ECO mode OPEL GT 2012 Owners Manual

20 In brief
Ch e ck con trol
The c he ck control software monitors:
zFl u i d l e vel s
zEn gin e
zFuel fille r cap
zRemote control b attery
zAi r b a g sy st e m s
zVe hicle features includ ing cruis e control,
trac tion control and E lectronic Stability
Program (ESP).
6Ch eck co n tr o l - se e p a g e 68 .Competitive mode
To activ ate :
Pre ss button R twice w ithin 5 s econds ;
"CO MPETITI VE MO DE" appea rs in the
driver information centre and control
indica tor v illuminates in the ins trument
panel.
Compe titiv e m ode a llows the driver full
control of the re ar whe els . The trac tion
control as pe ct of the E lectronic Stability
Program (ESP) is de activate d for high
performance driving, while ES P continues
to ass ist in maintaining driving stab ility .
6Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 ,
Check control w arning m es sa ge -
se e p age 69 ,
Elec tronic S tability Programme (ES P) -
se e p age 11 8 ,
Compe titiv e m ode - se e p age 12 0 .
DOOR AJAR
COMP ETITIV E MO DE

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 .

66 In struments, controls
Unlock horn
T h i s f e a t u r e ca u s es t h e ho r n t o s o u nd o n
the first press of button c on the re mote
control and can be e nab led or d isable d.
Se lect menu item UNLOC K H ORN in the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Se tting s in clu de "O FF " an d "ON ".
W h en "O FF " (de f a u l t ) i s s e le ct ed , t h e ho r n
will not sound w hen button c is pres se d.
W hen "O N" is s ele cted, the horn will s ound
on the first press of button c.Lig h t f la s h
This fea ture causes the hazard warning
lamps to flash e ve ry time button c, e or
s i s p r es se d o n t h e r e m o t e co nt r o l a n d
can be enable d or dis abled .
Sele ct me nu item LIGH T FLASH in the
pers onalis ation mode .
Settings include "OFF" and "ON".
When "OFF" is selected, the hazard
warning lamps w ill not flash when b utton c,
e or s is pressed.
When "ON" (default) is p ressed, the haza rd
warning la mps will flash e very time button
c, e or s is p re s se d.D e lay ed locki ng
This fe ature d elays the actual locking of
the doors and can be enable d or dis abled .
S elec t menu ite m DELAY LOCK in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "O FF " a nd "O N".
W h en "O F F" i s s e le ct ed , t h e do or s w i l l l o ck
imm ediately when button e is p re s se d on
the remote control.
W h en "O N" (d ef a u l t ) i s s el e ct ed , t h e do o r s
will not lock until approx . 5 s econds after
t h e l a st d oo r i s cl o s ed w h en bu t t o n e is
pressed on the remote control.
To bypa ss the delay , pres s button e again.
The doors will lock imme diately.
UN LO C K HO R N LIGHT FLASH DELAY LOCK

67Instru men ts, c ontrols
Autom atic unloc king
This fe ature e nables ce rta in doors to
unlock automatically w he n the k ey is
turne d to ignition sw itch position J and
can be e na bled or disable d.
Se lect menu item AUTO U NLK in the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Se tting s in clu de "A LL ", "D RIVE R" an d
"N ONE ".
W h en "A L L" (defau lt) is se lecte d, bo th
doors will unlock autom atically.
W h en " D RI VER " i s s el e ct ed , o n l y t h e dr i ver ’s
door will unlock automatically.
W hen "NO NE " is se lecte d, neithe r door will
unlock automatically.
Ce ntral locking s ys te m - se e page 24 .We lcom e light functi on
Th i s f ea tu r e a ct u a t es t h e ext e r i o r l a m p s
when button c is pressed on the remote
control. This feature can be enable d or
disab le d.
Sele ct me nu item EXT LI GHTS in the
pers onalis ation mode .
Settings include "OFF" and "ON".
Whe n "ON " (de fault) is s ele cted, the
exte rior lamps will illuminate for app rox .
20 s eco n ds o r u n ti l a do o r i s op en ed w h en
buttonc is p re sse d on the re mote control.
Whe n "OF F" is se lecte d, e xterior lamps will
not illuminate w he n button c is pre ss ed on
the rem ote control.Languag e selection
You can select the display language for
some functions.
S elec t menu ite m LANGUAGE in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "E NG L ISH", "F REN CH",
"S P AN ISH" an d "G E RMA N" .
AUTO UNLK EXT LIGHTS LANGUAGE

82 In fotain men t system
Main men u
The main me nu is the display that app ears
after the Infota inm ent system is switched
on. The following inform ation may be
dis playe d:
– Wav eband,
– Radio station frequency or nam e,
–Time,
–CD/MP3 information,
– Dis play , play back, sound or
station me mory labe ls etc..
Audio I nformat ion
The following inform ation is s how n in
the d isplay :
– Current wav eband or C D.
– Current station frequency,
CD track numb er or e lapse d track time.
– If the RDS function is active ,
the s tation nam e or s tation call lette rs
appea r on the dis play. Se e “RDS
(R adio Data S yste m)” on page 8 7.
– If th ere is a CD in th e CD s lo t,
the “CD” sy mbol illuminates on the
display . S ee “CD/ MP3 Play er” on
page 90 .
– If the C D is in rand om mode ,
the “RDM” sym bol illum inate s on the
display . S ee “Random Mode ” on
page 94 .Ti me and da te
Display of the current time and d ate.
Single-dis c C D playe r
In vehicle s with a s ingle -dis c CD play er, s et
the time and date as follow s:
T u r n i g n i ti o n k e y to AC C or R U N .
Press 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 o n .
Press the C 1 clock button.
T h e HR, M I N, M M , D D , YYY Y
(hour, minute, m onth, day and yea r)
labe ls appe ar on the dis play.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l that you wis h
to change .
Press the same button 6 again to
i n cr ea se t h e t i m e /d a t e.
T h e va l u e s e le ct ed i n cr ea s es by o n e
(h o ur/ min u te/ mo nth / day/ ye ar) eve ry
time the same button 6 is pressed
aga in.zThe va lue selected can also be
changed us ing the SEE K wf,
SE EKq g, FWD c and RE V d
buttons and the
K8 tune knob, as
follows:
Press the SE EKwf button or the
FW D c button.
The va lue selected increases
( ho u r /m i nu t e /m o n t h /d a y /y ea r ) .
- or -
Press the SE EKq g button or the
REV d b utton.
The va lue selected decreases
( ho u r /m i nu t e /m o n t h /d a y /y ea r ) .
- or -
Turn the K8 tune knob clock wise or
anticloc kwise .
The va lue selected increases or
dec reases (hour/minute/m onth/d ay/
ye ar).
The date does not disp la y automatically.
To dis play the date , proce ed as follows :
Press the C 1 clock button w ith the
In f ot a i n m e n t sy st e m o n .
The date appe ars .
zAfter a few seconds, the display reverts
back to the normal radio and tim e
disp lay.

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.

95Info tainment system
Mu lti ple CD s 3
To play the tracks from all discs loade d in
th e s ix-dis c C D playe r in r an do m o r de r ,
proceed a s follows;
Pr e ss t h e CD / AUX a button to ente r
CD mode - or - pres s and hold the
LO A D 1 button for approx. tw o
se c o nd s.
A bee p s ounds and “Load All Dis cs ”
appea rs on the displa y.
Follow the on-s cree n instructions for
ins erting m ultiple dis cs, ins e rting the
CDs labe l side up pa rt of the way into
the CD slot i.
The device pulls the CDs in
autom atic ally.
zThe move me nt of the CD must not be
hinde red or aided.
Pr e ss t h e LO A D 1 button again to
cancel loading of m ore C Ds.
An ‘RD M ’ label app ears on th e dis play.
Pre ss the appropriate button 6
loca ted b elow the RDM labe l until
“Randomize All Dis cs ” appe ars on the
display .
The tracks of all dis cs loaded in the
six-d isc C D play er are playe d in
ra nd om , rather than seq ue ntia l order.
zSwitch off ra nd om play b y pres sing the
appropriate b utton 6 locate d be low
the RDM la bel ag ain.Changing the display ty pe
display ing ad ditiona l MP 3-C D
te xt i nfor mation
Depe nd ing on the kind of dis c (MP3 -CD
with or without ID3 tags), a choice of
additiona l text information relate d to the
curre nt MP3-C D can be dis playe d, e .g.
So n g, A rtist and CA T ( cate go ry) .
To display additional te xt inform ation,
proc ee d as follows ;
Press the B
BB B3 inform ation button.
Additional tex t informa tion lab els
a p p ea r o n t h e di sp l a y.
Press the B
BB B3 inform ation button
continuously to highlight the desired
labe l.
- or -
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the labe l that you wis h
to sele ct.
The text information relate d to the
s ele cted label a ppears on the display .
zIf a dditional te xt information is not
av ailable, “No Info” appe ars on the
dis play.
See “Switching between compressed and
uncompre ss e d audio files ” on page 9 3 for
further information on categorie s.Ejecting CDs
To e ject the CD that is currently playing,
proce ed as follows ;
Press the EJ EC T 0 button.
A beep sounds and “Ejecting Disc”
appe ars on the dis play.
Once the disc is ejected, “Remove
Disc” appea rs on the disp la y.
Rem ov e the disc from the p la yer.
zIf the disc is not re move d, after seve ral
se conds it is a utoma tica lly retracte d
and be gins to p la y.
- or -
With the six -disc CD play er 3, press
and hold the EJECT 0 button for two
se c o n d s.
A l l d i sc s a re e j ec t e d .
Rem ove the discs from the six-disc CD
playe r.
zIf the d iscs are not remove d, a fte r
se ve ra l seconds they are automatically
retracte d.

96 In fotain men t system
CD m essage s
The me ss age ‘C HEC K DISC ’ a ppears on the
dis play if a problem occurs and the
CD playe r does not operate correctly .
If this mes s age appe ars or if the CD is
e je cted automatically, it could be for one of
the following rea sons:
– The CD is d irty , scratched, wet, or
up side down.
– The air is very humid.
If so, wait app rox . one hour and try
again.
– There ma y have been a prob lem while
burning the CD.
– The label may be caught in the
CD play er.
–It is very hot.
Whe n the te mperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
– You are driving on a v ery rough road.
When the road surfa ce becomes
smoother, the C D should play .
If the CD is not playing corre ctly, for any
other reason, try a known good C D.
If any e rror occ urs repe ated ly or if an e rror
cannot be corre cted , we recom mend that
you consult a n Opel Service Partner.
If the radio displays an e rror m essag e,
write it down and provide it to your retaile r
when re porting the proble m.Usi ng the auxi liary input ja ck
Your Infotainment sy stem has an auxiliary
input jack b locate d on the lowe r right
side of the E ntertainment He ad Unit (E HU).
This is not an audio outp ut;
D o no t p l ug he a d p h o n es i n t o t h e
auxiliary input jack b.
You can howev er, connect an external
audio de vice such as a laptop compute r 3,
MP3 p layer 3, CD changer 3, or c assette
playe r 3, to the aux iliary input jack b for
us e as anothe r audio s ource .
To us e a portable audio playe r, connect a
3.5 m m phone p lug to the auxiliary inp ut
ja c k b.When a devic e is connected, to begin
play ing audio from the dev ice throug h the
vehicle’s spea kers, proceed as follows;
You are listening to a CD/MP3.
Press the CD / AUX a button.
Audio from the external audio device
conne cted starts to play .
zIf a portable audio play er is not
connected, “No I nput Device Found”
appe ars on the dis play.
zIf the v olume of the conne cted
portable aud io playe r does not go as
loud or soft as you w ish using the
Xek nob (s e e pa ge 8 1 ), you ma y
nee d to mak e ad ditional v olume
adjustme nts on the portable aud io
playe r itse lf.
To s witch back to the C D/MP3 you we re
play ing , pre ss the CD/AUX a button
aga in.
To s witch to radio mode while a portable
audio dev ic e is playing, pre ss the BAN D h
button.
zThe portable audio device continues to
play, so you may w ish to stop it or turn
it off.

174 Tec hnic al data
The s e rv ice p arts ide ntifica tion labe l is
located in the glove compa rtm ent.
Information on la bel:
zVehicle option code
zVehicle identification number (VIN)
zEnginee ring model numbe r
(v ehicle division, line and body sty le)
zInte rior trim lev el and decor
zExterior (pa int colour) WA num ber
zPaint te chnology
zSpec ia l ord er paint colours a nd numb ers
Coo la n t , oi ls , b r ake / clu tc h f l u id
Use approve d fluids only .
Use of unsuitab le fluids could cause serious
damage to the vehicle . E ngine oils
Information on engine oils is availab le on
pag e 1 7 0.