2015 OPEL KARL maintenance

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Service display0Service
Display 068.
Confirmations
Confirmation of service is recorded
in the Service and Warranty
Booklet. The date and mileage is
completed with the stamp and
signature of the servicing workshop.
Make sure that the Service and
Warranty Booklet is completed
correctly as continuous proof of
service is essential if any warranty
or goodwill claims are to be met,
and is also a benefit when selling
the vehicle.
Service interval with remaining
engine oil life duration
The service interval is based on
several parameters depending on
usage.
The service display lets you know
when to change the engine oil.
Service display
0Service
Display 068.
Recommended
Fluids, Lubricants,
and Parts
Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants
Only use products that meet the
recommended specifications.
Damage resulting from the use of
products not compliant with these
specifications will not be covered by
the warranty.
{Warning
Operating materials are
hazardous and could be
poisonous. Handle with care. Pay
attention to information given on
the containers.
Engine oil
Engine oil is identified by its quality
and its viscosity. Quality is more
important than viscosity when
selecting which engine oil to use.
The oil quality ensures e.g. engine cleanliness, wear protection and oil
ageing control, whereas viscosity
grade gives information on the oil's
thickness over a temperature range.
Dexos is the newest engine oil
quality that provides optimum
protection for petrol and diesel
engines. If it is unavailable, engine
oils of other listed qualities have to
be used. Recommendations for
petrol engines are also valid for
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG),
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and
Ethanol (E85) fuelled engines.
Select the appropriate engine oil
based on its quality and on the
minimum ambient temperature
0
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
0195.
Topping up engine oil
Engine oils of different
manufacturers and brands can be
mixed as long as they comply with
the required engine oil quality and
viscosity.

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Use of engine oil with only ACEA
A1/B1 or only A5/B5 quality is
prohibited, since it can cause
longterm engine damage under
certain operating conditions.
Select the appropriate engine oil
based on its quality and on the
minimum ambient temperature
0
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants0195.
Additional engine oil additives
The use of additional engine oil
additives could cause damage and
invalidate the warranty.
Engine oil viscosity grades
The SAE viscosity grade gives
information of the thickness of
the oil.
Multi-grade oil is indicated by two
figures, e.g. SAE 5W-30. The first
figure, followed by a W, indicates
the low temperature viscosity and
the second figure the high
temperature viscosity. Select the appropriate viscosity
grade depending on the minimum
ambient temperature
0
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
0195.
All of the recommended viscosity
grades are suitable for high ambient
temperatures.
Coolant and antifreeze
Use only organic acid type-long life
coolant (LLC) antifreeze approved
for the vehicle. Consult a workshop.
The system is factory filled with
coolant designed for excellent
corrosion protection and frost
protection down to approx. -36 °C.
In northern countries with very low
temperatures the factory filled
coolant provides frost protection
down to approx. -50 °C. This
concentration should be maintained
all year round. The use of additional
coolant additives intended to give
additional corrosion protection or
seal against minor leaks can cause
function problems. Liability for consequences resulting from the
use of additional coolant additives
will be rejected.
Brake and clutch fluid
Over time, brake fluid absorbs
moisture which will reduce braking
effectiveness. The brake fluid
should therefore be replaced at the
specified interval.

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European service schedule
Required engine oil qualityAll European countries with European service interval
Engine oil quality Petrol engines (including CNG, LPG, E85)
dexos 1
dexos 2
V
In case dexos quality is unavailable you may use max. 1 litre engine oil quality ACEA C3 for topping up once between
each oil change.
Engine oil viscosity grades
All European countries with European service interval
Ambient temperature Petrol
down to -25 °C SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40
below -25 °C SAE 0W-30 or SAE 0W-40
International service schedule
Required engine oil quality
All countries with international service interval
Engine oil quality Petrol engines (including CNG, LPG, E85)

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All countries with international service interval
dexos 1
V
dexos 2V
In case dexos quality is unavailable you may use the oil qualities listed below :
All countries with international service interval
Engine oil quality Petrol engines (including CNG, LPG, E85)
GM-LL-A-025
V
GM-LL-B-025 -
ACEA A3/B3
V
ACEA A3/B4V
ACEA C3V
API SMV
API SN resource conservingV

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Engine oil viscosity grades
All countries with international service interval
Ambient temperature Petrol
down to -25 °C SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40
below -25 °C SAE 0W-30 or SAE 0W-40
down to -20 °C SAE 10W-30 1) or SAE 10W-40 1)
1) Permitted, but use of SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40 with dexos quality is recommended.

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L
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . 86
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Headlamps and ParkingLamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89, 168
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Misted Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reversing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Side Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . 72
Light Electronic Stability Control(ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Variable Effort Steering . . . . . . . . . 71
Light, Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Lighting
Centre Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Airbag and Safety Belt
Tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Bonnet Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brake and Clutch System . . . . . . . 71
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Fog Lamp, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . 72
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Main-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Main/Dipped Beam Changer . . . . 86
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . . . 74
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Lights (cont'd)
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tail lamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tyre Pressure Monitoring
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . . . 72
Lights, Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Load Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LoadCompartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Locks Central Locking System . . . . . . . . 22
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 73
M
Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Maintenance Air Conditioning Regular
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 70
Manual Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Memorised Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Messages
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . 144Electronic Stability (ESC) . . . . . 144
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Running-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . 135
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Three-Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat Belts Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Position, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 157
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Service and Maintenance Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Settings
Memorised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Side Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Side Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Spare Tyre
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Speed Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . 18, 136
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage Load Compartment . . . . . . . . . 25, 53
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Storage Areas Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Information on Loading theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Storage Areas (cont'd)
Rear Compartment/Storage
Panel Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
T
Tail lamp Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . 74
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Technical DataTyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Temperature Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Theft-Deterrent Systems Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Thermometer Outside Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Three-Point Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 37
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Top Tether Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51