r es su r e s w he n co l d, a t l ea s t
eve ry 1 4 days and prior to any long
journey .Tyre pres sure s – s ee p age 18 0 and the ty re
and load ing information labe l on the
B-pillar, v isible with the drive r’ s d oor ope n.
Hav e ty re and loa ding information labe l
re placed afte r changing to a diffe rent tyre
size.
Do not re duce tyre pressure w he n the tyres
are warm. Otherw ise the pressure m ay
drop be low the permis sible minimum when
the tyres cool down.
9 Warning
Use of unsuitab le tyre s or whee l trim s
could le ad to s udden pre ss ure los s and
there by a ccidents .

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After having che cke d the ty re p re ssures,
tighten the valve caps.
Incorrect ty re pre ssures will imp air safe ty,
vehic le handling, com fort and fuel
e conomy and will incre ase tyre we ar.
If the pressure is too low, this ca n result
in conside rable tyre warm-up and inte rnal
dam age, leading to tre ad s ep aration a nd
e ven to ty re blo w-o u t at h igh s pee ds .
Hidde n tyre damag e is not eliminate d by
adjus ting ty re p re s sure.Ty re conditi on, wheel condition
Driv e over e dges slowly and at right angle s
if poss ible. Driving over sharp e dge s can
cause conceale d da mage to tyres and
whee ls that only be come s noticeable later.
Do not trap tyres whe n parking.
Check tyres re gularly for dama ge (foreign
bo dies , pu n ctu res , cu ts , crack s, bu lg es in
side walls). Chec k whee ls for damage . In
the e vent of dam age or abnorm al we ar,
cons ult a works hop.Tread depth
C he ck tre ad de pth at re gula r inte rvals .
If the re is more wea r at the front than the
re ar, s wap round front whe els and re ar
whe els.
C orre ct the ty re pre ssure.
Tyre s should be replac ed for safety
re asons if tre ad de pth drops b elow 2-3 mm
(4 mm for w inte r tyres).
9 Wa r ning
Inc orre ct tyre pressure can le ad to tyre
ru p t u r e .
9 Warning
Dama ge m ay le ad to ty re blow-out.

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Tyre rep air k it
Minor damag e to the tyre tread, e.g . from
foreign bodie s, can be tem porarily
rep aire d using the ty re re pair kit.
Do not rem ov e foreign bodies from the
tyre s. Damage d are as bigger than 4 m m
and da mage at the ty re rim cannot be
rep aire d using the ty re re pair kit.
The tyre re pair k it can be use d to seal small
puncture s with a liquid seala nt. Use of the
sealant doe s not c onstitute a pe rmane nt
rep air but is des igned as an eme rgency
measure, to allow the vehicle to be driven
while awaiting tyre replace me nt.
The ty re re pair kit ca n also be used to
infla te the tyres to the c orre ct ty re pressure
(se e page 18 0 ) without us ing the s ea lant.For important information – s ee page 1 40 .
If you have a flat ty re:
zPark on a leve l, firm a nd non-s lippery
surface.
zSw itch on haz ard warning lamps , a pply
hand brak e, engage rev ers e ge ar and
switch off engine.
zC orre ctly s et up the warning triangle3.
W arning tria ngle – se e page 13 5 .
Nev er use the liquid sealant on more than
one tyre at a tim e.
The tyre repa ir kit is loc ated in a stowag e
compartme nt on the drive r’ s side at the
re ar of the lugg age compartme nt.
Remove the strap from the ty re repair kit by
pressing the tabs on either side of the
buckle a nd remove the ty re re pair kit from
its foam containe r.
9 Wa r ning
Driv ing with tyre pressure that is too low
can cause invisible d amage to the ty re s.
This dama ge c annot be re medie d us ing
the tyre repair kit. Park v ehicle and
contact a works hop.
1 . Place the tyre repair k it on le vel ground
and unwrap the s ealant filling hose
from the compressor unit.

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7 . Switch compre ss or on/off sw itc h to
position I(on).
8 . All of the se alant is pum ped into the ty re
and the ty re is infla ted.
Sea la nt may le ak from the puncture hole
un t i l t he v e hi c l e ha s b e en d r i v en a n d t he
ho l e s ea l e d .
Do not run the compressor for more than
10 minutes, see " Important information"
on page 14 0 .9. Check the compre ss or pres s ure gauge .
If the re is no re ading, the s e alant filling
hose to va lve conne ction may be faulty.
Re-che ck the conne ction.
10. Infla te the tyre to the corre ct pre ssure -
se e page 18 0 .
As the pres s ure gauge read ing is
slightly high w hile the c om pres sor is on,
switch c om pres sor off to gain an
accurate p re ssure reading.
If the p re scribe d tyre pressure is not
obta ine d within 10 m inutes , the tyre is
too badly damage d. S witch off engine
and compre ssor, re move accessory
plug and unscre w s eala nt filling hose
before contac ting a works hop.
11. When the correct ty re pressure has
be en re ached, switch compressor on/
off switch to position O(off).
1 2. S witch engine off and unplug the
ac ces sory plug from the ac ces sory
socket.
1 3. Dis conne ct s ealant filling hose from
ty re va lv e a nd replace the dust ca p.
E x e rc is e c a u t i o n w h en r em o v i ng t y r e
re pair kit com pone nts, as the y may s till
be hot after use.
W rap s ea lant filling hos e around
comp re s sor unit in its origina l loc ation.
S tow acc essory plug in compressor unit
by wrapp ing the c ord, re conne cting the
ac ces sory plug , then pus hing in the
bottom p art of the wrapp ed c ord
followed by the top part into the
comp ressor unit.
P e el o f f t h e s t i cke r co n t a i ni n g t h e
m aximum p ermitted sp ee d that is
affixe d to the se alant bottle, and
attach it within the driver’ s fie ld of
v ie w. For s ticker – s ee page 1 37 , F ig.
S14066.

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14. Place the ty re re pair kit in its foam
container and wrap the strap a round
it. S nap the buc kle into place and
tighten the strap as ne ce ss ary.
1 5. Re move any e xce ss s ealant us ing a
cloth. S tow tyre re pair kit in lugga ge
compa rtm ent in its orig inal loca tion.
1 6. C ollap se warning triangle3 and s tow
in luggage compartm ent –
s ee page 1 35 .
17 . Continue driving imm ediate ly s o that
se alant is eve nly dis tribute d
throughout the tyre .
Afte r driving ap prox . 1 0 km (6 mile s)
( b ut no m o r e t h a n 1 0 m i n ut e s) , st o p
and check tyre pres s ure , us ing the
compressor:
Unlock air compre ss or hose from
unde rside of com pres sor unit b y pulling
the le ver up (s e e illustration). De tach
the hose from the se alant bottle a nd
pull out the hose .
Push a ir compre ssor hose direc tly on to
tyre valve and pus h leve r down to
se cure in plac e.1 8. Chec k the compres s or pre ss ure gauge.
As long a s the tyre pressure has not
dropped more than 0 .7 bar below the
correct ty re pre ssure, it may be
a dj u st e d t o t h e p r es cr i bed va l u e.
Repe at the procedure until the re is no
more loss of pressure .
If the ty re pre ssure has droppe d m ore
tha n 0. 7 b ar below the correct tyre
pressure , the vehicle must not b e
driven . Co n tact a w ork sh o p.
1 9. Stow ty re re pair kit in luggage
compartme nt.

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Im po rtan t The driving characte ristics of the re paired
tyre is se ve re ly affe cted , there fore hav e this
tyre rep laced without d elay by a w ork shop.
If unusual noise is heard or the compressor
become s hot, turn c om pressor off for at
least 30 m inute s.
The built-in safety va lve opens at a
pressure of 7 bar.
Protect compressor from moisture and
ra i n.Pay attention to storage inform ation and
be st before date on s ea lant bottle . I ts
s ealing c apability is not guarantee d after
this time.
The se alant bottle ca n only be use d once.
Re place use d s ealant bottle .
The compres s or and se alant can be us ed
from app rox . -3 0 °C.
Dispose of used tyre rep air kits in
acc orda nce with the applicable laws .
C onsumers must not be connected to the
acc es sory socke t at the sam e time whe n
the tyre re pair kit is be ing use d.
9 Wa r ning
Do no t d ri v e f a s t er t h a n 9 0 km / h
(5 5 m p h ) .
Have the re paired tyre re place d as s oon
as p ossible.
Do not d riv e with m ore than one
te mporarily re paired tyre.
Stee ring and handling may be affe cted .
Ta ke b ends slowly.
Only stow the ty re re pair kit in the
lugga ge c om partment.