Opel GT (2012 year). Instruction — part 1

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In brief

In brief

To unlock and open the doors:

Press button c on remote control

to unlock driver’s door,

pull door handle

Press button c ag ain within 5 seconds to

unlock passenger’s door.
The lug gage comp artment rema ins closed.
6 Door locks - see page 21,
Keys - see page 21,

Elec tronic imm obiliser - see page 21,
Remote control - see page 22,

Central lock ing system - see page 24.

To open luggage compartment:

Press and hold button s

on remote control,

lift luggage compartment lid

towards rear of vehicle

6 Remote control - see page 22,
Central locking system - see page 24,

Luggage compartment - see page 26,
Luggage compartment release button -

see page 27,
Emergency luggag e comp artment release

handle - see page 27,
Soft top - see page 31.

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To adjust seats:

Pull handle, slide seat,

release handle

6 Seats - see pa ge 37,
Seat position - see p age 38.

Adjusting seat backrests:

Turn handwheel

Move seat back rest to suit seating position.
Do not lean on seat when adjusting the
seat back rest.
6 Seats - see page 37,
Sea t position - see page 38.

Adjusting driver’s seat height:

Press and hold switch up or down

until desired position is reached

6 Seats - see p age 37,
Seat position - see page 38.

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In brief

Fitting seat belt:

Draw seat belt smoothly from

inertia reel, guide over shoulder,

engage in buckle

The b elt must not be twisted at any point.

The lap belt must lie snugly against the
body.
The b ackrests must not b e tilted back too
far (recom mended maximum tilting angle

approx. 25

o

).

To release belt, press red button on belt

buckle.
6 Seat position - see page 38,

Three-point seat belts - see pag e 40,
Opel Full Size airbag system - see page 45.

Adjusting electrical exterior

mirrors:

Four way switch in driver’s door

Move switch below four way switch to left
or rig ht from centre p osition: four way

switch operates corresponding mirror.
6 Further information - see pag e 29.

Adjusting interior mirror:

Swivel mirror housing

Swivel lever on underside of m irror housing

to reduce d azzle at night.
Take care when driving with interior mirror

adjusted for night vision. Rear v iew may be
slightly distorted in this position.
6 Further information - see page 29.

In brief

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Steering column lock and ignition:

Rotate steering wheel slightly,

turn key to position ACC

Positions:

To lock the steering wheel, switch ignition

off, rem ov e k ey and turn steering wheel
slig htly until lock is engaged.
6 Starting - see page 17,
Parking the vehicle - see page 17,

Electronic immobiliser - see pag e 21.

Steering wheel adjustment:

Swivel lever down, adjust height,

swivel lever up, engage

Do not adjust steering w heel unless v ehicle
is stationary and steering column lock has

been released.
Push the lever firmly upwards to ensure

that the steering wheel is locked in position.
6 Opel Full Size airbag system -

see p age 45.

J

J

J

J

=

Ignition off

ACC

=

Steering unlock ed, ignition off

I

=

Ignition on

Y

=

Start

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Page

1

Side air v ents . . . . . . . . .. 103

2

Door window defroster v ents . . 103

3

Turn signals . . . . . . . . 14, 74

high or low beam . . . . . . 13, 74
head lamp flash . . . . . . ... 13, 74

parking la mps . . . . . . . . 13, 73
auto light control . . . . . . . ..73

4

Cruise control
rem ote control on steering wheel .. 121

5

Driver information centre
rem ote control on steering wheel . 60

6

Instruments. . . . . . . . . . 55

7

Driver’s airb ag. . . . . . . . ...45

Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . ...14

8

Driver information centre . . . . .59

Pa ge

9

Infotainment system 3

remote control on steering wheel. 79

10 Windscreen wipers,

wind screen washer system ...15, 71, 72

11 Centre air vents . . . . . . . ... 102
12 Hazard w arning . . . . . . ..14, 75
13 Climate control . . . . . . . ... 102
14 Infotainment system 3 . . . . . .78
15 Pa ssenger’s airbag . . . . . . .. 45
16 Glov e com partment. . . . . . .. 51
17 Fuse box

(under instrument p anel) . . . ... 143

18 Luggag e comp artment release

(in g lov e com partment) . . . . ... 27

19 Ac cessory socket. . . . . . . ... 54

Page

20 ESP/Traction Control . . . . . . 118
21 Gear shift lever . . . . . . . . .. 16
22 Passenger’s seat belt wa rning

device . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Seat occupancy recognition . . . 48

23 Ignition switc h. . . . . . . . . ..9
24 Steering w heel a djustment . . . . .9
25 Instrum ent panel, informa tion

display illumination . . . . . . .. 76

26 Front fog la mps,

fog tail lam p . . . . . . . ... 13, 75

27 Bonnet release

(under instrum ent panel) . . . ...130

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Control indicators

u

Anti-lock Brake System (ABS):

see p ages 55, 124.

s

Lugg age comp artment op en:
see p ages 28, 55.

r

Fog tail la mp:

see p ages 55, 75.

O

Turn sig na ls:
see p ages 14, 56, 74.

P

Hea dlam p high beam :

see p ages 13, 56, 74.

Z

Exhaust em issions:
see p ages 56, 116.

R

Brake system, clutch system:
see pages 56, 70, 124, 156.

I

Engine oil pressur e:

see page 57.

W

Coolant temp era ture:
see page 57.

v

Airb ag systems, b elt tensioners:

see pages 41, 45, 57.

X

Driver’s seat b elt:
see pages 39, 43, 57.

p

Alternator:

see page 58.

v

Electr onic Sta bility Program (ESP),
Electr onic Sta bility Contr ol (ESC):

see pages 58, 118.

>

Front fog lam ps:
see pages 58, 75.

o

Electr onic imm obiliser:

see pages 21, 58.

W

Seat occup ancy recog nition:
passeng er’s airbag deactiv ated -

see page 48.

V

Seat occup ancy recog nition:
passeng er’s airbag activated -

see page 49.

k

Pa ssenger’s sea t belt:
see pages 39, 43.

In brief

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Exterior lamps: Turn light switch

6 Headla mp warning device - see p age 71,
Lighting - see page 73,

Headlamps when driving abroad -
see page 77.

Front fog lamps, fog tail lam p:

Press button

6 Front fog la mps - see page 75,
Fog tail lamp - see pa ge 75.

Headlamp flash, high and low

beam:

6 High beam, headlamp fla sh -

see page 74.

9

=

High or low beam

8

=

Parking lamps

AUTO =

Auto light control

X

=

Auto light control

off/on

>

=

Front fog lamps

r

=

Fog tail lamp

Headlamp

flash

= Pull lever towards

steering wheel

and release

High beam = Push lever

forwards

Low beam = Pull lever towards

steering wheel

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Activate turn signals:

6 Turn signals - see page 74.

Hazard warning lamps:

6 Haz ard warning lamps - see pa ge 75.

Activate horn:

Press

j

on steering wheel

6 Opel Full Size airbag system -

see page 45,
Remote control on steering w heel -

see page 79.

Right

=

Move lever up

Left

=

Move lever down

On

=

Press

¨

Off

=

Press

¨

again

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Windscreen wipers:

Move lever from rest position

6 Windscreen wipers - see pag e 71,

Adjustable wiper interval - see page 71,
Further information - see pages 163, 157.

Windscreen washer system:

Press button on end of lever

Washer fluid is sprayed onto the

wind screen and at the same time the
wipers are operated for four cycles.
6 Windscreen wa sher system -
see p age 72,

Further inform ation - see pages 163, 158.

Heated rear window:

The control indicator in the button

illuminates when rear window heating is
on.
Do not turn on rear window heating when
the soft top has been stowed in the

luggage compa rtm ent.
6 Climate control - see page 102,

Heated rear w indow - see page 103.

z

=

Fast

]

=

Slow

P

=

Tim ed interval wipe

O

=

Off

Q

=

Misting function

Press Ü

=

On

Press Ü again =

Off

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Drying misted-up windows:

Air distribution to J,

rotary switches for temperature

and fan to the right;

press buttons n and Ü

Open side air vents and d irect them
towards the d oor w indows.
6 Climate control - see p age 102.

Instruction transmission:

Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the gear d oes not engage, set the lev er in
neutra l, release the clutc h pedal and

depress aga in; then rep eat gear selection.

Before starting-off, check:

z Tyre pressures and tyre c ondition -

see pages 125, 180.

z Engine oil level a nd fluid levels in engine

compartment - see pages 152 to 157.

z All windows, mirrors, exterior lig hting

and license plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are operationa l.

z Objects are securely located and will not

be thrown forward in the event of

sudden braking.

z No objects are p laced on the instrum ent

panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate.

z Seats, seat belts and mirrors are

correctly a djusted .

z Brake operation.

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Starting the engine:

Transmission in neutral, depress

clutch pedal fully, do not

accelerate, turn key to Y

and release

The engine cranking is comp uter controlled
and will c ontinue until the engine starts or

up to a maximum of 15 seconds. To stop
the engine cranking, turn the ignition k ey

back to the ACC or J

J

J

J

p osition.

When the fuel level is low, the controlled

cranking feature is disa bled to prevent
engine dama ge. Hold the k ey in the Y

position to start the engine.
Start a ttempts should not last longer than

15 second s. If engine does not sta rt, wait
10 second s b efore repeating procedure.
To switch on ignition, only turn the key to I.
6 Elec tronic imm obiliser - see page 21,

Further information - see pages 110 to 114.

Releasing the hand brake:

Raise lever slightly,

press release button,

lower lever fully

6 Hand brake - see page 124.

Parking the vehicle:

Apply hand brake firmly,

switch ignition off,

engage steering column lock,

lock the vehicle

To lock vehicle, press button e.
6 Further information - see page 21,

Remote control - see pag e 22,
Central locking system - see page 24,

Vehicle decom missioning - see page 160.

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Advice when parking:

z Do not the park v ehicle on easily

ig nitable surfaces. The high temperature
of the exhaust system could ignite the

surface.

z Alwa ys apply the hand brak e firmly.

Ap ply the ha nd brake as firm ly as
possible on uphill or downhill slopes. To

reduce operating forces, d epress brake
pedal at the same time.

z Close windows.
z Before switching off ignition, engage first

or reverse gear.

z If the vehicle is parked on a level surface

or an up hill incline, engag e first gear
before switching off ig nition. On an up hill

incline, also turn the front wheels away
from the kerb.

z If the vehicle is on a d ow nhill incline,

engage reverse gear before switc hing off

the ignition. Also turn the front wheels
towa rd s the kerb .

z Turn steering wheel until lock is felt to

eng age (anti-theft protection), removing

ignition key beforeha nd.

z Sw itch off exterior lam ps, otherwise the

hea dlamp wa rning device will sound
when the driver’s door is opened.

z The engine cooling fans may run a fter

the engine has been switched off -

see page 152.

6 Further information - see pag es 159 to

160.

That was the most important

information for your first drive in

your vehicle in brief.

The other pages of this chapter

contain a summary of the

interesting functions in your

vehicle.

The remaining chapters of the

Owner’s Instruction contain

important information

on operation, safety and

maintenance as well as a

com plete index.

In brief

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Opel Full Size airbag system

The airbag system is triggered in the event
of a serious accident inv olv ing a frontal

impac t and forms safety cushions for the
driver and passenger. The forward

movement of the driver and passenger is
check ed and the risk of injuries to the up per

body and head are thereby substantially
red uced.
6 Opel Full Size airb ag system -
see page 45.

Remote control on steering wheel

The functions of the Infota inm ent system 3
and the driv er inform ation centre can be

op erated with the b uttons on the steering
wheel.
6 Driver information centre - see pag e 59,
Remote control on steering wheel -

see p age 79,
Infotainment system 3 - see page 78.

Driver information centre

Inform ation d isplay
The information display p rov id es

inform ation on d riv ing data, which is
continually recorded and evaluated

electronically.
Functions:

z Outsid e air temperature and odom eter,
z Trip odometer A,

z Trip odometer B,
z Fuel range,

z Average fuel c onsumption,
z Average speed,

z Engine oil life monitor,
z Coolant temp erature,

z Turbo boost.
6 Informa tion display - see page 60.

TRIP A

33 km

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In brief

Check control

The c heck control software monitors:
z Fluid levels

z Engine
z Fuel filler cap

z Remote control b attery
z Airbag systems

z Vehicle features includ ing cruise control,

trac tion control and Electronic Stability

Program (ESP).

6 Check control - see p age 68.

Competitive mode

To activate:
Press button R twice w ithin 5 seconds;

"COMPETITIVE MODE" appea rs in the
driver information centre and control

indica tor v illuminates in the instrument
panel.
Competitiv e m ode a llows the driver full
control of the rear wheels. The trac tion

control aspect of the Electronic Stability
Program (ESP) is deactivated for high

performance driving, while ESP continues
to assist in maintaining driving stab ility.
6 Driver information centre - see pag e 59,
Check control w arning m essa ge -

see p age 69,
Elec tronic Stability Programme (ESP) -

see p age 118,
Competitiv e m ode - see p age 120.

DOOR AJAR

COMP ETITIV E MO DE

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Locks, doors, windows

Locks, doors, windows

Replacement keys

The key number is specified in the vehic le

docum ents and in the Car Pass 3.
The key is a c onstituent of the electronic

immobiliser. Ordering k eys from an Opel
Serv ic e Partner gua ra ntees problem-free

op eration of the electronic immobiliser.
Keep the sp are k ey accessible in a safe

place.
Locks - see pa ge 164.

Car Pass

3

The Ca r Pass contains a ll of the vehicle’s
data and should therefore not be k ept in

the vehicle.
Have your Ca r Pa ss rea dy to hand w hen

consulting your Opel Service Partner.

Electronic imm obiliser

The system check s whether the vehicle is
allowed to be sta rted using the key that

has been inserted. If the key is recognised
as "authorised", the vehicle c an be started.

The checking tak es place via a
transponder in the k ey.
The electronic im mobiliser activates itself
automatically after the key has been

removed from the ignition sw itch.
The code number of the electronic

imm ob iliser is shown in the Car Pass 3 .

Replacem ent keys . . . . . . . ..

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Ca r Pass 3 . . . . . . . . . . ... 21
Electronic immobiliser. . . . . . . 21
Remote control . . . . . . . . ... 22
Central locking system . . . . . ... 24
Instruction locking or unlocking . . . . 26
Lug gage compartment . . . . . .. 26
Vehicle loca tor and panic alarm . ... 28
Exterior mirrors. . . . . . . . . 29
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . .. 29
Electric windows. . . . . . . . .. 30
Soft top . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sun visors. . . . . . . . . . . . 36