OPEL GT 2012 Manual PDF
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71Instru men ts, c ontrols
Warning buzzers
W hen s tarting  the  e ngine  or while d riv ing:
zif   d r iv e r ’ s  s e a t   b e l t  i s  n o t  f a s t e n e d ,  
zif  passenger’s seat belt is not  fa stened 
whe n the s e at occupancy re cognition 
system  d etec ts tha t the passe nger’s se at 
is  occupie d,
zif the doors  or the luggage  comp artment 
ha v e n o t  be en  p ro p e r l y cl o s ed  w h en  
st a r t i n g - o ff ,  
zif  the  hand brake  is  applie d at s pee ds  
ov er 8  km /h  ( 5  mph ) , 
zwhile opera ting  the indicators.
When the vehicle is parked and the driver’s 
door is opened:
zif  the  head la mps  or parking lam ps a re 
sw i t c h ed  o n ,
zwhe n the k ey  is in the  ignition switch,
zif any door remains open when the doors 
are locke d with the  remote  control 3. 
Driving hints -  se e p age  11 0 ,
Saving  fuel, protecting  the environment - 
s ee page  1 12 .
Windscreen wipers
To  switch on, p us h lev er upwards . 
Switch  to  n ex t se tting  u p o r do wn : 
gently p us h lev er. 
In  cas e o f  ligh t rain  o r mis t, m ov e le ve r 
downwards from position O to position Q 
and rele ase : S ing le s wipe . Hold for 
additiona l  wiping cyc le s. Leve r returns 
autom atic ally to position O w hen released.
Return the  le ver  to  its  original pos ition to 
switch off.
Further inform ation  - se e  page s 1 6 3,  15 7 .Ad just able  wi per  inte rval
To s e t the wiper inte rval to a value betwe en 
3 and 10 seconds: 
S witc h on ig nition. Move  le ver upw ards 
from positionO to time d interv al wipeP. 
S w i v el  a d j us t m e nt  b a nd  O to the  de sired  
setting: The  bars to the le ft of  the  
adjus tment ba nd repre se nt wiping 
freq ue ncy. 
Larger bars ne ar the top repre se nt more 
f r eq ue n t  w ip i ng ,  a n d  t he  sm a l l er  b a r s  ne a r  
the  bottom  repre se nt less  fre quent wiping. z=Fast
]=Slow
P= Time d interv al wipe
O=Off
Q=Misting function 
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72 In struments, controls
W ith le ve r in position P, w ip ing  frequency 
is also  dependent upon vehic le speed.  As 
ve hic le  s pee d incre ase s,  wiping will 
be come more fre que nt.
The w ip ing  frequency selected via  the 
adjustm ent band  remains stored until  it is 
changed  again.
F urther  information - s ee  page s  16 3 , 1 5 7.
Windscreen washer  system
To opera te, press button n  on end of  lev er.
Washer fluid is sprayed onto  the 
wind scre en and  at the same  time  the  
wipers  are  operate d for four  cycles .
Further inform ation  - se e  page s 1 6 3,  15 8 . 
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73Lightin g
Lighting
Ex t e ri or  la m ps  
Turn light s witch:
Light switch to AUTO:  E xte rior lamps  come 
on a utoma tica lly  when the  engine  is 
running and if outside light conditions 
warrant it.
For re asons of  safe ty, the  light sw itc h 
should alway s re main in the AUTO 
position.If necessa ry, auto light control can be 
s witched off; turn the lig ht switch to 
pos ition X and rele ase . Light switch returns 
to AUTO pos ition and  the  drive r 
i n f o rm a t i o n c en t r e sh o w s "A U T O LIG H TS  
OFF" briefly.
Turn light  switch to p os ition X again and 
re le as e  to s witch  auto light c ontrol ba ck on. 
Light sw itch  re turns to AUTO pos ition and 
the  drive r information ce ntre   shows  " AUTO  
LIGHTS ON" briefly.
Auto light control w ill  switch on 
automatically whe n the ignition is s witche d 
off and ba ck on again.
De pending on outs ide  lig ht conditions,  the  
hea dlamps  illuminate for app rox . 
2 0 se c o n d s w he n  t h e k ey i s re m o ve d  f r o m  
the ignition switch.
Drive r information ce ntre  - s ee  pag e 5 9 , 
C he ck c ontrol warning me ss age s  - 
s ee page  6 8 .
W e lcome  lig ht function
E xterior lamp s illuminate  for  approx. 
20 seconds  or  until a door is opened when 
the  vehicle  is  unlocke d with the  remote  
control. Se e  page 67 . E x terio r lamps . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 3
High  b e am,  h eadlam p f lash . .... .... .....   7 4
T u rn sign als . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 4
Front fog lam ps >.. ..... .... ..... .... .... .....  7 5
F og  tail lamp r... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....  7 5
Re vers in g lamp .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 5
Haza rd  warn in g lamps .... ..... .... .... .....   7 5
Ins trume nt illum ination, information 
displa y illu min ation .... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 6
Co u rtes y la mps .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 6
Re adin g lamps ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 6
Batte ry  dis ch arge p ro te ctio n .... .... .....   7 7
L amp co v ers .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 7
He adlamps  wh e n  drivin g abro ad .....   7 79=High or low beam
8=Parking lamps
AU TO = Auto light control
X= Auto light control  off/on 
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74 Ligh ting
High beam, headlamp flash
To s witch  from  low to high be am, pus h 
lev er forwards.
To s witch  to low be am, p ull le ve r  back 
towards steering w heel.
To activate  the  he adlamp  flash,  pull  le ve r 
towards steering w heel.  The high beam is 
s witche d on while  activate d. 
The b lue  control  indic ator 
C illum ina te s  
when the  high bea m or head lamp flas h 
is on.  
Turn sig nals
To  switch on, p us h lev er up or d ow n.  
Afte r operation, the  turn signal le ver 
returns to its sta rting p osition. 
If le ve r is  move d pas t re sis tance point, turn 
signal lam p rem ains  on. W hen s te ering 
whee l  move s b ack towards the  straight-
ahead  position, turn  signal lam p is  
autom atic ally de activate d. Tap signal: Move le ve r to res istance  point 
and re leas e , to activate  the  turn s ignals 
whe n changing lane s or the lik e. Move  le ver 
to re sistance p oint and  hold  for the  turn 
s ignals to flas h for long er. 
S witc h  the  turn  signal off ma nually  by 
mov ing  the  lev er s lightly.
Le ver  up = Right turn signal
Le ver  down = Le ft turn signal 
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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 
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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. 
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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. 
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78 In fotain men t system
In f o t ai n me n t  sy st e m 
Brief  o v ervie w.. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   7 8
G e ne ral in f orm atio n ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   8 0
O peratio n .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....  8 1
Main  me n u .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   8 2
So u n d s ettin gs ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   8 4
Radio .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....  8 6
CD / MP 3  playe r ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   9 0
T ro ub les ho o tin g... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....  9 7
G e ne ral advic e ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   9 8
G lo ss ary ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....  10 0
Radio  re ceptio n ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....   10 1
Mobile  tele phone s a nd  radio 
equipme nt (CB) 3. ..... .... ..... .... .... .....  10 1
Brief ov erv iew
Operating elem ents
1LOADLoading  discs with six-disc 
CD  pla yer 3: Press
- or - 
CSe tting tim e/ date:  Pre s s
2FA VVi e w  a n d  s a ve  
favourite  s tations : Pres s
3B
BB BDisplay  additional tex t 
information for 
RDS s tations  or MP3  files :
Press
4MEN UDisplay  menus
5Display  panel61 ... 6Pre se t buttons 1 to 6
S ele ct options  in 
corre sponding dis play 
pa ne l labe ls
Rad io:  
View and save 
favourite stations
7EQS el e ct  p r es et  
e qualisation settings:
Press
8KAdjust sound settings:
Press and turn
C D: Se lect  tra ck; turn
Rad io:  Se lect s tatio n ; tu r n
9CATChange category
C D: Toggle  betw een 
C D audio and MP3 files 
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79Info tainment system
0EJ EC TEject CD: Press
aCD/AUXSw itc h to  CD  mo de /
auxiliary inp ut device :
Press
bAuxiliary input jack
cFWDF ast forward during 
C D playba ck:
Press and hold
dREVRe verse during 
C D playba ck:
Press and hold
e
XSw itc hing on and  off:
Press
Volum e ad justment:
Turn
fSEEK wSe arch button
Radio: Se arch forwa rd s
CD: Skip forwards
gSEEKqSe arch button
Radio:
Se arch back wards
CD: Skip backwards
hBANDS w i tc h on  r a d i o m o d e,
s ele ct wave ban d ( F M , A M )
i-CD slotSteer ing wheel remote control
Audio c ontrols  are locate d on the 
rig ht-hand side of the steering wheel.
j]
]] ]Decrease volume
k<
<< <In creas e vo lum e
l
AMute buttonmIS earch button
Rad io:
S earch ba ckwards
CD:
Skip backwards
nJS earch button
Rad io:
S earch forwards
CD:
Skip forwards 
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80 In fotain men t system
General information
T h e a udi o   sys t em  o f fe r s  yo u  
s tate-of-the -art ve hicle infotainm ent. 
The illus tra tions  on the  pre vious p ages  
show  the Infotainm ent system  and  the 
steering wheel mounted rem ote control 
buttons.
The rad io  ha s a  tota l of  36  s tation 
me mories  for a comb ination of both 
wav ebands (FM , AM).
T h e RD S ( Radio  D ata Sy ste m)  fu n ctio n ality  
mak es  it  much e as ie r to  find  an  FM  channel 
and guarante es  interfere nc e-free  
rece ption. I t als o provide s  add itional  us eful 
func tions.
You  can enjoy  b oth  audio and  MP3-CDs on 
the inte grated CD play er. A six -d isc CD 
play er 3 is  als o available  as  an option.
T h e I nf o t a i n m e nt  s ys t em  f ea t u r es  
Speed Compensated Volum e (SCV) 
reg ulation. The  volume  re gulation  se tting 
can be  change d.
The sound  processor offers you a range  of 
pre se t equalization settings, to optimise 
the sound.An enhanc ed, hig h-powe r audio am plifie r 
and s ubw oofe r 3 for  the  Infotainment 
sy ste m are  available  as  an option.
The well-thought out  design of the 
op er a t i n g  e l em e n ts , cl ea r l y st r u ct u re d 
menus  on  the  large  dis play and  a large  
on/volume knob enab le you to operate the 
sy st e m  e a si l y.
General not es on these op era ting 
inst ructions
For an overview of the different functions 
of the Infotainment system, see the section 
“Brie f overvie w” on page  7 8 , togethe r w ith 
the  rele vant illustration, which s hows  all of 
the dis play a nd  operating e leme nts.
You can find a d escription  of the basic 
st e p s  fo r  o p e r a t i n g  t h e I nf o t a i n m en t  
sy st e m  i n  t h e s e c t io n  “ O p e ra ti o n ”  o n  
page 81 .
You can find detailed  functional 
descriptions for your Infotainment system 
in  the  s ections  “Radio” on page  8 6  and
“CD/M P3  pla yer” on p age  90 .
Should  your Infotainment sy stem not 
function the wa y you e xpe ct it to, ple ase 
read  the sections “ Troubleshooting”  on 
page 9 7 and “Gene ral ad vice” on p age 9 8. 
In many  case s,  this w ill  allow  you to fix a 
suspecte d fault quickly.
The  s ection “Gloss ary”  on p age  10 0  
explains technical  terms.The following  s ym bols  will he lp you to re ad 
thes e operating ins tructions eas ily: A hand in front of the  tex t ask s  you 
to perform an  action.
 A tick in front of  the  te xt ide ntifie s the  
In f ot a i n m e n t  sy st e m ’s  r es p o n se .
 zA bullet point in front  of  the  te xt 
identifies  ad ditional  information on the 
su b j e c t .
– A hyphen in front of the te xt ma rk s 
items  of a lis t.
9A safety or w arning note conta ins 
important information on how to us e 
your Infota inment system safely . 
Failure  to obse rve  this  information 
m a y   r e s u l t  i n  a   r i s k  o f  d a m a g e  o r  i n j u r y .  
T he r ef o r e,  p l ea se  o bs er ve  t h i s 
information with particular care .