OPEL GT 2011 Owners Manual

OPEL GT
Operation, Safety, Maintenance

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Da ta sp ecific to y our v ehic le
P l ea s e en t er yo u r veh i cl e ’s da t a h e re t o ke ep i t ea si l y a cces s i bl e.
This information is available under the se ction "Technical da ta " as we ll as on the ide ntification plate .
Fuel
De signati on
Engine oil
Gra de
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
T y re si ze wi th full load
S umme r ty re s F ront Re ar
W inte r ty re s F ront Re ar
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehic le Weight
– EC kerb weight
=Loading

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You r Opel G T
is an intellige nt combination of forward-
looking te chnology, impre ss ive safe ty,
e nvironm ental friendlines s and e conomy .
I t now lies with you to drive your vehicle
s afely and e ns ure that it performs
pe rfectly. This O wner's Manual provide s
y ou with all the ne cessary informa tion to
that e nd.
Ma ke sure your pas se ng ers are aware of
t h e p o ss i b l e r i sk of a c c i d en t a nd i nj u r y
which ma y res ult from imprope r us e of the
vehicle.
Y ou must a lways comply with the s pec ific
law s of the country tha t you are tra velling
t h r o u g h. T h es e l a w s m a y d i ff e r f r om t h e
information in this O wner’s Manual.
W hen ins tructe d to cons ult a works hop,
we recommend tha t you consult an Opel
Service Partner.
All O pe l Se rv ice Partners offer first-c lass
s erv ice at reas ona ble price s.
Y ou will rece ive quick, re liable and
individual se rvice.
E xpe rienced me cha nics , traine d by Ope l,
work according to specific O pe l
ins tructions.
The O wne r's Manual s hould always be kep t
in the vehicle: Ready to ha nd in the glove
com partment.
Mak e use of th e Owner' s Manua l:
zI ts "In brief" se ction will give you an initial
ov erview.
zThe table of contents at the beginning of
the Ow ne r’s Manual and within the
individ ual chapters will s how you where
everything is.
zI ts inde x will he lp you find what y ou
want.
zI t will familiarise y ou w ith the
sophisticate d te chnology.
zI t will increas e your pleas ure in y our
vehicle.
zI t will help you to hand le y our v ehicle
expertly.
The O wner’s Ma nual is de signe d to be
clea rly laid-out and e asily und ers tood.This symbol signi fies:
6Continue re ading on next page .
3The a sterisk signifies eq uipm ent not
fitted to all vehicle s (m odel v ariants,
e ngine options , m odels s pecific to one
co u n tr y , o p t i o n a l eq ui p m en t , O p el
ge nuine parts and acce ss ories ).
Yellow arrows in the illus trations s erve as
points of re fe rence or indicate some action
to be p erformed.
Bla ck arrows in the illus trations ind icate a
re action or a second a ction to b e
performed.
Directiona l data, e.g. left or right, or front
or back, in the de scriptions always rela te s
to th e d i r e c ti o n o f t r a v e l .
We wish you many hours of pleasurable
driv ing
Yo u r O pe l T ea m
9 Warning
Tex t marked 9 Wa rning provide s
inform ation on risk of accid ent or injury .
Dis re gard of the instructions may lead to
injuries or endanger life.
Inform your pas s engers acc ordingly .

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ContentsIn b rie f ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... . 6
L o cks , do o rs, win do ws .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 2 1
S eats , in terio r. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 3 7
In s trum en ts, co n tro ls .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 5 5
L igh tin g . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 7 3
In f o tain men t s ys tem .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 7 8
C lim ate c on tro l ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 10 2
D rivin g an d op eratio n .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 11 0
S elf -h elp, veh icle care ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 13 0
S ervice , main te na nce . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 16 5
T e chn ical data ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 17 2
In de x.. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 18 4

6In brief
In b rie f
To unlock a nd op en the doors:
Press button c on remo te control
to unlock d riv er’s d oor,
pull d oor ha ndle
Pre ss button c ag ain within 5 s econds to
unlock pass enge r’s door.
The lug gage comp artment rema ins close d.
6Door locks - s ee page 2 1,
Ke ys - s ee page 2 1,
Elec tronic imm obilise r - s ee page 2 1,
Remote control - se e page 22 ,
Ce ntral lock ing sy ste m - s ee page 2 4 .
To op en l ugg age comp ar tme nt:
P r e ss a nd hol d button s
on remote con trol,
lift luggage compartment lid
towa rd s rear of vehicle
6Remote control - se e page 22 ,
C entral locking s ys tem - se e page 24,
L uggage compartme nt - s ee page 2 6,
L uggage compartme nt rele ase button -
s ee page 2 7,
E merge ncy luggag e comp artment re leas e
handle - s ee page 2 7,
S oft top - se e page 31 .

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T o ad ju s t se a t s:
Pull han dle, slide seat,
release handle
6Seats - s e e pa ge 3 7 ,
Se at pos ition - se e p age 38 .
Adjusting seat backrests:
Turn ha ndwheel
Move seat back rest to suit seating position.
Do not le an on s eat whe n adjusting the
se a t b a c k re s t.
6Se ats - s ee page 3 7,
Sea t position - s ee page 3 8.
A dj u s t in g d r iv e r’ s s e at h e ig h t :
Press and hold switch u p o r down
until desired position is reached
6Se ats - se e p age 37 ,
S eat pos ition - se e page 38 .

8In brief
Fitting sea t b elt:
Dra w sea t b elt smoothly from
inertia reel, guide o ver shoulder,
e nga ge in buc kl e
The b elt must not be twiste d at any point.
The lap be lt must lie s nugly against the
body.
The b ackrests must not b e tilted back too
far (recom mende d max imum tilting angle
approx. 2 5
o).
To rele as e be lt, pre ss re d button on belt
buckle .
6Seat position - s ee page 3 8,
Three -point s e at belts - s ee pag e 4 0 ,
O pel F ull Size airbag s ys te m - s ee page 4 5.
Adjusting electrical exterior
mirrors:
Four way switc h in driver’s door
Move switch be low four way switch to le ft
or right from centre position: four way
switch ope rates corresponding mirror.
6F urthe r information - s ee pag e 2 9 .
A djusting interior mirror:
Swivel mirror hou sing
S wivel lever on underside of m irror housing
to re duce d azzle at night.
Take care when driving with interior mirror
adjus ted for night vision. Re ar v iew may be
s lightly dis torte d in this position.
6Further information - se e page 2 9.

In brief9
S t e e r in g c o l u m n lo c k an d i g n it i o n :
Rotate steering wheel slightly,
turn key to position ACC
P o si t i o n s:
To lock the ste ering whe el, switch ignition
off, rem ov e k ey and turn ste ering whe el
s lig htly until lock is engage d.
6Starting - s ee page 1 7,
Parking the vehicle - s ee page 1 7,
Ele ctronic immobilis er - s ee pag e 2 1 .
Steering wheel adju stment:
S w iv e l le v e r do w n , ad ju s t h ei g h t ,
swivel lever up, engage
Do not adjust steering w heel unless v ehicle
is s tationary and s tee ring column lock has
been released.
Push the le ver firmly upwards to e nsure
that the s tee ring whee l is locke d in pos ition.
6O pel F ull Size airbag sy ste m -
se e p age 45 . J
JJ J= Ignition off
ACC= Steering unlock ed, ignition off
I= Ignition on
Y=Start

10 In brief
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