ignition OPEL GT 2012 Owner's Guide

75Lightin g
Fro nt fog lamps >
The fog la mps can only be s witched on
when b oth the ignition a nd parking lamp s
are on.
Follow the reg ulations of the country in
which you are driving when using front fog
lamps .
Fo g t a il la m p r
The fog tail lam p can only be s witched on
when both the ignition a nd he adlamps are
on .
Reversing lamp
Come s on whe n reve rse ge ar is engage d
and ignition is s witched on.
Hazard warning lamps
T o sw it c h o n , p u sh b u t t o n¨; to sw itch off,
pus h button¨ again.
To aid loc ation of the button, the
re d surface is illum inate d with the ignition
switched on. Whe n the button is presse d,
its control indicator flashes in time with the
hazard warning lamps. On = Press>,> in
instrume nt panel
illuminates
Off = Press> again or
s witch ignition or
parking lamps offOn = P re s sr,r in
ins trument pa ne l
illum inate s
Of f = P re s sr again or
switch ignition or
headlam ps off

76 Ligh ting
Instrum ent illumination,
info rmation display illumination

In high amb ient light conditions, the auto
lighting turns on the illumination with fixe d
intensity to indicate that the e xte rior lamps
are on.
In most other lighting conditions,
brightness can be adjusted when the
ignition is on by turning a djuster w he el up
or down.
W hen the light switch is turne d to
pos itionX, ins trument pane l backlighting
goe s out and the drive r information centre
is illum inate d at its ma ximum brightnes s .
Courtesy lamps
Automatically sw itc h on whe n the d oors
are unlocke d with the remote control, w he n
a door is opened or when the key is
re move d from the ignition switch.
Courte s y lamp s s witch off approx.
20 seconds after c losing the doors and
i m m ed i a t el y w h en t h e i g ni t i o n i s sw it ch e d
on or afte r locking the doors with the
re m o t e c o nt r o l .
R eading lamps
Re ading lamp s on the left and right are
individually op erable .
Press b utton on underside of inte rior mirror
o n re lev an t s ide to switch o n re adin g lam p.
Button ex te nds.
Pres s button again to sw itc h off re ading
lamp . Button retracts.

77Lightin g
Ci gare tte lig ht er illumina tion
Co m es on w h en t h e i g n i t i o n i s sw it c he d o n.
L uggage com part me nt lighti ng
Com es on when the lug gage compa rtm ent
is opene d. Battery discharg e protection
To preve nt the ba tte ry from b ecoming
discharged, the courtesy lamps, reading
lamps and luggage compa rtm ent lighting
switch off automatically 20 minutes afte r
the ignition is switched off.
La m p c o v er s
The inside of the la mp cove rs may mist
up briefly in poor, wet and cold we ather
conditions , in heav y rain or afte r was hing.
The mis t dis appea rs q uick ly by itse lf; to
he lp, s witch on the la mps.
Headlamps when driving abroad
The as ymm etrical dippe d b eam exte nds
visibility at the e dge of the road at the
passenger’s sid e.
This c aus e s glare for oncoming tra ffic if the
vehicle is driven in countries where traffic
drives on the opp osite side of the road.
Consult a work shop.

81Info tainment system
Im portant informat ion on ope ration and
road sa fet y
U s e y o ur I nf o t a i n m e nt sy st e m i n s uc h a
way that you can alwa ys drive safely.
If y ou hav e any doubts, stop the vehic le
and operate the Infotainment system while
t h e v eh i cl e i s n o t m ov i ng .
Theft protecti on
T h e I nf o t a i n m e nt s ys t em i s equ i p p e d w i t h
an ele ctronic the ft-de terre nt fe ature which
works by learning part of the Vehic le
Ide ntification Num ber (V IN).
The Infotainme nt s ys tem only w ork s in your
vehicle and is therefore of no value to
thieve s.
Retained Ac cessory Pow er (RAP)
This fe ature allows the Infotainme nt
system to be played even after the ignition
is turne d off.
Display
The following information can be shown on
the c entral dis play p ane l:
– Radio inform ation,
–Time,
–Date,
– S o u nd se t t i ng s,
–CD/MP3 information.Operation
Swit ching on/ offPress the X e kn ob .
T h e In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m s w i t c h es
on/off.
Informat ion dis pla ye d
The illumina ted dis play shows informa tion
for the rad io, the CD/MP3 pla yer, tim e and
the sound settings.
When the Infotainm ent system is switched
on, the dis play illuminate s and the mos t
re ce ntly s e le cted aud io s ourc e play s at the
previous volume se tting.
Vo lu m e
Turn the X e knob;
clockw is e to increas e the volume or
anticlockwis e to decre ase the volum e.
zW hen it is s witched on, the
Infotainment s ys te m play s at the most
re cently s et volum e.
zThe radio volume can be adjuste d
automatically to c om pensate for road
and w ind nois e, de pending on ve hicle
speed. See “Sp eed Comp ensa ted
V olum e (SC V)” on p age 86 for furthe r
inform ation.St ee ring whee l re m ote control
T h e fo l l o w i n g s t ee r i ng w h ee l co n tr o l s a r e
s upplied for y our conve nience and to
improve road s afe ty :
Butt ons ]
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Volum e control
Press the plus or minus button to increa se
or decrease the v olum e of the audio source
currently se lecte d.
Butt on
A l
Mute/unmute sound
Press the button to mute the sound.
Pres s again to turn the s ound back on.
Butt ons I m and J n
S earch buttons
zRadio:
Pre ss to se arch for ne xt/previous
station me mory.
Pre s s a nd hold for approx. 1 s ec ond
to advance to nex t/pre vious station
with a s trong signal in the se lecte d
wave band.
zCD :
Pre ss to skip to ne xt/previous track.
Pre s s a nd hold for approx. 1 s ec ond
to continue sk ip ping forwa rds or
backwa rd s to othe r tracks on the disc.

83Info tainment system
Six -disc CD play er 3
In vehicle s with a s ix-dis c CD playe r, se t the
time and date as follow s:
Turn ignition key to ACC or RUN.
Pr e ss t h e X e kn ob.
The Infotainm ent system switches on.
Pr e ss t h e MEN U 4 button until the
se t-up menu is dis playe d.
The clock option labe l appe ars on the
display .
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the clock option labe l.
The HR, MIN, MM, DD, YY YY
(hour, minute, month, day and year)
labels appe ar on the display .
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the label that you wish
to chang e.
Pre ss the sam e b utton 6 a gain to
incre ase the time/date.
The value selected increa ses by one
(hour/m inute/month/day /year) every
tim e the sa me button 6 is p r e s s e d
again.zT h e va l u e s e le ct ed ca n a l s o be
change d using the SE EK wf,
SE EKq g, FW Dc and REV d
buttons a nd the
K8 tune knob,
as follows:
Press the SEEKwf button or the
FWD c button.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed i n cr ea s es
(hour/minute/month/day/year).
- or -
Press the SEEKq g b utton or the
RE V d button.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed de cre a s es
(hour/minute/month/day/year).
- or -
Turn the K8 tune knob clockwise or
anticlockwis e.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed i n cr ea s es o r
decreases (hour/minute/month/day/
year).
The date does not display automa tic ally.
To display the d ate, procee d as follow s:
Press the ME NU 4 button follow ed by
the button 6 locate d be low the clock
option labe l, with the I nfotainme nt
system on.
The date appea rs .
zAfter a few sec onds, the d isplay reverts
bac k to the normal ra dio and time
dis play.C ha nging de fault time and date s e ttings
The default time and date settings can
be changed from a 1 2 hour c lock to a
24 hour clock and from the date format
MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) to
DD/MM/YYYY (day/month/year).
C ha nge the default time or date se tting s
as follows:
Press the C 1 clock button
(single-d isc C D play er)
- or -
Press the ME NU 4 b utton
(six-d is c C D play er 3).
Pre s s the appropriate button 6
located b elow the forward arrow labe l
on the display.
The 12H , 24H , MM/DD/YYYY and
DD/MM/ YY YY labe ls a ppear on the
disp lay.
Pre s s the appropriate button 6
located below the labe l tha t you wis h
to se lect.
Press the C 1 clock button or the
MEN U 4 button to apply the
se lection.
The s ele ction is ap plied.
zAlte rnatively , allow the scre en to
time out a nd the s ele ction made will
bec om e the default time /da te setting.

91Info tainment system
Play ing a C D (six -disc C D play er 3)
In s ertin g o n e C D
T o i n s e r t o n e C D i n t o t h e s i x - d i s c C D p l a y e r ,
proceed a s follows;
Press and relea se the LOAD 1 button.
A mes s age appe ars a fte r a fe w
se c o nd s a sk i n g y o u t o i ns e rt t he d i s c .
Inse rt the C D (labe l side up ) part of the
way into the CD slot i.
The device pulls the CD in
autom atic ally.
zThe move me nt of the CD must not be
hinde red or aided.
The “CD” sy mbol appe ars on the
display .
As soon as the first track starts to play ,
the track numbe r app ears on the
display .
zIf a CD is in the playe r whe n the ignition
or the Infotainm ent system is turned
of f , i t r em a i n s i n t h e p la yer . Wh e n t h e
ignition or the Infotainme nt sy ste m is
turned on again, the CD b egins
playing from where it las t stoppe d, if it
was the last selected a udio source.Inse rting multiple C Ds
To ins ert m ultiple CDs into the s ix-dis c C D
playe r, procee d as follows;
Press and hold the LOAD 1 button for
app rox. two seconds.
A be ep sounds and “L oad All Dis cs”
a p p ea r s o n t h e di s p l a y.
F ollow the on-sc re en ins tructions for
ins erting multiple d iscs , ins erting the
C Ds lab el s ide up part of the way into
the CD slot i.
T h e devi c e p u l l s t h e C D s in
automatically.
zT h e m o vem en t o f t h e CD m u s t n o t be
hindered or aided.
Press the LOA D 1 button a gain to
cance l loading of more CDs .
The “CD” s ymb ol appea rs on the
dis play.
As soon a s the first track starts to play,
the tra ck numbe r appe ars on the
dis play.
zIf a C D is in the p la yer when the ignition
or the Infotainme nt sy ste m is turne d
off, it re mains in the playe r. W hen the
ignition or the Infotainment system is
turned on ag ain, the C D be gins
play ing from whe re it last s topped , if it
w a s t h e l a st se l ec t e d a u d i o s o ur c e .CD mode
If th e In f o tain men t s yste m is in r adio mo de
and you wish to play a CD, proceed as
follows;
The Infotainment system is in rad io
mode .
A CD is alre ady ins erte d in the
single-CD or six-disc CD player 3.
Press the CD / AUX a button.
The “C D” sy mbol app ears on the
disp lay.
As soon as the first tra ck starts to play ,
the track num ber ap pears on the
disp lay.
zBy p re ssing the CD / AUX a button
again, the Infotainme nt sy ste m
se arches for an auxiliary inp ut device ,
such as a porta ble a udio p layer. Se e
“Using the Auxiliary Input J ack” on
page 9 6.
T o sw itc h bac k to rad io mo de wh ile a CD is
play ing , pre ss the BAN D h button.
zThe CD rema ins in the CD slot, read y
for future listening.

10 3Climate control
Sid e a ir ve nts
O pen ve nt: rotate vertical a djuster whe el
upwards.
Direct the flow of air by tilting and
s wivelling the slats .
Clo s e ven t: ro tate ve rtic al adju ste r wh ee l
downwards.
Add itional a ir vents
Be low the windscree n and door windows
and in the foot w ell.He ate d r e ar wi nd ow
With the ignition on, the rear w indow
he ating is sw itche d on by pres sing
buttonÜ:
Control indica tor in b utton illuminates :
re ar window he ating.
Control indica tor d oe s not illuminate :
re ar window he ating is switche d off.
Heating works with the engine running a nd
is s witched off automatically afte r a pprox.
15 minutes.
If buttonÜ is p re s se d again afte r
switching off automatically, rear window
he ating will continue for app rox . 8 minute s
and s witc h off ag ain.
Turn re ar window heating off as s oon as
re a r v i s i o n i s c l e a r .
9 Wa r nin g
Do not turn on re ar wind ow hea ting when
the soft top has been stowed in the
lug gage compartme nt.

1 1 4 D r iv in g an d o p e ra t io n
Fuels, refu elling
Fuel c onsum ption
Fuel consump tion is determined und er
s pecific driv ing cond itions – s ee page 1 77 .
Special equipment increases the weight of
t h e v eh i cl e. A s a r es u l t , t h ey ca n i n cr ea s e
fuel consump tion and reduce the specified
max imum s pee d.
F or the first few thousa nd kilome tres/m ile s,
friction b etwe en the engine and
transm ission com pone nts is higher.
This increases fuel consump tion.
Fuel for petrol engines
Normal comme rc ia l hig h-q uality fue ls
with a m aximum ethanol conte nt of 5% in
accordance with DIN EN 22 8 are suitable
(Cataly tic converte r - s ee page 1 16 .
O ctane numbe rs - se e page 17 5 ). The
quality thereof has considerable effect on
performance, running and service life of
the e ngine. The additive s mixe d with the
fuel are extremely im portant. For this
r ea so n yo u mu s t o n ly r e fu e l with h igh-
quality fuels containing additives.Fuels with e thanol content of gre ater than
5% d o not com ply with DIN EN 228 and
must not be used unless the v ehicle has
bee n s pe cifica lly dev eloped a nd ap prov ed
for these fuels.
Fuel with too low an octane number can
cause pinking. Opel cannot b e held liable
for re sulting dam age.
Petrol with a higher octane number can
always be use d.
The ignition tim ing adjusts automatically
t o t h e g r a de o f f u el us e d ( o ct a n e n um ber
)– se e p age 17 5 .
Use of pe trol with an octane rating of 95 or
highe r will e ns ure e conom ical driving.
Fue l fille r c ap
If re placing the fuel fille r c ap, be sure to us e
the original fue l fille r cap for your mode l, to
ensure full functionality.Re fue lling
9 Wa r nin g
Care must be ta ken when hand ling fuel.
Before re fuelling, s witch off the e ng ine
and where applicab le any auxiliary
he ating with combus tion cha mbers .
Switch off mobile phones.

1 1 6 D r iv in g an d o p e ra t io n
Cata ly tic conv erter, exhaust
ga s es
Ca taly tic con v er ter for pe trol e n gin e s
L eade d fuel will damage the catalytic
co n ver t e r a n d p a r t s o f t h e el ec tr o n i c
system, thereby rendering them
inoperative .
High qua lity fuels other tha n those liste d on
page s 11 4 and 1 7 5 (e .g. LRP
1)) could
dam age the catalytic conv erter.Damage to the ca talytic conve rte r or the
vehicle may res ult if the follow ing points
are not obs erve d:
zC onsult a workshop as quickly a s
pos sible in the e ve nt of misfiring,
irregular engine running following a cold
s tart, a s ignificant los s of engine power
or other unusual m alfunctions w hich
may indicate a fault in the ignition
system. If necessary, driving ma y be
continue d for a short time at a low spe ed
and w ith a low engine sp ee d.
Irregular engine running and lack of
powe r when the Ele ctronic S tability
Program (E SP) kicks in are for
ope ra tional re as ons and ca n be
ignored – s ee page 1 19 .zIf unburned fuel enters the catalytic
conv erter, this may res ult in ove rhe ating
and irre parable damage to the c atalytic
conv erter.
You should therefore avoid
unnecessarily long use of the starter
when starting-off, running the tank d ry
(an irre gular fuel s upply w ill lead to
overhea ting) and starting the e ngine by
pushing or towing.
zIf the e mis sion control ind ic ator Z
fla shes, slow down until the flashing
stops and the control indicator is s teady .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.
Emis s ion control indicator Z –
se e page 11 7 .
1)LR P = Lea d Replacement Petrol.

11 7Dr i vi ng and o pe r ati on
Controlling exha ust emissions
The combination of design measures –
mainly in the are a of the fuel inje ction
system a nd ignition system s, and the
cataly tic conv erte r – has minimis ed the
proportion of harmful substance s in the
e xh a u st g a se s, su c h a s c a r b o n m on o xi d e
(CO ), hydrocarbons (CH) and nitrous
oxides (N O
x).Control i nd icator Z for exhaust
Illum inate s when the ignition is s witche d
on a nd during the start attem pt. Goes out
shortly after the eng ine sta rts running.
If it illum inate s while the e ngine is running,
the re is a fa ult in the em ission control
sy ste m. The permitte d e miss ion values
m a y be e xce ede d. Co n su l t a w or k sh o p
immed iately.
Flashing with the engine running indicates
a fault that may damage the catalytic
conv erter. You can continue to drive
without caus ing damage by slowing down
until the fla shing stop s and the control
indica tor is stead y. C onsult a workshop
immed iately.Exhaust g ases
D u r i n g t h e f i r s t dr i ve, s m o ke m a y deve l o p
be cause of wax and oil ev aporating on the
exhaust system . Park the vehicle in the
ope n for a while a fte r the first drive and
av oid inhaling the fum es .
9 Wa r nin g
Engine e xhaus t gase s contain pois onous
carbon monoxide , w hich is colourle ss and
odourle ss and c ould b e fatal if inhale d.
If ex haust gase s p enetrate the v ehicle
inte rior, open the w indows and consult a
workshop im mediate ly.