Opel GT (2012 year). Instruction — part 4

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Seats, interior

Accessory socket

Accessory sockets can b e used to connect
electrical accessories. The battery is

discharged if the engine is not running .
Do not dama ge the sock ets by using

unsuitable plugs. The ma ximum power
consump tion of elec trica l a ccessories must

not exceed 120 wa tts.
Do not connect any current-delivering

accessories, e.g. electrica l charging
devices or ba tteries.
Electrical accessories connected to the
soc ket m ust comp ly with the elec tro-

mag netic compatibility requirem ents
laid d ow n in DIN VDE 40 839, otherw ise

vehic le ma lfunctions m ay occur.
If the tyre repair kit is being used,

consumers must not be connected to
the a uxilia ry socket a t the same time.

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Instruments, controls

Instruments, controls

Control indicators . . . . . . . ... 55
Instrument display. . . . . . . .. 58
Driver information centre. . . . ... 59
Check control warning messages. .. 68
Warning buzzers. . . . . . . . . 71
Wind screen wipers. . . . . . . .. 71
Wind screen washer system . . . . 72

Control indicators

The control indica tors described here are
not present in all vehic les. The descriptions

however, apply to all instrument versions.
The control indica tor colours mean:

u
Anti-lock Bra ke System (ABS )
Control indicator illuminates in yellow .

See page 124.

s

s

s

s

Luggag e c ompartment open

Control indicator illuminates in yellow .
See page 28.

r

Fog tail lam p
Control indicator illuminates in yellow .
Illuminates when the fog tail lam p is on –
see page 75.

z Red

Danger, important reminder,

z Yellow

Warning , inform ation, fa ult,

z Green

Eng agem ent confirm ation,

z Blue

Eng agem ent confirm ation.

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Instruments, controls

O

Turn signals
Control indicator flashes in g reen.
The relevant control indicator fla shes when
the turn signal is on. Both control ind ic ators

flash with the hazard w arning la mps on.
Rapid fla shing: Failure of a turn signal

lamp or associated fuse.
Turn signals - see pag es 14, 74,

Change bulbs – see pag e 146,
Fuses – see page 141.

P

Headla mp hig h beam

Control indicator illum inates in blue.
Illuminates when high b eam is on a nd

during headla mp flash – see pages 13, 74.

Z

Exhaust em issions
Control indica tor illuminates or flashes in

yellow.
Illum inates when the ignition is switched on

and goes out shortly after the engine has
started.
If it illum ina tes when the engine is running:
Fault in emission control system .

The permitted emission limits may
be exceed ed. Consult a work shop.
If it flashes when the engine is running:
Fault that can lead to d estruction of the

catalytic converter – see page 116.
Consult a work shop imm ediately.

R

Brake system, clutch system
Control indicator illuminates or flashes in

red.
Illuminates when the ig nition is switched on

if the hand b ra ke is app lied or if the b ra ke/
clutch fluid lev el is too low.
Flashes at sp eeds ov er 8 km /h (5 mph) if
hand brak e is app lied.
Release ha nd brake before continuing
journey, to avoid overheating and

dam aging the b rake system.
Further information - see pag es 68, 124,

156.

9

Warning

If it illuminates when the hand brake is

not a pplied: Stop the vehicle; interrupt
your journey immediately. Consult a

workshop.

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Instruments, controls

I

Eng ine oil pressure

Control indicator illum inates in red.
Illuminates when the ignition is switched on

and goes out shortly after the engine has
started.
If it illuminates when the eng ine is running:
Engine lubrication may b e interrupted.

This m ay result in da mage to the eng ine
and/or lock ing of the drive wheels:
1. Move out of the flow of tra ffic as quickly

as possible w ithout impeding other

vehicles.

2. Depress clutch.
3. Shift into neutral.
4. Switch off ignition.

Check engine oil level before consulting a
work shop.

9

Warning

When the engine is off, consid erably
more force is need ed to brak e and steer.
Do not rem ov e key until vehicle has come
to a standstill, otherwise the steering

column loc k could eng age unexpectedly.

W

Coolant temp era ture

Control indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminates w hen the engine is running:

Stop and switch off engine. Coolant
temperature too hig h: Danger of engine

dam age. Check coolant lev el –
see page 154.

v

Airb ag system s, belt tensioners

Control indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminates w hen the engine is running:

Fault in airbag system or belt tensioners –
see pages 41, 45.

X

Driver’s seat b elt

Control indicator illuminates or flashes in
red.
Illuminates for app rox. 20 second s w hen
the ignition is switched on, or until driver’s

seat belt is fastened. Fla shes for a further
60 seconds if seat belt remains unfa stened.
If seat belt remains unfastened when the
vehicle is being driven, control indicator

illuminates for approx. 20 sec onds and
flashes for a further 60 sec onds.
Apply seat belt – see pa ge 42.
Control indicator goes out imm ediately.
Seat b elts - see page 39,
Further information - see pag e 43.

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p

Alternator
Control indicator illum inates in red.
Illuminates for a few seconds when the
ignition is switched on.
If it illuminates when the eng ine is running:
Stop a nd sw itch off engine. Ba ttery is not

being cha rg ed: Engine cooling may not be
opera ting. Consult a workshop.

v

Elec tronic Stability Progra m (ES P),
Elec tronic Stability Control (ES C)

Control indicator illum inates or flashes in
yellow.
Flashing during driving:
System actively engaged - see page 118.

If it illuminates while driving:

System switched off or fault in Electronic
Stab ility Prog ra m (ESP) – see page 118.

>

Front fog lamp s

Control indica tor illuminates in green.
Illum inates when the front fog la mps are on

– see page 75.

o

Electronic imm obiliser

Control indica tor illuminates or flashes in
yellow.
If it illum ina tes when the ignition is on:
Fault in the immobiliser system; the engine

cannot b e started - see page 21.

Instrument display

Tachom eter
Mak ing use of the tachometer helps to

save fuel; it indica tes the engine speed.
Warning zone on right: m aximum

permissible engine speed exceeded,
danger to engine.
If p ossible, drive in each gear in the low
eng ine speed range (between a pprox.

2000 and 3000 rpm) and maintain an ev en
vehicle speed.

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Instruments, controls

Sp eedometer

Indicates the vehic le speed.

Fuel gaug e

Nev er run the ta nk dry!
Because of the fuel remaining in the tank,
the amount of fuel required to fill the tank

may be less than the specified ta nk
capacity.

Driver information centre

Displays vehic le information and also
check control warning messa ges when the

ignition is on.
The type of information and how it is

displayed depends on the settings made in
personalisation m od e. Some information

and w arning messa ges appear on the
display in abbrev iated form.
Information disp lay - see pa ge 60,
Personalisation mode - see pag e 64,

Check c ontrol warning messages -
see page 68.

Pointer in left zone =

Fill up –
see page 114.

23°C

257 km

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Instruments, controls

Selecting func tions

Functions and settings can be a ccessed via
the d riv er information centre.
This is done using buttons S and T
located on the left side of the steering

wheel. The relevant menu options are then
shown on the disp lay one after the other.
If check control warning messages are
displayed, the disp la y is blocked for other

func tions. Acknowled ge the message by
pressing button S or T. If there a re

several warning messages, acknowled ge
them one at a time.
Information display - see next column,
Check control warning messages -

see page 68.

Information display

The inform ation d isplay provides

information on driving data, which is
continually recorded and ev alua ted

electronically.
With the ignition on, press button S to

reach the next m enu item .
Press and hold button T to reset relev ant

menu item s.
Some information app ears on the display

in abbrev iated form.
The menu items are disp la yed in the

following order:
z Outside air tem perature and odometer,

z TRIP A (Trip odometer),
z TRIP B (Trip odom eter),

z FUEL RANGE (dista nc e to empty),
z ECON (Avera ge fuel consumption),

z AV SPEED (Avera ge speed),
z OIL LIFE,

z COOLANT,
z BOOST.
When the ignition is switched off a nd back
on a gain, the previously displayed menu

item is show n.

Outside temperatur e a nd odometer

Displays outside tem perature and record
of total kilom etres/miles driven (odometer)

when the ignition is on.
With the ignition off, the odometer is

presented for app rox. 10 seconds when a
door is opened.

23°C

257 km

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Instruments, controls

A fall in temperature is indica ted

immediately and a rise in temp erature
after a time delay.
The outside temperature is displayed in
either deg rees Celsius (

o

C) or degrees

Fahrenheit (

o

F), d epend ing on the units of

measurement chosen in personalisation

mode - see page 64.
If outside tempera ture is low ,

"ICE POSSIBLE" appears in the disp lay as a
warning for icy road surfaces.

Tr ip odom eter

Displays d istance travelled in kilometres
(k m) or miles (mi) since the last reset.
Select menu item TRIP A or TRIP B in the
information display.
Both odom eters can b e used at the same
tim e.
Each trip odom eter can be reset to z ero
separately at any tim e.

Fuel range

Displays the rem aining dista nce the vehicle
can trav el in kilometres (km) or m iles (mi),

based on current fuel tank contents and
av erage fuel consum ption. The display

show s a verage va lues.
The vehicle updates the range

automatically after a b rief dela y when the
vehicle has been refuelled.
Selec t menu item FUEL RANGE in the
inform ation display.
The fuel range cannot b e reset.

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Warning

Caution: the road surface may already
be icy ev en before the message appears

in the display.

ICE POSSIBLE

TRIP B

0.0 km

FUEL RANGE 257 km

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Instruments, controls

If the fuel lev el is low, a warning message

"FUEL RAN GE LOW" appea rs in the
display.
Check control warning messages -
see page 68.

Average fuel consumption

Displays the average amount of fuel used
in litres per 100 kilom etres (L/100km ) or

miles per gallon (MPG), based on the
distance travelled and the amount of fuel

used since the la st reset.
Select menu item ECON in the information

display.
The measurement ca n be reset at a ny time.

Avera ge sp eed

Displays the a verage vehicle speed in
kilometres per hour (km/h) or miles per hour

(mph) since the last reset.
Selec t menu item AV SPEED in the

inform ation display.
The measurement can be reset at any time.
Stopp ages in the journey with the ignition
off are not included in the c alcula tions.

FUEL RANGE LOW

ECON 7.6 L/100km

AV SPEED 40 km/h

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Instruments, controls

Interrup tion of power supply
If the power supply has been interrupted or

the b attery volta ge d rops too low, the
values stored in the information display will

be lost.

Engine oil life monitor

Displays a n estimate of the engine oil’s
remaining useful life as a percentage, since

the last reset.
When the system has been reset after an

engine oil c hange, the disp lay will show
100%.
Select menu item OIL LIFE in the
information display.
Engine oil life monitor - see p ages 69, 151.

Coolant temp era ture

Displays engine coolant temperature in
degrees Celsius (

o

C) or degrees

Fahrenheit (

o

F).

Selec t menu item COOLANT in the

inform ation display.

OIL LIFE

100%

COOLANT 23°C

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Instruments, controls

Turbo boost

Displays amount of boost the engine is
currently receiv ing in kilopasca ls (kPa) or

pounds per square inch (psi).
Select menu item BOOST in the information

display.

Personalisation mode

With the ignition on and the vehicle
stationary, press and hold b uttons S and

T

at the sa me tim e to enter the

personalisation mode.
Menu item OIL LIFE RESET will ap pear.
Engine oil life monitor - see pages 63, 69,

151.
Press button S to rea ch the next menu

item.
Press and hold button T for approx.

1 second to scroll through the av ailable
settings for each menu item.
Press button S to select the currently
displayed setting a nd prog ress to the next

menu item .

If no selection is m ade within a pprox.
10 seconds, the persona lisation mode ends

and the display goes back to the previously
displayed information display mode.
The personalisation mode will also end
imm ediately if the ignition is switched off.
If v ehicle speed exceeds 3 km/h (2 m ph),
only the UNITS menu will be a vailable.
Som e information appears on the display
in abb reviated form.

0 kPa [

]

OIL LIFE RESET

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Instruments, controls

The m enu item s a re displayed in the
follow ing ord er:
z OIL LIFE RESET,
z UNITS,

z LOCK HORN,
z UNLOCK HORN,

z LIGHT FLASH,
z DELAY LOCK,

z AUTO UN LK (Unlock ),
z EXT LIGHTS (Exterior lamps),

z LANGUAGE.
The d efault settings for these menu items

were set during v ehicle produc tion.
Scroll through the av aila ble settings and

select the desired setting to progress to the
next menu item.

Setting units of m easur em ent

You ca n selec t which units of m easurement
are to b e used.
Select menu item U NITS in the
personalisation mode.
Settings includ e "ENGLISH " and "METRIC".
When "EN GLISH" is selected, all

information will be displayed in English
units, e.g. d istance will be shown in miles

(m i) and fuel consum ption in m iles per
gallon (M PG).
When "METRIC" (default) is selected , all
information will be displayed in metric

units, e.g. d istance will be shown in
kilometres (km ) and fuel consum ption in

litres per 100 kilometres (L/100k m).

Lock horn

This feature causes the horn to sound ev ery
time button e is pressed on the remote

control and can be enabled or disab led.
Selec t menu item LOCK HORN in the

personalisation m od e.
Settings include "OFF" a nd "ON".
When "OFF" (default) is selected, the horn
will not sound on the first press of b utton e.

The horn will still sound on the second
press, to confirm locking has already ta ken

place.
When "ON" is selected, the horn w ill sound

every time button e is p ressed.

UNITS

LOCK HORN

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Instruments, controls

Unlock horn

This feature causes the horn to sound on
the first press of button c on the remote

control and can be enab led or d isabled.
Select menu item UNLOCK H ORN in the

personalisation mode.
Setting s include "OFF" and "ON ".
When "OFF" (default) is selected , the horn
will not sound w hen button c is pressed.
When "ON" is selected, the horn will sound
on the first press of button c .

Lig ht flash

This fea ture causes the hazard warning
lamps to flash every time button c, e or

s is pressed on the remote control and
can be enabled or disabled .
Select menu item LIGH T FLASH in the
personalisation mode.
Settings includ e "OFF" and "ON".
When "OFF" is selec ted, the hazard

warning lamps w ill not flash when b utton c ,
e or s is pressed.
When "ON" (default) is p ressed, the haza rd
warning la mps will flash every time button

c, e or s is p ressed.

Delayed locking

This feature d elays the actual locking of
the doors and can be enabled or disabled .
Selec t menu item DELAY LOCK in the
personalisation m od e.
Settings include "OFF" a nd "ON".
When "OFF" is selected , the doors will lock

imm ediately when button e is p ressed on
the remote control.
When "ON" (d efault) is selected , the doors
will not lock until approx. 5 seconds after

the last d oor is closed when button e is
pressed on the remote control.
To bypa ss the delay, press button e again.
The doors will lock immediately.

UNLOCK HORN

LIGHT FLASH

DELAY LOCK

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Instruments, controls

Autom atic unloc king

This feature enables certa in doors to
unlock automatically w hen the k ey is

turned to ignition sw itch position J and
can be ena bled or disabled.
Select menu item AUTO U NLK in the
personalisation mode.
Setting s include "ALL", "DRIVER" and
"N ONE".
When "ALL" (default) is selected, both
doors will unlock autom atically.
When "DRIVER " is selected , only the driver’s
door will unlock automatically.
When "NONE" is selected, neither door will
unlock automatically.
Central locking system - see page 24.

Welcom e light function

This fea ture actuates the exterior lamps
when button c is pressed on the remote

control. This feature can be enabled or
disab led.
Select menu item EXT LIGHTS in the
personalisation mode.
Settings includ e "OFF" and "ON".
When "ON " (default) is selected, the

exterior lamps will illuminate for app rox.
20 seconds or until a door is op ened when

button c is p ressed on the remote control.
When "OFF" is selected, exterior lamps will

not illuminate w hen button c is pressed on
the rem ote control.

Languag e selection

You can select the display language for
some functions.
Selec t menu item LANGUAGE in the
personalisation m od e.
Settings include "ENGLISH", "FREN CH",
"SPAN ISH" and "GERMAN".

AUTO UNLK

EXT LIGHTS

LANGUAGE

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Instruments, controls

The p ersonalisation mode ends after
mak ing your language selection and the

display g oes back to the previously
displayed menu item in the informa tion

display - see page 60.
Alternatively, press and hold buttons S

and T at the sam e time to exit the
personalisation mode.
Remote control - see page 22,
Central locking - see page 24,

Dela yed locking - see page 24,
Autom atic locking - see pa ge 25,

Autom atic unlock ing - see page 25.

Check control warning messages

Check control monitors several fluid levels,

the remote control battery, the eng ine, the
fuel filler cap and the status of several

vehicle features including cruise control,
tra ction control, the Electronic Stability

Program (ESP) and the airbag systems.
"ESC" ap pears in some warning messages.

Elec tronic Stability Control (ESC) is a
component part of the Electronic Stability

Program (ESP), im proving driving stability.
Warning messages appear in the driv er

information centre and a chime may sound
when the m essa ge is displayed. If there are

several warning messages, they are
displayed one after the other.
Some of the warning messages ap pear on
the display in a bbrevia ted form.
Exa mples of warning messages are shown
on the following pages.
Ac know ledge warning messages as
described on page 60. The messages will

clear from the display when the condition
no longer exists.
Una cknowledged warning messages will
be redisplayed later if the condition still

exists.

Warning messages:

AUTO LIGHTS OFF

Auto light control is disa bled via the switch

on the lig hting lever.

AUTO LIGHTS ON

Auto light control is re-enabled via the

switch on the lighting lev er.
The message will only appear when a uto

light control ha s b een switched off and
bac k on again.
It will not a ppear when the ig nition is
switched on.

DOOR AJAR

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Instruments, controls

BRAKE FLUID

Brake/clutch fluid lev el is low. Control

indicator R also illum inates in the
instrument panel. Top up brake/clutch

fluid .
After correcting brake/clutch fluid level,

have the ca use of fluid loss remedied by a
workshop.
Brake and clutch fluid level - see p age 156.

CHANGE OIL S OON

Engine oil life has expired. Change engine

oil.
Make an appointment with a workshop for

Service work as soon a s p ossible.
Engine oil change, eng ine oil filter change -

see page 154.
Acknowled ging the message by pressing

button S or T does not reset the engine
oil life m onitor. See engine oil life monitor

on pages 63, 151 for further information.

COMPETITIVE MODE

Competitiv e d riv ing mode ha s b een

selected via button R on the centre
console.
Control indica tor v illuminates in the
instrument panel.
Ad just your driving a ccording ly.
Competitiv e m ode - see p age 120.

CR UISE EN GAGED

Cruise control has been a ctivated via the
buttons located on the left side of the

steering wheel.
Cruise control - see page 121.

DOOR AJAR

One or more of the doors a re not closed
prop erly. Close driver’s door and

passenger’s door.

ENGINE DIS ABLED

Starting of the engine has been disabled .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.

ESC ACTIVE

ESP has come into action, to assist driving

stability in slippery road conditions. Control
indicator v also fla shes in the instrument

panel. Adjust your driving accordingly.
The m essag e ma y rem ain for a short w hile

after ESP assistance has ended.
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) -

see page 118.

ESC OFF

ESP has been switched off via button R on

the centre console, or a fault is present.
Control indicator v also illuminates in the

instrument panel. Adjust your driving
acc ordingly.
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) -
see page 118.

FUEL RANGE LOW

Fuel level is low. Fill up fuel tank.
Refuelling - see page 114.

ICE POS SIBLE

Icy roa d cond itions are possible due to low
outside air temperature. Adjust your

driving a ccording ly.
Extrem e driving conditions - see page 113.