content OPEL AMPERA E 2019 Owner's Manual

Introduction.................................... 2
In brief ............................................ 4
Keys, doors and windows ............16
Seats, restraints ........................... 37
Storage ........................................ 57
Instruments and controls .............64
Lighting ........................................ 98
Infotainment system ...................105
Climate control ........................... 141
Driving and operating .................147
Vehicle care ............................... 209
Service and maintenance ..........246
Technical data ........................... 249
Customer information ................254
Index .......................................... 262Contents

2IntroductionIntroduction
Your vehicle is a designed
combination of advanced technology,
safety, environmental friendliness
and economy.
This Owner's Manual provides you
with all the necessary information to
enable you to drive your vehicle
safely and efficiently.
Make sure your passengers are
aware of the possible risk of accident and injury which may result from
improper use of the vehicle.
You must always comply with the
specific laws and regulations of the
country that you are in. These laws
may differ from the information in this
Owner's Manual.
Disregarding the description given in
this manual may affect your warranty.
When this Owner's Manual refers to aworkshop visit, we recommend your
Opel Service Partner.All Opel Service Partners provide
first-class service at reasonable
prices. Experienced mechanics
trained by Opel work according to
specific Opel instructions.
The customer literature pack should
always be kept ready to hand in the
vehicle.
Using this manual ● This manual describes all options
and features available for this
model. Certain descriptions,
including those for display and
menu functions, may not apply to your vehicle due to model
variant, country specifications,
special equipment or
accessories.
● The "In brief" section will give you
an initial overview.
● The table of contents at the beginning of this manual and
within each section shows where
the information is located.
● The index will enable you to search for specific information.● Directional data, e.g. left or right, or front or back, always relate to
the direction of travel.
● Displays may not support your specific language.
● Display messages and interior labelling are written in bold
letters.
Danger, Warnings and
Cautions9 Danger
Text marked 9 Danger provides
information on risk of fatal injury.
Disregarding this information may
endanger life.
9 Warning
Text marked 9 Warning provides
information on risk of accident or
injury. Disregarding this
information may lead to injury.

Introduction3Caution
Text marked Caution provides
information on possible damage to
the vehicle. Disregarding this
information may lead to vehicle
damage.
Symbols
Page references are indicated with 3.
3 means "see page".
Page references and index entries
refer to the indented headings given
in the section table of content.
Chronological order to select menu
entries in the vehicle personalisation
is indicated with I.
We wish you many hours of
pleasurable driving.
Your Opel Team

120Infotainment systemStation search
Automatic station search Briefly press or touch t or v on the
control panel or on the screen to play the previous or next station available.
Manual station search Press and hold t or v on the
control panel. Release when the
required frequency has almost been
reached.
A search is made for the next station
that can be received and it is played
automatically.
Note
FM waveband: when the RDS
function is activated, only RDS
stations 3 122 are searched for, and
when the radio traffic service (TP) is activated, only traffic service
stations 3 122 are searched for.
Station tuning
Touch x on the screen. The tuning
display is shown.
Enter the desired frequency.
Use { to delete digits entered.
Select x to delete the whole input. If
necessary, touch d or c to
subsequently adjust the input.
Note
A " ." between the digits is
automatically added by the system
at the right location.
Stations lists
Stations
Select Menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.Select the Browse audio tab and then
select the respective station list, e.g.
FM stations . All receivable stations of
the relevant waveband and in the
current reception area are displayed.
Alternatively, select the waveband
symbol tab, e.g. ~ to directly
display the stations.
Select the desired station.
Categories
Numerous radio stations broadcast a
PTY code, which specifies the type of programme transmitted (e.g. news).
Some stations also change the PTY
code depending on the content which
is currently transmitted.

Driving and operating189
Choose Vehicle info via right steering
wheel buttons and press { or } to
select traffic sign assistant page
3 82.
When another page on the Driver Information Centre menu was
selected and then traffic sign
assistant page is chosen again, the
last recognised traffic sign will be
displayed.
Alert function
Once activated, speed limit and no
passing signs are displayed as pop-
up alerts in the Driver Information
Centre.
The alert function can be activated or
deactivated by pressing 9 on the
steering wheel.
System reset
The content of the traffic sign display
can be cleared in the settings menu
of the traffic sign assistant page by
selecting Reset and confirm by
pressing 9 on the steering wheel
controls.
Alternatively, 9 can be pressed for
3 seconds to clear the content of the page.
In some cases, traffic sign assistant is
cleared up automatically by the
system.
Clearing of traffic signs
There are different scenarios that
lead to clearing the currently
displayed traffic signs. After clearing,
the “Default Sign” or a sign from
navigation map data is displayed in
the Driver Information Centre.
Reasons for signs being cleared: ● A predefined distance was driven
or time has elapsed (differs for
each sign type)
● Vehicle drives through a turn
● If speed drops below 52 km/h (city entry detection)

246Service and maintenanceService and
maintenanceGeneral information ...................246
Service information ..................246
Recommended fluids, lubricants
and parts .................................... 247
Recommended fluids and lubricants ................................ 247General information
Service information In order to ensure economical and
safe vehicle operation and to
maintain the value of your vehicle, it
is of vital importance that all
maintenance work is carried out at the proper intervals as specified.
The detailed, up-to-date service
schedule for your vehicle is available
at the workshop.
European service intervals Maintenance of your vehicle is
required every 30,000 km or after one year, whichever occurs first, unless
otherwise indicated in the service
display.
A shorter service interval can be valid
for severe driving behaviour, e.g. for
taxis and police vehicles.
The European service intervals are
valid for the following countries:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Greenland, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta,
Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom.
International service intervals
Maintenance of your vehicle is
required every 15,000 km or after one
year, whichever occurs first, unless
otherwise indicated in the service
display.
Severe operating conditions exist if
one or more of the following
circumstances occur frequently: Cold
starting, stop and go operation,
mountain driving, driving on poor and sandy road surfaces, increased air
pollution, presence of airborne sand
and high dust content, driving at high
altitude and large variations of
temperature. Under these severe
operating conditions, certain service
work may be required more frequently than the regular service interval.

Customer information261Online servicesIf your vehicle has a radio network
connection, this allows data to be exchanged between your vehicle and other systems. The radio network
connection is made possible by
means of a transmitter device in your
vehicle or a mobile device provided
by you (e.g. a smartphone). Online
functions can be used via this radio
network connection. These include
online services and applications /
apps provided to you by the
manufacturer or other providers.
Proprietary services
In the case of the manufacturer's
online services, the relevant functions are described by the manufacturer in
an appropriate location (e.g. Owner's
Manual, the manufacturer's website)
and the associated data protection
information is provided. Personal
data may be used to provide online
services. Data exchange for this
purpose takes place via a protected
connection, e.g. using the
manufacturer's IT systems provided
for the purpose. Collection,processing and use of personal data
for the purposes of preparation of services take place solely on the
basis of legal permission, e.g. in the
case of a legally prescribed
emergency communication system or a contractual agreement, or by virtue
of consent.
You can activate or deactivate the
services and functions (which are
subject to charges to some extent)
and, in some cases, the vehicle's
entire radio network connection. This
does not include statutory functions
and services such as an emergency
communication system.
Third party services
If you make use of online services
from other providers (third parties),
these services are subject to the
liability and data protection and usage conditions of the provider in question.
The manufacturer frequently has no
influence over the content exchanged
in this regard.Therefore, please note the nature,
scope and purpose of the collection
and use of personal data within the
scope of third party services provided by the service provider in question.
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some
vehicles for functions such as tyre
pressure monitoring and immobiliser.
It is also used in connection with
conveniences such as radio remote
controls for door locking / unlocking
and starting. RFID technology in Opel vehicles does not use or record
personal information or link with any
other Opel system containing
personal information.