2015 OPEL KARL warning lights

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In Brief
Initial Drive Information
Unlocking the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . . . 7
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . 8
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 9
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windscreen Wiper/Washer . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Initial Drive
Information
Unlocking the Vehicle
PressKto unlock the doors and
load compartment. Open the doors
by pulling the handles.
To open the tailgate, push the
touchpad switch under the tailgate
moulding.
Unlocks all doors. The hazard
warning lights will flash twice.
Radio remote control
0Radio
Remote Control 021,
Central locking system
0Central
Locking System 022,
Load compartment
0Load
Compartment 025.

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1. Power windows on pagePower
Windows 029.
Central locking system on page
Central Locking System 022.
2. Exterior mirrors on page Convex Mirrors 027.
3. Cruise control, Speed limiter on page Driver Assistance
Systems 0148.
Heated steering wheel on page
Heated Steering Wheel 060.
4. Turn and lane-change signals, headlight flash, dipped beam
and main beam on page
Indicator and Lane-Change
Signals 087.
Exit lighting on page Exit
Lighting 091.
Parking lights on page Parking
Lights 088.
5. Side air vents on page Fixed
Air Vents 0132.
6. Instruments on page Steering
Wheel Adjustment 060. 7. Driver Information Centre on
page Driver Information Centre
(DIC) 075.
8. Steering wheel controls on page Steering Wheel
Controls 060.
9. Windscreen wiper, Windscreen washer system, rear wiper, rear
washer system on page
Windscreen Wiper/
Washer 061.
10. Centre air vents on page Adjustable Air Vents 0131.
11. Hazard warning lights on page Hazard Warning Flashers 087.
12. Info-Display on page Overview 093.
13. Infotainment system on page Operation 099.
14. Glove box on page Glove
Box 053.
15. Climate control system on page Electronic Climate
Control System 0128.
16. Selector lever, manual gearbox on page Manual
Gearbox 0141. 17. Parking brake on page
Handbrake 0142.
18. Ignition switch with steering wheel lock on page Ignition
Positions 0135.
19. Horn on page Horn061.
Driver airbag on page Airbag
System 038.
20. Steering wheel adjustment on page Steering Wheel
Adjustment 060.
21. Bonnet release lever on page Bonnet 0157.
22. Fuse box on page Fuses 0169.
23. Traction control system on page Traction Control System
(TCS) 0143.
Automatic engine start/stop on
page Automatic Engine Start/
Stop Feature 0137.
City mode on page Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) 0144.
Lane departure warning on
page Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0150.

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1. Infotainment system on pageOperation 099.
2. Info-Display on page Overview 093.
3. Hazard warning lights on page Hazard Warning Flashers 087.
4. Centre air vents on page Adjustable Air Vents 0131.
5. Turn and lane-change signals, headlight flash, dipped beam
and main beam on page
Indicator and Lane-Change
Signals 087.
Exit lighting on page Exit
Lighting 091.
Parking lights on page Parking
Lights 088.
6. Instruments on page Steering
Wheel Adjustment 060.
7. Driver Information Centre on page Driver Information Centre
(DIC) 075.
8. Cruise control, Speed limiter on page Driver Assistance
Systems 0148. Heated steering wheel on page
Heated Steering Wheel
060.
9. Windscreen wiper, Windscreen washer system, rear wiper, rear
washer system on page
Windscreen Wiper/
Washer 061.
10. Side air vents on page Fixed
Air Vents 0132.
11. Steering wheel controls on page Steering Wheel
Controls 060.
12. Exterior mirrors on page Convex Mirrors 027
13. Power windows on page Power
Windows 029.
Central locking system on page
Central Locking System 022.
14. Light switch, Headlight range adjustment,
Front fog lights,
Rear fog light,
Instrument illumination on page
Exterior Lamp Controls 085. 15. Traction control system on
page Traction Control System
(TCS) 0143.
Automatic engine start/stop on
page Automatic Engine Start/
Stop Feature 0137.
City mode on page Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) 0144.
Lane departure warning on
page Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0150.
16. Ignition switch with steering wheel lock on page Ignition
Positions 0135.
17. Fuse box on page Fuses 0169.
18. Bonnet release lever on page Bonnet 0157.
19. Horn on page Horn061.
Driver airbag on page Airbag
System 038.
20. Steering wheel adjustment on page Steering Wheel
Adjustment 060.
21. Parking brake on page Handbrake 0142.

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Hazard lights
Operated with|.
Hazard warning lights
0Hazard
Warning Flashers 087.
Horn
Pressa.
Windscreen Wiper/
Washer
Windscreen wiper
2 : Fast
1 : Slow
3:Intermittent wiping
O : Off
For a single wipe when the
Windscreen wiper is off, press the
lever down to position 1x.
Windscreen wiper
0Windscreen
Wiper/Washer 061,

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 60
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 60
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 60
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windscreen Wiper/Washer . . . . . 61
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . 62
Outside Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 63
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mileometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rev Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Control Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Airbag and Safety Belt Tensioner Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 70
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 70
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . 71
Brake and Clutch System
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Variable Effort Steering Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Traction Control System (TCS) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . 73
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 73
Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Immobiliser Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tail lamp Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 74
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Bonnet Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Information Displays
Driver Information
Centre (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Vehicle Personalisation
Vehicle Personalisation . . . . . . . . 82

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Do not connect any
current-delivering accessories, e.g.
electrical charging devices or
batteries.
Do not damage the outlet by using
unsuitable plugs.
Stop-start system
0Automatic
Engine Start/Stop Feature 0137.
Warning Lights,
Gauges, and
Indicators
Speedometer
Indicates vehicle speed.
Mileometer
The bottom line displays the
recorded distance in km.
Trip Odometer
The top line displays the recorded
distance since the last reset.
To reset, press SET/CLRon the
indicator lever for a few seconds
0
Driver Information Centre
(DIC) 075.

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The menu and function can be
selected via the buttons on the
indicator lever.
To display the remaining engine oil
life duration:
PressMENU to select the Vehicle
Information Menu.
Turn the adjuster wheel to select
Remaining Oil Life.
The system must be reset every
time the engine oil is changed to
allow proper functionality. Seek the
assistance of a workshop. Press
SET/CLR to reset. The
ignition must be switched on, with
the engine not running.
When the system has calculated
that engine oil life has been
diminished, Change Engine Oil
Soon or a warning code appears in
the Driver Information Centre. Have
engine oil and filter changed by a
workshop within one week or
500 km (whichever occurs first).
Driver Information Centre
0Driver
Information Centre (DIC) 075.
Service information
0Service
Information 0194.
Indicator
G
illuminates or flashes green.
Illuminates briefly
The parking lights are switched on.
Flashes
An indicator or the hazard warning
lights are activated.
Rapid flashing: failure of an
indicator light or associated fuse,
failure of indicator light on trailer. Bulb replacement
0Bulb
Replacement 0163.
Fuses
0Fuses 0169.
Indicators
0Indicator Signals 087.
Seat Belt Reminders
Seat belt reminder on front
seats
>illuminates or flashes red.
Illuminates
After the ignition has been switched
on until the seat belt has been
fastened.
Flashes
After having started the engine for a
maximum of 100 seconds until the
seat belt has been fastened.
Fastening the seat belt
0
Three-Point Seat belt 037.
Seat belt status on rear seats
>in the Driver Information Centre
flashes or illuminates.

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.If a fault in the automatic locking
system is detected.
When the vehicle is parked
and / or the driver's door is
opened
.With exterior lights on.
During an Autostop
.If the driver's door is opened.
Battery voltage
When the vehicle battery voltage is
running low, a warning message or
warning code 174 will appear in the
Driver Information Centre.
1. Switch off immediately any electrical consumers which are
not required for a safe ride, e.g.
seat heating, heated rear
window or other main
consumers.
2. Charge the vehicle battery by driving continuously for a while
or by using a charging device. The warning message or warning
code will disappear after the engine
has been started twice
consecutively without a
voltage drop.
If the vehicle battery cannot be
recharged, have the cause of the
fault remedied by a workshop.
Vehicle
Personalisation
The vehicle can be personalised by
changing the settings in the
infotainment display.
Depending on vehicle equipment
some of the functions described
below might not be available.
Press
MENU, when ignition is ON
and infotainment system is
activated.
Setting menus displayed.
To switch the Settings menu turn the
MENU knob.