2012 OPEL GT wipers

In brief11
Page
1Side air v en ts ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 10 3
2D o o r win do w de f ro s ter v en ts .... .... 10 3
3T u rn sign als . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 , 7 4
h igh o r lo w be am .. .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 4
h ead lamp f las h ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 4
parkin g la mps .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 3
au to ligh t co n tro l .. .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 7 3
4Cruise control
rem ote control on ste ering whe el .. 121
5Drive r information ce ntre
rem ote control on ste ering whe el .. .. 60
6In s tru me n ts ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 5 5
7D rive r’ s airb ag.. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 4 5
Ho rn . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..1 4
8D rive r inf o rmatio n ce ntre .. .... ..... .... .. 5 9 Pa g e
9In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m 3
re mote control on stee ring whee l.. .. 79
10Windscree n wipers,
wind screen washer system ...15, 71, 72
11Ce ntre air ve n ts .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 0 2
12Hazard w arnin g ... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 1 4, 7 5
13Climate co n tro l .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 0 2
14In fo t a i n m e n t sy st e m 3. .... ..... .... ..... .. 7 8
15Pa ss en ge r’s airbag .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 4 5
16G lov e co m partmen t.. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 1
17Fu s e b o x
(u n de r in stru men t p ane l) . ..... .... ..... 1 4 3
18Luggag e comp artment re le as e
(in g lo v e co m partmen t) ... ..... .... ..... .. 2 7
19Ac ces so ry so cke t.. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 4Page
20E SP /T ractio n Co n tro l .. ..... .... ..... .... . 11 8
21G e ar s hif t le ver .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 1 6
22Passenger’s seat belt wa rning
de vice . .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 4 3
S eat o ccu pan cy reco gn itio n ..... .... ... 4 8
23Ign itio n s witc h . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..9
24S te erin g w he el a djus tme nt .. ..... .... .... ..9
25Instrum ent pane l, informa tion
dis play illu min atio n . .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 7 6
26Front fog la mps,
f o g tail lam p ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 13 , 7 5
27Bonnet re lease
( u n der in s tru m en t pan el) . .... ..... .... . 13 0

In brief15
Windscreen wipers:
M o ve l e v er f ro m r e st po si t i o n
6Winds cree n wipers - s ee pag e 7 1 ,
Adjustable wipe r interval - se e page 71 ,
F urther information - s ee page s 16 3 , 1 5 7.
Windscreen washer system:
Press bu tton on end of lever
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
wind scre en and at the same time the
wipers are operate d for four cycles .
6W i n d sc r e en w a sh er sys t e m -
se e p age 72 ,
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 8 .
Heated rear window:
The control indicator in the button
illuminates whe n re ar window he ating is
on.
Do not turn on rear window heating when
t h e so f t t o p h a s be en s t o w ed i n th e
luggage compa rtm ent.
6Climate control - se e page 10 2 ,
He ated rear w indow - se e page 10 3 .
z=Fast
]=Slow
P=Timed interval wipe
O=Off
Q= Misting fun ctionPress Ü=On
Press Ü a gai n = Of f

71Instru men ts, c ontrols
Warning buzzers
W hen s tarting the e ngine or while d riv ing:
zif d r iv e r ’ s s e a t b e l t i s n o t f a s t e n e d ,
zif passenger’s seat belt is not fa stened
whe n the s e at occupancy re cognition
system d etec ts tha t the passe nger’s se at
is occupie d,
zif the doors or the luggage comp artment
ha v e n o t be en p ro p e r l y cl o s ed w h en
st a r t i n g - o ff ,
zif the hand brake is applie d at s pee ds
ov er 8 km /h ( 5 mph ) ,
zwhile opera ting the indicators.
When the vehicle is parked and the driver’s
door is opened:
zif the head la mps or parking lam ps a re
sw i t c h ed o n ,
zwhe n the k ey is in the ignition switch,
zif any door remains open when the doors
are locke d with the remote control 3.
Driving hints - se e p age 11 0 ,
Saving fuel, protecting the environment -
s ee page 1 12 .
Windscreen wipers
To switch on, p us h lev er upwards .
Switch to n ex t se tting u p o r do wn :
gently p us h lev er.
In cas e o f ligh t rain o r mis t, m ov e le ve r
downwards from position O to position Q
and rele ase : S ing le s wipe . Hold for
additiona l wiping cyc le s. Leve r returns
autom atic ally to position O w hen released.
Return the le ver to its original pos ition to
switch off.
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 7 .Ad just able wi per inte rval
To s e t the wiper inte rval to a value betwe en
3 and 10 seconds:
S witc h on ig nition. Move le ver upw ards
from positionO to time d interv al wipeP.
S w i v el a d j us t m e nt b a nd O to the de sired
setting: The bars to the le ft of the
adjus tment ba nd repre se nt wiping
freq ue ncy.
Larger bars ne ar the top repre se nt more
f r eq ue n t w ip i ng , a n d t he sm a l l er b a r s ne a r
the bottom repre se nt less fre quent wiping. z=Fast
]=Slow
P= Time d interv al wipe
O=Off
Q=Misting function

72 In struments, controls
W ith le ve r in position P, w ip ing frequency
is also dependent upon vehic le speed. As
ve hic le s pee d incre ase s, wiping will
be come more fre que nt.
The w ip ing frequency selected via the
adjustm ent band remains stored until it is
changed again.
F urther information - s ee page s 16 3 , 1 5 7.
Windscreen washer system
To opera te, press button n on end of lev er.
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
wind scre en and at the same time the
wipers are operate d for four cycles .
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 8 .

134 Self-help, vehicle care
zDo not c onnec t leads to negative
te rminal of discharged battery!
zRoute the le ads so that the y ca nnot
catch on rotating p arts in the engine
com partment.
zStart the e ngine of the ve hicle p rov id ing
th e j u m p s t a r t .
zAfte r 5 minute s, sta rt the other e ngine .
Start attem pts should be made for no
longe r than 15 s econds at an interva l of
1 m i nu t e .
zAfte r the start, allow b oth engines to idle
for 3 minutes with the leads connected.
zIn ord er to av oid ex ces s voltage in the
el ec tr i ca l sy st e m , be f o r e r e m o vi n g a
le ad, switch on an e lectrical cons umer
(e .g. lamps , h ea te d re ar win do w) in th e
vehicle rece iving the jump start.
zReverse above sequence exactly when
re m o v i n g l e a d s .
Towing
Tow ing the vehicl e
Screw the front towing ey e (stowed in a
bag in the lugga ge compartme nt) fully into
the front towing point.
Attac h a tow rope 3 - or b etter still, a tow
ro d 3 - to the towing ey e, neve r to the
bumper or front suspension units.
Plac e the gear s hift le ve r in ne utra l. Switch
on the ignition to re lease the stee ring
colum n lock and to p ermit operation of the
brake lamps , horn and winds cree n wipers . Drive off slowly and avoid jerky
mov eme nts . Impe rm iss ible trac tiv e force s
could da mage the ve hicles .
To prevent the entry of exha ust gases from
the tow ing vehicle , switch on the air re -
circulation sy stem and close the windows.
S ee k the a ss istance of a works hop.
Towi ng serv ice
E ntrust your ve hicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obtain an
e stimate on towing costs be fore e mploying
any tow ing se rvice. In this way y ou avoid
unnecessary c osts and possible insurance
proble ms during claim proce ss ing.
9 Warning
Ne ve r lift the ve hicle using the towing
eye!
9 Wa r nin g
More brake pedal pressure is necessary
w h en b ra ki n g s i n ce t he br a ke s er vo un i t i s
operative only when the engine is
running.
Conside rably greate r ste ering force is
necessary since the power steering unit is
operative only when the engine is
running.

146 Self-help, vehicle care
Bulb replacement
Halogen bulbs contain pres s uris ed gas .
Ta ke spe cial care when d ispos ing of
ha loge n bulbs . Ne ve r touch the glas s with
bare finge rs; risk of injury.
Before re placing a bulb, switch ignition off
and turn off re levant light s witch.
Only hold new bulb at base! Do not touch
the bulb glass with bare hands, othe rwise
finge rprints on the g lass e vaporate.
R es i du e b ui l ds u p o n t h e r ef l ect o r ,
eve ntually res ulting in a dull refle ctor.
Inadve rte ntly s taine d bulbs ma y be
cleaned with a clean non-fluffy cloth,
us ing alcohol or white s pirits. Re place ment bulb m us t be in accordance
with information on bas e of d efectiv e bulb.
Do not exceed wa tta ge specified on ba se
of bulb.
Re place c ra cked or da maged bulb s as dirt
can g et ins id e, coating the insid e of the
bulb a nd reducing light output.
If the headlam ps are d amage d, the light
ma y not be sufficiently d iffused a nd can
blind oncoming drive rs. V ehicle vibration
can als o cause incorre ct he adlamp a im ing .
He adl amp a iming
W e recomme nd that hea dlamp aim ing be
carrie d out by a works hop, who will have
s p e c ia l e q u i p m e n t . No. Circuit Rat ing
36
Horn 1 5 A
37
Remote central locking 1 0 A
38
Driv er’s s ide high be am 1 0 A
39
Windscree n wipers 25 A
40
AB S 1 0 A
41
AB S 2 0 A
42
Passenger’ s side high bea m 10 A
43
Pas s enge r’ s side low be am 1 0 A
44
Driv er’s s ide low beam 1 0 A
45
Instrument pa nel ignition 20 A
46
Can iste r ve nt 1 0 A
47
Pa r k in g l a m p s 1 5 A
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.

15 7Self-help, vehicle care
Brak e/clut ch fluid c ha nge
Brake /clutch fluid is hygroscopic, i.e . it
absorbs water. If the brak es be come hot,
s uc h as whe n driving on long downhill
stretches, va pour bubbles can occur in the
water, which can have an extrem ely
adv ers e e ffe ct on braking power
( dep en di n g o n t h e p ro p o r t i o n o f w a t e r) .
The fluid change intervals s pecifie d in the
chapter "Service, Maintenance" on
page 1 65 m us t there fore be obs erve d.
Power steering fluid
The power steering fluid does not require
any additional ma inte na nce than that
detaile d in the c hap te r "S ervice ,
Mainte nance" on page 16 5 .
If the fluid in the re s ervoir falls below the
HOT mark on the dipstick, consult a
work shop.
Windscreen wipers
C lear v is ion is es se ntial for safe driving.
Pe rform re gular check s on the windsc re en
wipe rs to ens ure they are ope rating
correc tly . W e recomme nd wipe r blade
re placem ent at le ast once a year.
If t h e w i n dsc re en i s di r t y, o p er a t e t h e
windscreen washer system b efore
s witching on the winds cree n wipers . This
will av oid wipe r blade wea r.
Do not switch on the windscree n wipers if
the wind scre en is ice d up, as this could
dam age the wipe r blade s or the wipe r
system.
If the wipers b ecome froze n on to the glass,
w e r e c om m e n d th a t th e y b e r e l e a s e d w i t h
t h e a i d o f O p el D e - i cer S p r a y.
S mearing wiper blades c an be cle ane d with
a soft cloth a nd Opel C leaning Solvent and
Antifreez e.
W iper blades whos e lips have be come
harde ne d, crack ed or covere d with s ilicone
mus t be replac ed. This may be nece ss ary
as a re sult of the e ffe cts of ic e, thawing s alt
or hea t, or the incorrect use of cleaning
age nts.
S witc h off the windsc re en w ip ers in
car washe s – s ee page s 15 , 1 6 1.
W indscre en w ip er care – se e p age 163.
9 Wa r ning
We r ec o m m en d t h a t y o u ha v e b r a k e/
clutch fluid change d by a works hop who
is familiar with the req uire ments of the
la w as rega rd s d ispos al of brake /clutch
fluid a nd can thus he lp to protect the
en vi r o n m en t a n d y o ur he a l t h .

16 3Self-help, vehicle care
Wheels
Us e a pH-neutral whe el cle aning age nt to
clean the wheels.
W hee ls are painted and can b e tre ated
with the same age nts as the body. F or alloy
w h ee l s, w e r eco m m en d t h e u se o f A l l oy
W h ee l P re s er ve r .
P aintw ork da mage
Re pair s mall area s of p aint damage s uc h
as stone impacts, scratches etc.
imme diate ly using a Touc h-Up Applicator
or Aerosol and Touch-Up Paint before rust
can form. I f rust has already form ed, have
the c aus e rectified by a works hop. Pleas e
als o pay attention to surfaces and edge s
be ne a t h t h e v eh i cl e w h er e r us t m a y h a ve
formed unnoticed for some time .
Tar spots
Do not use hard ob jects to rem ove spots of
tar – use Tar Re moval S pray. Do not use
Tar Re moval S pray on the covers of
head la mps or other exterior lamps.
Exterior lamps
He adlamp and othe r protectiv e lam p
covers are made of plastic. If they require
additional cle aning after the vehicle has
be en w a s h ed, cl ea n t he m w i t h C a r
Shamp oo. Do not us e any ab ra sive or
caus tic age nts , do not us e an ice s crape r,
and do not cle an them dry.Pl astic and rubbe r par ts
For add itional cle aning of plas tic and
rubb er parts , us e I nte rior/ Upholste ry
Clea ne r. Do not use any othe r age nt, and
in particular do not us e solve nts or petrol.
D o no t u s e hi g h - p r e ss u r e j e t cl ea ne r s.
Wheels and tyres
D o no t u s e hi g h - p r e ss u r e j e t cl ea ne r s on
whee ls and tyres.
Interior and upholster y
Clea n the ve hicle interior, including the
ins trument pane l fasc ia , using Inte rior/
Upholstery Cleaner.
The instrume nt panel s hould only be
cleaned using a soft da mp cloth.
Clea n fa bric upholstery with a va cuum
cleaner and brush. To remove stains, use
Inte rior/Upholste ry C leaner t hat is s uitab le
for b oth fabrics and vinyl.
Do not use cleaning agents such as
acetone, carbon tetrachloride, paint
thinner, paint remov er, nail v arnish
re move r, was hing powde r or blea ch to
clean fabrics, carpets, the instrum ent panel
or leather trim 3 in the vehicle inte rior.
Pe trol is also unsuitable .
Open Velcro fasteners on clothing could
damage s eat uphols te ry. Make sure that
Velcro fasteners are closed.Se at be lts
Alway s k ee p s eat b elts clean a nd dry.
C lean only with lukewa rm water or Inte rior/
Upholstery C leaner.
Windows
When cleaning the hea ted rear window,
ma ke s ure that the he ating ele ment on the
insid e of the window is not damaged.
Use a soft lint-free cloth or chamois leather
in conjunction with Window Cleaner a nd
In s ect R emo ve r.
O p el Cl ea ni n g S o lv en t a n d A n t i f r ee ze i s
s uita ble for de -icing windows.
F or mec ha nical removal of ice, use a
comm ercially available sharp-e dge d ice
s crape r. Pres s the s craper firmly agains t
the glass s o that no dirt can ge t under it
and s cratch the glass .
Windscreen wiper b lades
W a x su ch a s t h e w a x u s ed i n ca r w a s h es
ca n c a us e sm ea r i n g o n t h e w i nd scr e en
when the windscreen wipers are sw itched
on.
S mearing wiper blades c an be cle ane d with
a soft cloth a nd Opel C leaning Solvent and
Antifre ez e, and replac ed if ne ces sa ry –
s ee page 1 57 .