lock OPEL GT 2011 Owner's Guide

85Info tainment system
zTo quic kly ad jus t bas s, midrange , or
tre ble to the mid dle position, procee d
as follows :
Pre ss and hold the appropriate
button6 loca te d b elow the BASS,
M ID , o r T RE B labe l f o r mo r e th an two
se c o nd s.
A bee p s ounds and the lev el is
adjuste d to the m iddle position.
zTo quic kly adjus t all tone and s pe ake r
controls to the m id dle p osition,
proc ee d as follows :
Pr e ss t h e K8 tune knob for more
than tw o se cond s.
A bee p s ounds and all tone and
speaker controls are adjusted to the
middle position.
zIf a radio s tation's s ignal is wea k, or if
t he r e i s s t a t i c, de cr ea se t h e t r e bl e.Equ al ize r ( EQ )
A range of preset equalization settings can
be s ele cted (inste ad of manually adjusting
the bas s , midrange and tre ble tones ),
as follows :
Press the EQ 7 button.
The equalize r labe ls ap pear on the
dis play.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l you wis h to
select.
T h e p r es et e qu a l i za t i o n se t t i ng s a re
app lie d.
Press the EQ 7 button aga in to return
to the manual mode (‘Manual’
a p p ea r s o n t h e di s p l a y) .
- or -
Manually adjus t the bas s, midrange
and treb le with the K8 tu ne kn o b to
re turn to the manual mode .Ad justing the speakers
( bala nce/fad e)
T h e vo l um e f o r t h e dr i ver a nd p a s se n g er
s ides , a nd the front and rea r spe ake r
volume can be adjus ted to s uit pe rs onal
requirements. To adjust the settings,
proce ed as follows :
Press the K8 tune knob and the
sp eake r control la bels appe ar on the
disp lay.
The BAL and F ADE lab els appe ar on
the display.
Press the K8 tune knob
continuously to hig hlight the desired
label.
- or -
Pre s s the appropriate button 6
located below the labe l tha t you wis h
to se lect.
Turn the K8 tune knob clock wise or
anticloc kwise to a djust the highlig hte d
se tting .
The highlighted s etting is adjus ted.

87Info tainment system
Sta tion s e arch
Different ty pes of s earch are ava ila ble:
Manual station search
Stations for which the frequencies are
known can be set a s follows;
Tu r n t h e K8 tune knob ;
cloc kwise to s earch forwards or
anticlock wise to s earch ba ckwards ,
until the frequency of the required
station is reache d.
The s tation s e le cted is display ed.
The s ele cted s tation plays .
Autom atic station sea rch
Pr e ss t h e SEE K wf or SEE Kq g
button.
Radio goes to ne xt or pre vious s tation.Seek and scan
Press and hold the SEE K wf or
SE EKq g button for a few se conds.
A be ep sounds and the radio goes to
the nex t or previous s tation, pla ys for a
fe w seconds, the n goes to the following
s tation in the res pe ctive dire ction.
Press the SEEK wf or SEEKq g
button again to s top the s e ek a nd
scan.
The current station is displayed.
The curre nt station play s.
zThe radio only seeks and scans
s tations with a strong s igna l within the
selected waveband.Ra dio Data System (RDS)
RDS is a s ervice provide d by the radio
broadca ste rs which m akes it m uch e as ier
to find an F M s tation and helps to e ns ure
re ception is free from inte rfere nce .
zRDS is only pos sib le on the
FM wave band with F M stations that
broadcas t RDS information.
zWhen the radio is tuned to an FM-RDS
station, the s tation name or call letters
appe ar on the dis play.
zRDS re lies upon rece iving s pecific
information from F M-RDS s tations and
only works when the information is
available .
zIn e xtre mely rare c ase s, a radio sta tion
may broadcas t incorre ct inform ation
tha t causes radio features to work
inc orre ctly. Contact the radio station in
question for assistance.

89Info tainment system
Cha ng ing number of fa vourites pag es
The number of fa vourites pag es c an be set
up using the ME NU 4 button, up to a
max imum of s ix s epa ra te pag es of
favourites.
To change the number of favourites pa ges ,
proceed a s follows;
Pr e ss t h e MEN U 4 button until the
ra dio se t-up me nu appea rs .
The FAV 1, FAV 2, FAV 3, FAV 4, FAV 5
and FAV 6 labe ls appea r on the
display .
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the label that you wish
to se lect.
The s ele ction is app lie d.
zChoosing the F AV 6 la bel will a llow up
to a max imum of 3 6 station me mory
loca tions to be store d.
Press the FA V 2 (favourites) button to
re turn to the original main radio
dis play, showing the radio s ta tion
freq ue ncy labe ls.
S ix radio s tation fre quency labels
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
zAlternatively, allow the screen to
time out and the se le ction mad e will be
app lie d.
zT h e p r oc es s fo r s t o r i ng f a vo u ri t e
s t a t i o ns f o r t h e c ho s en n u m be r o f
favourites page s can be be gun. Se e
“S toring favourite ra dio stations”.
Tuning into a stored ra dio stat ion
To se lect a store d favourite radio s tation,
proc ee d as follows ;
Press the FAV 2 (favourites) button
until the pag e where the favourite
radio s tation fre quency label y ou wish
to s ele ct appe ars on the dis play.
S ix radio s tation fre quency labels
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l you wis h to
select.
The station s ele cted is dis playe d.
The selected station plays.Ra dio me ssage s
The following me s sage s may appe ar on
the display if a p roble m occurs and the
r a di o d oe s n ot op er a t e co r re ct l y:
- Calibration E rror,
-Locked.
C alibra tion e rror
T h e In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m h a s b ee n
calibrated during vehicle production. If this
me s sage appe ars on the dis play, the
s ys t em ha s n o t be en ca l ib ra t ed co r r e ct l y
and m ust be re turned to your retaile r for
service . W e recomm end that y ou consult
an O pe l Se rv ice Partner.
Locked
If this me ss age appea rs on the d isplay , the
e lectronic theft-dete rrent fea ture has
locked up the radio. Take the vehicle to
y our re tailer for service . W e recomm end
that you consult an Opel Service Partner.

92 In fotain men t system
T rack s ele ct ion
F or audio CDs, the tra ck is se lecte d within
the C D.
F or MP3-C Ds, the track is sele cted within
the a lbum selec te d.
If y ou w ish to s ele ct a track while a CD/
MP3 -CD is playing, procee d as follows:
Tu r n t h e K8 tune knob ;
cloc kwise to s earch forwards or
anticlock wise to s earch ba ckwards ,
until the required tra ck is s elec te d.
The track starts to play and the track
nu m b er a p p ea r s o n t h e di s p l a y.Tra cks can als o be se lecte d using the
SEE Kwf and SE EKq g buttons,
as follows :
Press the SEEKwf button.
The ne xt track be gins to play .
- or -
Press the SEEKq g b utton.
The current track be gins from the sta rt,
if more than 10 sec onds have ela psed.
zIf th eSE EK wf or SE EKq g
button is pressed continuously or
pre ss ed multiple time s , the p layer
continues moving forwards or
bac kwards through the tracks on the
dis c.F ast forwa rd/back ward s se arch
To find a s pe cific se ction of a track,
proceed as follows:
You are listening to a track.
Press and hold the FW D c or RE V d
button.
P l a yba ck i s a d va n ced/ r ev er s ed qu i ckl y
within the track.
The s ound is re duced during fa st
forwa rd /bac kwards se arching.
Rele ase the FWD c or RE V d b utton
when the des ired se ction has be en
reache d.
The track starts to play again at the
n or m a l v o lu m e w h en ei t h er bu t t o n h a s
been released.
The elaps e d trac k tim e appe ars on the
disp lay.

97 Info tainment system
Troub leshooting
If y our Infotainment system does not
func tion as you would e xpe ct, plea se read
t h es e Op e r a t i ng In st r u ct i o ns ca re f u ll y a n d
g o t h r o ug h t he f o l l o w i ng c h ec k l i s t b e fo r e
contacting Custom er S ervices.
If y ou c annot find a solution to the
problem, we recommend that you consult
an O pel Servic e Partner.Error mes sage / s ympto m Pos sible cause / rem edy
Ge n e r a l
Di spl ay i s dar k. Vehic le’s ba tt er y i s weak (i f operated wit hout the eng ine runni ng );
S ee page 15 9 .
Di spl ay i s di ffi cul t to re ad. I nstrume nt i ll umina ti on i s set incor re ct ly ; S ee page 76 .
Inf otai nment sy stem cannot
be switched on either with the
Xe knob or wit h the i gni ti on k ey.Infotai nment system fuse or vehic le fusebox i s def ec ti ve.
Inc orre ct t ime on the disp lay S et t ime as spe ci fi ed on page 8 2 .
Aud io
Aud io pl ay back vol ume consta ntl y
decreases and c annot be adj usted .I nfotai nme nt syste m i s ov er heat ing. I nte rnal te mper ature re gul ator i s
ac ti ng to pro te ct th e In fo t ai n me n t s y s te m .
Recommend ati on: sw itc h the Infot ainment sy stem off.
Stored sta ti on c annot be sel ected
with the appropriate button
6.No re ce pt io n fo r s t ati o n cu rr en t ly.
Stored sta ti on not st ored wit h
stati on name.Broa dcast ing or ganisa ti on oc casi onall y se nds add it ional inf ormati on.
Tr y t o st ore it a gai n whe n the stat ion name appe ars on the di sp lay .
Poor reception when storing (frequency is displayed).
Broa dcast ing or ganisa ti on i s not tr ansmit ti ng RDS infor mati on
(f re quenc y i s disp lay ed ).
“CHE CK DIS C” appe ars on the
disp lay.A fte r l oadi ng a CD:
CD incorrectly inserted. CD la bel may be caught in the p layer.
Incompatible a udio CD inserted (DVD etc.).
CD sc ratc hed or ot her wi se da mage d.
I nser t an unda mage d, c ompati bl e C D wi th t he pr inte d si de upwa rds.
Duri ng CD pl ay back :
Temperature of Infotainment system too high.
Wai t unti l t he temperatur e of t he uni t has retur ned to nor mal.
Air is too humid. Wait for conditions to improve.
Road sur fac e i s une ve n. Whe n r oad sur face be comes smoothe r, CD
should p lay aga in.
“Ca li brat ion E rr or” ap pear s on t he
disp layI n fo tai n m e nt s ys te m h as n o t be en cal i brate d co r re ctl y. Ret u rn ve h ic le to
your retailer for service.
“Locked” app ear s on t he di spl ay. Elect roni c theft- deterrent feat ure ha s l ock ed up t he Infotai nment
s ys t em . Re tu rn v eh i cl e t o y o u r re tai l er fo r s e rv ice .
An ejected CD that ha s not been
acce pte d i s r et rac ted agai n by the
uni t when the igni ti on/unit is
switc hed of f.No e rro r.
Remove t he C D bef ore swi tc hing off t he i gni ti on/ Infot ai nment sy stem.

10 5Climate control
V ent ilation
zFor max imum ve ntilation in the head
area: move air distribution rotary
sw i t c h t oM, op en side air vents and
move slats of ce ntre air ve nts to a n
upright pos ition – s ee page 1 02 .
zSet the tem perature to the de sire d
se t ti n g .
zSet the fan to the d esire d setting.
zFor ventila tion to foot well: set air
distribution rotary sw itc h toK.
zFor simultaneous ventilation to the hea d
area and the foot we ll: s et air dis tribution
rotary sw itch toL.Hea ting
The amount of heat is de pe nde nt on the
coolant te mpe rature and is thus not fully
attaine d until the e ngine is warm.
For rapid warming of the p ass enge r
compartme nt:
zSe t air distribution rotary switch to the
de sire d position, prefe ra bly positionJ -
s ee page 1 04 .
zTurn the te mperature rota ry switch
clockwis e as far as it will go.
zSe lect fa n se tting 3.
zOpen side air vents.The c om fort and general well-be ing of the
ve hicle occupants are to a large e xtent
de pende nt on a s uitab le v entilation a nd
hea ting setting.
On order to achieve temp erature
stratifica tion with the pleasant e ffe ct of
"c ool he ad and warm fee t", turn the air
distribution rotary switch toK orJ and
mov e the temp erature rotary sw itc h to any
position (in the mid-range with
te mperature stratification).

106 Climate c ontrol
He ating the foot we ll
zSet air distribution rota ry switch toK.
zTe mpe rature rotary switch in right zone.
zSwitch o n f an .De m ist ing and defr ost ing wind ow s
To clear w indow fogg ing or icing , e. g. in
damp weather, b ecause of wet clothing or
due to low outside te mpe rature s:
zC oolingn on - se e p age 10 7 .
zMove air distribution rotary switch to
J or V.
zTurn the te mperature rota ry switch
clockwis e as far as it will go (warm).zSe t fa n to 3 or 4.
zSwitch on heate d re ar windowÜ.
zOpe n s id e air vents as required and
direct them towards door windows.
F or simultaneous warming of the foot we ll,
set a ir distribution rota ry switch toJ.
9 Warning
F ailure to follow the instructions can lead
to window fogg ing or icing and the refore
accide nts due to lack of vis ib ility .

108 Climate c ontrol
The a ir re-circulation sy ste m minimises
the e ntry of outside air. The hum idity
increases, and the windows can m ist up.
T h e qu a l i t y o f t h e p a s s en g e r co m p a r tm en t
air de teriorates which ma y cause the
ve hic le occupants to fee l drowsy.
Air distrib ution to K, J or V:
air re -circ ulation s ys tem is a utomatically
switched off, to speed up wind ow
de misting a nd avoid fogging. The control
indicator in the b utton goes out.
If air d istribution rotary sw itch is turned
back to positions M or L, the air re -
circulation system is switched ba ck on and
the c ontrol indicator illuminates in the
button.Convenience sett ings
zSe t coolingn as de sire d.
zAir re-c irculation syste m4 off.
zSe t air distribution rotary switch
toMorL.
zSe t temp erature rotary switch to d esired
pos ition.
zSw itch on fan a t des ired spe ed .
zO pen or align a ir vents as require d.
Te mpe rature rotary switch in ce ntre of
adjustme nt range : warme r air will flow into
the foot well a nd cooler air into the upp er
zone , with warm er air coming from the side
air vents and cooler air from the ce ntre air
ven ts .Ma xim um cooling
Brie fly ope n the w indow so that the heate d
air ca n diss ipate quickly.
zCoolingn on.
zActivate air re-circulation sy ste m4.
zSe t air distribution rotary switch toM.
zTurn the temp erature rotary switch anti-
clockwis e as far as it w ill go (cold).
zSe t fa n to 4.
zOpen sid e air vents.

11 5Dr i vi ng and o pe r ati on
Fuel fille r neck at left re ar s ide of v ehicle.
Ope n the tank flap .
The fuel filler cap is locke d and unlocked
us ing the key provided . Turn key in lock
cylinder c lock wise to unloc k cap.
Uns cre w the fuel fille r cap b y turning it
anti-clock wise , and re move .
The fuel tank has a limiting sy ste m which
preve nts ov erfilling of the tank.C orre ct filling de pends to a large exte nt on
proper operation of the fuel disp ensing
pump:
1 . Fully ins ert the pump nozzle and s witch
it on.
2. At autom atic switch off, the specifie d
tank capacity is reache d. Le ave the fille r
nozz le in plac e until the flow s tops.
Place fuel filler c ap in pos ition and turn it
clockw ise until tight and turn ke y in lock
cy linde r anti-clockwis e to lock cap.
C los e tank flap.
W ipe off any ov erflowing fue l imme diately .
9 Wa r ning
Fu el is f l a m m a bl e a n d ex p l o si ve . A v oi d
nak ed flam es or s parks when handling
fuel or just in its vicinity. Do not smoke.
This a ls o applies where fuel is pe rceptible
only from its c harac te ristic od our. If fue l
od ours occur in the vehicle its elf, ha ve the
cause eliminate d imm ediate ly by a
work shop.

1 2 4 D r iv in g an d o p e ra t io n
Hand brak e
Always apply ha nd brake firmly . O n s lopes ,
apply the hand brake as firmly as poss ible .
The m echanical hand b ra ke a ffe cts the
rea r wheel brakes. They a utomatica lly
enga ge w hen the lever is p ulled.
To release the hand brake, lift handle
s lig htly , pre ss rele as e button and lowe r
handle all the way down.
T o re du ce t h e o p e ra t in g f o r ces of t h e h a n d
brake , de pres s the foot brake at the sa me
time .Control i nd icator R f o r b r a k e s y st em
Illum inate s whe n the ignition is s witched on
if the hand brake is applied or if the brake/
clutch fluid le vel is too low.
Flas hes at s pee ds ove r 8 km/ h (5 m ph) if
ha nd brak e is applie d. Re le as e hand brake
b ef o r e c o nt i n u i ng j o ur n ey , t o a v o id
ov erheating and damag ing the brake
sy ste m. S ee also page 70 .
Brake and clutch fluid – s ee page 1 56 .
ABS u
T h e AB S ( A n ti-lo ck Brake Sys tem )
continuously monitors the brake system
a n d p r eve n ts t h e w h ee l s f r o m l o ck i ng ,
inde pende ntly of the typ e of road surface
and the tyre grip.
It s tarts to re gulate the braking pres sure as
soon a s a wheel shows a tendency to lock.
T h e veh i cl e r em a i ns s t ee r a bl e, eve n i n t h e
e vent of v ery he avy braking, for ins ta nce
on bends or when swerving to a void an
o bs t acl e. Ev en i n t h e c ase o f f u l l- o n
brak ing, the ABS mak es it poss ible to drive
round an obs tacle w ithout rele as ing the
brak es .
ABS control is mad e ap parent throug h a
puls e in the brake pe dal and the nois e of
the regulation process.
9 Warning
If the control indicator illuminates whe n
the hand brake is not ap plied: Stop.
Interrupt y our journey immediately.
C onsult a workshop.
9 Wa r nin g
For optimum braking, ke ep the brak e
peda l fully dep re s se d throughout the
braking proce ss , de s pite the fact that
the pe dal is pulsa ting. Do not reduce
the pre ssure on the peda l.
Do not le t this spe cial safety feature
tempt you into ta king risk s w he n driving.
Tra ffic safe ty can only b e ac hie ve d by
adopting a re spons ible d riv ing sty le .