Opel GT (2012 year). Instruction — part 9

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z Do not c onnec t leads to negative

terminal of discharged battery!

z Route the leads so that they ca nnot

catch on rotating p arts in the engine

com partment.

z Start the engine of the vehicle p rov id ing

the jump start.

z After 5 minutes, sta rt the other engine.

Start attem pts should be made for no
longer than 15 seconds at an interva l of

1 m inute.

z After the start, allow b oth engines to idle

for 3 minutes with the leads connected.

z In ord er to av oid excess voltage in the

elec trical system, before removing a
lead, switch on an electrical consumer

(e.g. lamps, hea ted rear window) in the
vehicle receiving the jump start.

z Reverse above sequenc e exactly when

removing leads.

Towing

Tow ing the vehicle
Screw the front towing eye (stowed in a

bag in the lugga ge compartment) fully into
the front towing point.
Attac h a tow rope 3 - or b etter still, a tow
rod 3 - to the towing eye, never to the

bumper or front suspension units.

Plac e the gear shift lever in neutra l. Switch
on the ignition to release the steering

colum n lock and to p ermit operation of the
brake lamps, horn and windscreen wipers.

Drive off slowly and avoid jerky
mov ements. Imperm issible trac tiv e forces

could da mage the vehicles.

To prevent the entry of exha ust gases from
the tow ing vehicle, switch on the air re-

circulation system and close the windows.
Seek the a ssistance of a workshop.

Towing service

Entrust your vehicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obtain an

estimate on towing costs before employing
any tow ing service. In this way you avoid

unnecessary c osts and possible insurance
problems during claim processing.

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Warning

Never lift the vehicle using the towing

eye!

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Warning

More brak e p edal p ressure is necessa ry

when b ra king since the brake servo unit is
operative only when the engine is

running.
Considerably greater steering force is

necessary since the power steering unit is
operative only when the engine is

running.

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First-aid kit

+ 3

,

warning triangle

¨ 3

Your first-aid kit and w arning triangle can
be accomm od ated in the luggage

compartment.

Vehicle tools

The front towing eye should be k ept in the

bag provided when not in use and stowed
in the lugga ge com partment.

Puncture

In order to m inimise vehicle weight, your
vehicle is not fitted with a jack or a spare

wheel.
It is recomm ended that wheel changing

and jacking of the vehicle are only carried
out b y a work shop.

However, if the v ehicle needs to b e lifted in

an emerg ency, suitable jacking points are
located on the v ehicle underbody.

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Warning

When raising the vehicle on a workshop
hoist, proper lift pads must be used to

avoid causing dama ge to the vehicle.
Contact a w ork shop.

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Tyre repair kit

Minor damag e to the tyre tread, e.g . from

foreign bodies, can be tem porarily
rep aired using the tyre repair kit.
Do not rem ov e foreign bodies from the
tyres. Damaged areas bigger than 4 m m

and da mage at the tyre rim cannot be
rep aired using the tyre repair kit.

The tyre repair k it can be used to seal small
punctures with a liquid seala nt. Use of the

sealant does not c onstitute a permanent
rep air but is designed as an emergency

measure, to allow the vehicle to be driven
while awaiting tyre replacement.
The tyre repair kit ca n also be used to
infla te the tyres to the c orrect tyre pressure

(see page 180) without using the sea lant.

For important information – see page 140.
If you have a flat tyre:
z Park on a level, firm a nd non-slippery

surface.

z Sw itch on haz ard warning lamps, a pply

hand brak e, engage rev erse gear and
switch off engine.

z Correctly set up the warning triangle 3.

Warning tria ngle – see page 135.

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
compartment on the driver’s side at the

rear of the lugg age compartment.
Remove the strap from the tyre repair kit by

pressing the tabs on either side of the
buckle a nd remove the tyre repair kit from

its foam container.

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Warning

Driv ing with tyre pressure that is too low
can cause invisible d amage to the tyres.

This dama ge c annot be remedied using
the tyre repair kit. Park v ehicle and

contact a workshop.

1. Place the tyre repair k it on level ground

and unwrap the sealant filling hose
from the compressor unit.

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2. Remove ac cessory plug from the unit by

pulling out the top pa rt of the wrapped
cord first, follow ed b y the bottom part.

Disconnect the ac cessory plug.

3. Unscrew dust cap from defective tyre

and screw sealant filling hose to valve.

4. Ensure the compressor on/off sw itc h is in

position O (off).

5. Open cover of accessory socket and

insert accessory plug of tyre rep air kit.

6. Start the engine (see pag e 17).

The eng ine must be running while using
the air c om pressor.

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7. Switch compressor on/off sw itc h to

position I (on).

8. All of the sealant is pum ped into the tyre

and the tyre is infla ted.
Sea la nt may leak from the puncture hole

until the vehicle has been driven and the
hole sealed.
Do not run the compressor for more than
10 minutes, see "Important information"

on page 140.

9. Check the compressor pressure gauge.

If there is no reading, the sealant filling
hose to va lve connection may be faulty.

Re-check the connection.

10. Infla te the tyre to the correct pressure -

see page 180.
As the pressure gauge read ing is

slightly high w hile the c om pressor is on,
switch c om pressor off to gain an

accurate p ressure reading.
If the p rescribed tyre pressure is not

obta ined within 10 m inutes, the tyre is
too badly damaged. Switch off engine

and compressor, remove accessory
plug and unscrew seala nt filling hose

before contac ting a workshop.

11. When the correct tyre pressure has

been reached, switch compressor on/

off switch to position O (off).

12. Switch engine off and unplug the

ac cessory plug from the ac cessory
socket.

13. Disconnect sealant filling hose from

tyre va lv e a nd replace the dust ca p.
Exerc ise caution when rem oving tyre
repair kit com ponents, as they may still

be hot after use.
Wrap sea lant filling hose around

comp ressor unit in its origina l loc ation.
Stow acc essory plug in compressor unit

by wrapp ing the c ord, reconnecting the
ac cessory plug , then pushing in the

bottom p art of the wrapp ed c ord
followed by the top part into the

comp ressor unit.
Peel off the sticker containing the

m aximum p ermitted sp eed that is
affixed to the sealant bottle, and

attach it within the driver’s field of
v iew. For sticker – see page 137, Fig.

S14066.

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14. Place the tyre repair kit in its foam

container and wrap the strap a round

it. Snap the buc kle into place and
tighten the strap as necessary.

15. Remove any excess sealant using a

cloth. Stow tyre repair kit in lugga ge

compa rtm ent in its orig inal loca tion.

16. Collap se warning triangle 3 and stow

in luggage compartm ent –
see page 135.

17. Continue driving imm ediately so that

sealant is evenly distributed
throughout the tyre.
After driving ap prox. 10 km (6 miles)
(but no more than 10 minutes), stop

and check tyre pressure, using the
compressor:
Unlock air compressor hose from
underside of com pressor unit b y pulling

the lever up (see illustration). Detach
the hose from the sealant bottle a nd

pull out the hose.
Push a ir compressor hose direc tly on to

tyre valve and push lever down to
secure in plac e.

18. Chec k the compressor pressure gauge.

As long a s the tyre pressure has not

dropped more than 0.7 bar below the
correct tyre pressure, it may be

adjusted to the prescribed value.
Repeat the procedure until there is no

more loss of pressure.
If the tyre pressure has dropped m ore

tha n 0.7 b ar below the correct tyre
pressure, the vehicle must not b e

driven. Contact a w ork shop.

19. Stow tyre repair kit in luggage

compartment.

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Im portant

The driving characteristics of the repaired
tyre is severely affected , therefore hav e this

tyre rep laced without d elay by a w ork shop.
If unusual noise is heard or the compressor

becomes hot, turn c om pressor off for at
least 30 m inutes.
The built-in safety va lv e opens at a
pressure of 7 bar.
Protect compressor from moisture and
ra in.

Pay attention to storage inform ation and
best before date on sea lant bottle. Its

sealing c apability is not guaranteed after
this time.
The sealant bottle ca n only be used once.
Replace used sealant bottle.
The compressor and sealant can be used
from app rox. -30 °C.
Dispose of used tyre rep air kits in
acc orda nce with the applicable laws.
Consumers must not be connected to the
acc essory socket at the sam e time when

the tyre repair kit is being used.

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Warning

Do not d riv e faster than 90 km/h

(55 mph).
Have the repaired tyre replaced as soon

as p ossible.
Do not d riv e with m ore than one

temporarily repaired tyre.
Steering and handling may be affected .

Ta ke b ends slowly.
Only stow the tyre repair kit in the

lugga ge c om partment.

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Electrical system

Fuses

The vehicle has two fuse boxes: one behind
a cov er on the rig ht-hand side of the

passenger com partment a nd another in
the engine com partment.

It is advisable to carry a complete set of

fuses in the vehicle.
Store spare fuses on the undersid e of the

engine c om partment fuse box cover.
Opening the cover – see pa ge 144.
Before replacing a fuse, turn off the
respective switch and the ignition.

A blown fuse ca n be recognised by its

melted wire. Do not install a new fuse until
the cause of the fault has been remedied.
Different types of fuse are used.

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Warning

Elec tronic ignition systems use a v ery

high v oltag e. Do not touch the ignition
system ; danger to life.

Fuse

Fuse

colour

rating

Grey

2 A

Brownish yellow

5 A

Red

10 A

Blue

15 A

Yellow

20 A

Transparent 25

A

Ora nge

40 A

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Fuse

Fuse

colour

rating

Blue

20 A

Pink

30 A

Green

40 A

Red

50 A

Yellow

60 A

Plac e the fuse extrac tor on the various

types of fuse from the top or sid e, and
withdra w fuse.

Only install fuses of the specified rating.

Each fuse has its rating written on it, in
add ition the fuses are colour coded.

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Fuses and the m ost important

circuits they protect

Fuse box in pa ssenger compa rtment

The fuse b ox is located at the end of the
passenger’s foot well, below the instrument

panel.
Pull floor carpet from the top to access fuse

box cover.

To open, pull cover from the left-hand side

to detach from Velcro pads and remove
cover.
Do not store any objects behind the cover.
Spare fuses, fuse extractor -

see p ages 141, 142.

Som e functions are protected by several
fuses.
No. Circuit

Rating

1

-

2

-

3

-

4

-

5

Amplifier

20 A

6

Instrument p anel cluster

10 A

7

Ignition switch,

electronic im mobiliser

2 A

8

Brake lamp

10 A

9

Climate control,
electronic im mobiliser

10 A

10 -
11 Spare

20 A

12 Airb ags

10 A

13 Spare

10 A

14 Windscreen wipers

10 A

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No. Circuit

Rating

15 Climate control,

seat occupancy recognition,
clutch switch,

crank relay,
instrum ent panel cluster

10 A

16 Elec tric wind ow s

30 A

17 -
18 -
19 Steering wheel controls

2 A

20 Spare

15 A

21 Spare

20 A

No. Circuit

Rating

22 -
23 Rad io

15 A

24 Sensing a nd Diagnostic

Module

10 A

25 Engine Control Module,

Transm ission Control
Module

10 A

26 Door locks

15 A

27 Interior lam ps

10 A

28 Steering wheel control

illumination

2 A

Fuse box in engine comp artm ent

To open the cover, press locking tab s a t

each end of the fuse box inward s. Lift the
cover upwards to rem ove.
Do not store any ob jects behind the cover.

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Warning

Turn off engine before opening engine

compartment fuse box; risk of injury –
see page 152.

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Some functions are protected by severa l

fuses.

No. Circuit

Rating

1

-

2

Bod y Control Module

50 A

3

Bod y Control Module 2

40 A

4

Crank

30 A

5

Bod y Control Module 3

30 A

6

-

7

Heated rea r window

20 A

8

Cooling fa n

60 A

No. Circuit

Rating

9

Fuel pump

15 A

10 -
11 Luggage compartment

5 A

12 Luggage compartment

25 A

13 -
14 Electric exterior mirrors

5 A

15 Sp are

10 A

16 -

No. Circuit

Rating

17 Air cond itioning

10 A

18 Data link connector

15 A

19 Spare

20 A

20 -
21 Outlet

20 A

22 -
23 Emissions

10 A

24 Vacuum pum p

20 A

25 -
26 Electric seat

20 A

27 -
28 Engine Control M od ule,

tra nsmission

15 A

29 Engine Control M od ule

20 A

30 Turbo, Cam phaser

10 A

31 -
32 Reversing la mp

10 A

33 Ignition c oils

15 A

34 ABS

10 A

35 Fog la mps

15 A

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Bulb replacement

Halogen bulbs contain pressurised gas.
Ta ke special care when d isposing of

ha logen bulbs. Never touch the glass with
bare fingers; risk of injury.
Before replacing a bulb, switch ignition off
and turn off relevant light switch.
Only hold new bulb at base! Do not touch
the bulb glass with bare hands, otherwise

fingerprints on the g lass evaporate.
Residue b uilds up on the reflector,

eventually resulting in a dull reflector.
Inadvertently stained bulbs ma y be

cleaned with a clean non-fluffy cloth,
using alcohol or white spirits.

Replacement bulb m ust be in accordance
with information on base of d efectiv e bulb.

Do not exceed wa tta ge specified on ba se
of bulb.
Replace c ra cked or da maged bulb s as dirt
can g et insid e, coating the insid e of the

bulb a nd reducing light output.
If the headlam ps are d amaged, the light

ma y not be sufficiently d iffused a nd can
blind oncoming drivers. Vehicle vibration

can also cause incorrect headlamp a im ing .

Headlamp a iming
We recommend that hea dlamp aim ing be

carried out by a workshop, who will have
spec ia l equipment.

No. Circuit

Rating

36 Horn

15 A

37 Remote central locking

10 A

38 Driver’s side high beam

10 A

39 Windscreen wipers

25 A

40 ABS

10 A

41 ABS

20 A

42 Passenger’s side high bea m 10 A
43 Passenger’s side low beam 10 A
44 Driver’s side low beam

10 A

45 Instrument pa nel ignition

20 A

46 Canister vent

10 A

47 Parking lamps

15 A

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Warning

To avoid causing da mage to the doors

and the bonnet, ensure the driver’s door
and the p assenger’s door are both closed

correctly before closing the bonnet.

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Headlamp system

Headlamps with sepa ra te systems
for low beam 1 (outer bulbs) and

high beam 2 (inner bulbs).

Low beam

1. Open bonnet and remove 3 screw s from

hea dlamp protective cov er.

2. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and

pull it out of head la mp assembly.

3. Deta ch p lug connector from bulb sock et.
4. Remove bulb from bulb socket and insert

new bulb, without touching the glass.

5. Attach plug connector to b ulb socket,

push bulb sock et into head lamp
assembly and rotate bulb sock et

clockwise.

6. Replace headlam p protective cover,

rep lace 3 screws to hold c ov er in plac e
and c lose bonnet.

Hig h beam

1. Open bonnet and remove headla mp

protective cover.

2. Rotate bulb socket anti-clockwise and

pull it out of headlamp assembly.

3. Detach plug connector from b ulb socket.
4. Remov e bulb from bulb socket and insert

new bulb, without touching the g la ss.

5. Atta ch plug connector to bulb socket,

push bulb socket into headlamp
assembly a nd rotate bulb socket

clockwise.

6. Replac e head lamp protectiv e cover and

close bonnet.

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Parking lamps

1. Open bonnet.
2. Rotate bulb socket anti-cloc kwise and

pull it out of headlamp assem bly.

3. Detach plug connector from bulb socket.
4. Remove b ulb from b ulb soc ket and insert

new bulb, without touching the glass.

5. Attach p lug connector to bulb soc ket,

push bulb socket into headlamp

assem bly and rotate bulb socket
cloc kwise.

6. Close bonnet.

Front turn signals, front fog lamps

1. Open bonnet.
2. Reach through ap erture between front

panelling and bonnet and locate bulb
assembly.

3. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and

pull out bulb assembly.

4. Detach plug connector from b ulb socket.
5. Remov e bulb from bulb socket and insert

new bulb, without touching the g la ss.

6. Atta ch plug connector to bulb socket,

push bulb assembly into original position

and rotate b ulb socket clockwise.

7. Close bonnet.

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Rear brake, tail, turn signal lamps

1. Open lug gage compartment
2. Remove 2 bolts holding the bulb

assem bly to the vehicle body.

3. Pull bulb assembly away from vehicle

body and detach plug connector from
bulb assemb ly.

4. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and

rem ove from bulb assembly.

5. Remove bulb from bulb socket and insert

new bulb, without touching the glass.

6. Replace bulb soc ket in bulb assem bly

and rotate bulb socket cloc kwise.

7. Replace bulb assembly into original

position and repla ce 2 bolts to hold bulb

assembly to the v ehicle body.

8. Close lug gage compartment.

Reversing lamp, fog tail lamp

1. Reach behind, up a nd under rea r

panelling and locate bulb socket.

2. Rotate bulb socket anti-clockwise and

remove from lam p assembly.

3. Remov e bulb from bulb socket and insert

new bulb, without touching the g la ss.

4. Install bulb socket by lining up the tabs in

the lamp assembly and rota te bulb

socket clockwise.