warning OPEL GT 2012 Owners Manual

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You r Opel G T
is an intellige nt combination of forward-
looking te chnology, impre ss ive safe ty,
e nvironm ental friendlines s and e conomy .
I t now lies with you to drive your vehicle
s afely and e ns ure that it performs
pe rfectly. This O wner's Manual provide s
y ou with all the ne cessary informa tion to
that e nd.
Ma ke sure your pas se ng ers are aware of
t h e p o ss i b l e r i sk of a c c i d en t a nd i nj u r y
which ma y res ult from imprope r us e of the
vehicle.
Y ou must a lways comply with the s pec ific
law s of the country tha t you are tra velling
t h r o u g h. T h es e l a w s m a y d i ff e r f r om t h e
information in this O wner’s Manual.
W hen ins tructe d to cons ult a works hop,
we recommend tha t you consult an Opel
Service Partner.
All O pe l Se rv ice Partners offer first-c lass
s erv ice at reas ona ble price s.
Y ou will rece ive quick, re liable and
individual se rvice.
E xpe rienced me cha nics , traine d by Ope l,
work according to specific O pe l
ins tructions.
The O wne r's Manual s hould always be kep t
in the vehicle: Ready to ha nd in the glove
com partment.
Mak e use of th e Owner' s Manua l:
zI ts "In brief" se ction will give you an initial
ov erview.
zThe table of contents at the beginning of
the Ow ne r’s Manual and within the
individ ual chapters will s how you where
everything is.
zI ts inde x will he lp you find what y ou
want.
zI t will familiarise y ou w ith the
sophisticate d te chnology.
zI t will increas e your pleas ure in y our
vehicle.
zI t will help you to hand le y our v ehicle
expertly.
The O wner’s Ma nual is de signe d to be
clea rly laid-out and e asily und ers tood.This symbol signi fies:
6Continue re ading on next page .
3The a sterisk signifies eq uipm ent not
fitted to all vehicle s (m odel v ariants,
e ngine options , m odels s pecific to one
co u n tr y , o p t i o n a l eq ui p m en t , O p el
ge nuine parts and acce ss ories ).
Yellow arrows in the illus trations s erve as
points of re fe rence or indicate some action
to be p erformed.
Bla ck arrows in the illus trations ind icate a
re action or a second a ction to b e
performed.
Directiona l data, e.g. left or right, or front
or back, in the de scriptions always rela te s
to th e d i r e c ti o n o f t r a v e l .
We wish you many hours of pleasurable
driv ing
Yo u r O pe l T ea m
9 Warning
Tex t marked 9 Wa rning provide s
inform ation on risk of accid ent or injury .
Dis re gard of the instructions may lead to
injuries or endanger life.
Inform your pas s engers acc ordingly .

In brief13
Exterio r lamps: Turn light switch
6Headla mp warning de vice - s ee p age 7 1,
L ighting - se e page 73 ,
He adlamps whe n driving abroad -
s ee page 7 7.
Front fog lamps, fog tail lam p:
Press bu tton
6F ront fog la mps - s ee page 7 5,
Fog tail lamp - s e e pa ge 7 5 .
H e adl a mp fl as h, h ig h and l ow
beam:
6High be am, he adlamp fla sh -
s ee page 7 4.
9=High or low beam
8=Parking lamps
A UTO = Auto lig ht c ontrol
X= Auto lig ht c ontrol
off/ on>=Front fog lamps
r=Fog tail lampHeadlamp
flash= Pull lever towards
steering wheel
and release
H ig h b eam = Push lev er
forwards
Low beam = Pull lever towards
steering wheel

14 In brief
A ctiv ate turn sig nals:
6Turn s ignals - se e page 74 .
Hazard warning lamps:
6Haz ard warning lamps - s e e pa ge 7 5 .
A ctiv ate horn:
Press
jon steering wheel
6Ope l F ull Size airbag s ys tem -
s ee page 4 5,
Remote control on steering w heel -
s ee page 7 9.Ri gh t = M ove le ve r up
Left = Move lever downOn = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨ ag ai n

22 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Cont rol indica tor for im mobili se r oIlluminates brie fly when the ignition is
switched on.
If the control indicator s tays illuminated
after the ignition is s witched on, the re is a
fault in the system; the e ngine cannot be
starte d. S witch off the ig nition, rem ove the
ke y and re pe at the s tart attem pt.
If the control indicator fails to ex tinguish,
try to start the engine using the spare ke y
and cons ult a works hop.
Note
The im mobilise r does not lock the doors.
There fore , after le aving the ve hicle alwa ys
lock it. See pa ge 24.Remote co ntro l
Used to operate:
zC entral locking s ys tem,
zL uggage compartme nt relea se ,
zV ehicle loc ator and panic alarm .
The rem ote control has a range of
approx. 3 m etres . This range can be
a f fe ct ed by o u t s i de i n f l u en ce s.
Handle the rem ote control with care,
prote ct it from m ois ture and high
tempe rature s and avoid unne ces sary
op er a t i o n .
Whe n enable d through d riv er information
centre pers onalis ation mode, illumina tion
of hazard warning lam ps indicate s re mote
control ope ration.
Driv er information centre - se e page 59 .C entra l lock ing s ys te m,
s ee page 2 4.
D e lay ed locki ng ,
s ee page 2 4.
Autom atic locking ,
s ee page 2 5.
Autom atic unl ocking,
s ee page 2 5.
L uggag e c ompart me nt re le ase,
s ee page 2 6.
V e hicle locat or and pa ni c alar m,
s ee page 2 8 .
W e lcome lig ht function,
s ee page 6 7 .

24 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Cen tral locking system
For doors only.
To unlock:
Press button c on remote control.
zDriv er’s door is unlocke d.
Press button c on remote control twice
w i t h i n 5 se c o nd s:
zPassenger’ s door is unlocked.
When enab led through the driver
inform ation c entre pe rsonalis ation mode:
zHazard w arning lam ps fla sh twice .
zHorn a ctivates twice .
If button c is pres se d again after the doors
are unlocked, the hazard w arning la mps
may flash tw ic e to indicate the d oors are
alrea dy unlocked .To l o c k :
Close doors and windows before locking.
Pre ss button e on re mote control.
zBoth doors are locke d.
When enabled through the driver
information ce ntre pe rs onalisation mode :
zHaz ard warning lamps flash onc e.
zHorn activate s once .
If b utton e is pre ss e d again afte r the doors
are loc ked, the horn activate s once and the
ha zard warning lamp s m ay flash onc e to
indica te the doors are alre ady locke d. D e lay ed locki ng :
W h en e na bl ed t hr o u g h t h e d ri v er
inform ation centre pers onalis ation mode,
locking of the doors is de laye d until
5 seconds after the last door is c losed ,
whe n button e is p re sse d on the re mote
control.
If a do or is o pen w he n bu tto n e is pre ss ed,
the ha zard warning lamp s w ill flas h when
the doors are locke d after the de lay.
To override the dela y, press button e
a g a in . D o or s l o c k im m e d ia t e l y .
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 .
9 Wa r nin g
For safety reasons, remove the key from
the ignition switch be fore locking the
veh icle .

25Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Ce ntra l locki ng s witc h for locki ng and
unlock ing the doors from i nsid e t he
ve h icl e
Move switch in driv er’s door or pas se ng er’s
door to position e: doors are locked.
Move switch in driv er’s door or pas se ng er’s
door to position c: doors are unlocked .Note
zIf the ce ntra l locking s ys tem is locke d, the
doors c annot be unlocke d by p ulling the
interior handle.
zL o cked do o r s u n l o ck t h em se l ves
automatically when an acc id ent of
a c ertain seve rity occurs (for outsid e
as sis tance), and the haz ard warning
lamp s com e on. The ke y mus t als o be
in the ig nition.Autom atic locking
The central locking s ys tem autom atically
locks the doors as s oon as a sp ee d of
app rox . 8 km/ h (5 mph) is reache d.
Fault
In the ev ent of a fault, e .g. autom atic
locking d oe sn’t take place, ens ure all the
doors have been properly closed.
If the automatic locking function still fa ils to
ope rate, we re comme nd that you cons ult a
workshop.
Autom atic unl ocking
W h en e na bl ed t hr o u g h t h e d ri v er
inform ation centre pers onalis ation mode,
the central locking system autom atically
unlocks either the drive r’s door or both
doors when the key is turne d to ignition
switch position J.
This fe ature c an also b e dis able d via the
drive r inform ation c entre pe rsonalis ation
mode .
Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 .

28 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
To close
To clos e the lug gage compartme nt lid ,
stand behind the ve hicle and, with two
hands laid flat on the s urface of the lid,
close the lid with a swift, firm m otion.If the luggage comp artm ent lid is ope n or
i s n o t cl o s ed p r op er l y, "TRUNK AJAR" will
appea r in the drive r inform ation ce ntre
when the ig nition is on. Control indicator
s also illuminate s in the instrument
panel. Close luggage compartm ent lid.
Driv er information centre - se e page 59 .Vehicle locator and p anic alarm
The re mote control has both a v ehicle
locator and a panic alarm fe ature,
activa ted v ia button U.
To aid location of the vehicle, e.g. when the
ve hicle is park ed in a car park, pres s and
re le ase b utton U; the horn will sound
three times and the hazard warning lamps
and c ourte sy lamps will flas h thre e tim es .
To activa te the panic alarm, pres s and
hold the button for 3 se conds; the horn will
s ound and the hazard w arning lam ps and
courtes y lam ps will flash for 3 0 se conds.
Press button U a gain to sw itc h off the
panic alarm, or turn ke y in ignition s witch to
pos ition ACC or I.
The vehicle locator and panic a la rm
fe ature s are ope rational only with the
ignition off.9 Wa r ning
Ensure the soft top is properly stowe d
(s ee pag e 3 1 ) and e ns ure no obje cts a re
placed in the are a within the luggage
com partment in w hich the soft top is
st o r ed .
9 Warning
Do not drive with the luggag e
compa rtm ent ope n or ajar, e .g. whe n
transp orting bulky objects, to a void
causing damage to the vehicle.

31Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Ov erlo a d
If the windows are repe ated ly ope ra te d at
short intervals , the power supply is b rie fly
cut off.
The system is protected by a fuse in the fuse
box - s e e pa ge 1 4 1.Soft topLo w er i ng s of t to p
Only w ith v ehicle stationary.
Wi t h ve h i cl e p a r ked o n a l ev el s u r fa ce,
engage first or re ve rs e gea r, s witc h off
ignition and a pply hand b ra ke.
Plac e no obje cts in the area within the
lugg age compartm ent in which the s oft top
is to b e s to r ed.
Ensure that soft top canopy is dry b efore
low ering s oft top.
Ope n the lug gage compartme nt - s e e p a ge
26 .
9 Warning
Take care when lowe ring or raising the
soft top. Risk of injury. Vehicle passengers
s hould b e informed accordingly.
K ee p a close watch on the mov ing parts
whe n lowe ring or raising the soft top.
E ns ure that nothing be com es trapped as
the soft top is move d.

37Seats , interior
Seats, interior
Seats
Adjus t s e at in long itudinal dire ction
To adjust, pull handle under s eat, slide s e at
and rele ase handle.
Ensure se at is e nga ged in position before
st a r t i n g - o f f.A d j u st se a t b a c k r e st
To adjust, turn hand whe el on outboard
s ide of se at without le aning on se at
bac kres t.
M o ve se a t b a c k r e st t o su i t se a t i n g p o si t i o n . Se ats ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 3 7
T h ree -stage res train t sy ste m .... .... ..... 3 9
T h ree -po in t s e at belts .. .... ..... .... .... ..... 4 0
Be lt ten sio n e rs . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 4 1
Us ing the be lts ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 4 2
Child restraint systems 3. ..... .... .... ..... 4 4
O pel F u ll Size airbag sy ste m .... .... ..... 4 5
No te s o n lo adin g th e ve hic le .... .... ..... 5 0
Sto wage co mp artm en ts ... ..... .... .... ..... 5 1
A s htray s .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 3
First-aid kit+3,
warning tria ngle¨3.... ..... .... .... ..... 5 3
P o wer o u tlets .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 3
9 Warning
N e ve r a d j u st se a t s w hi l e d r i vi n g , si n c e
they could move uncontrollably.

38 Seats, interior
Adj ust driver seat height
Press and hold switch up or down until
de sire d pos ition is rea che d.Se at pos iti on
Ad just drive r’s se at such that, with the
dr i ver s i t t i n g u p r i g h t, t h e s t ee r i ng w h ee l i s
he ld in the area of its uppe r s poke s with the
driver’s arm s s lightly be nt.
Pus h pas se nger’s s eat as fa r back a s
poss ible. He ad restra ints
The he ad re straints are an integ ra l part of
the se at back re s t and are des igned to
provide protec tion in the event of a rear
impa ct, there by re ducing the ris k of nec k
and s hould er injurie s .
9 Warning
F ailure to observe these descriptions
could le ad to injurie s which could be
fatal. Vehicle passengers should be
inform ed according ly be fore starting-off.