light OPEL GT 2011 User Guide

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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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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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.

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Soun d settings
Use the K8 tune knob to adjust the
follow ing sound settings:
- Bass: Low-frequency sound s,
- Midrange: Middle-frequency sounds,
- Tre ble: High-fre quency sounds ,
- Balance: Volume dis tribution
left – right,
- Fade : Volume dis tribution
front spe akers –
rear spe ake rs.Setting the tone
(b ass/mi drange /tre ble )
The bas s, midrange and tre ble tones ca n
be a djus ted to suit pe rsonal req uire ments .
To a d j u st t h e se t t i ng s, p r oc ee d a s f o l lo w s :
Press the K8 tune knob until the
tone control labe ls appea r on the
dis play.
The BASS, MID and TRE B labe ls appe ar
on the display .
Press the K8 tune knob
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.
Turn the K8 tune knob;
clockw is e to increas e the lev el or
anticlockwis e to decre ase the leve l.
The highlighted se tting is adjuste d.zThe highlighted s etting c an also b e
adjuste d using the SE EK wf,
SE EKq g, FWD c and RE V d
buttons, as follows:
Press the SE EKwf button or the
FW D c button.
The le vel is incre ase d.
- or -
Press the SE EKq g button or the
REV d b utton.
The le vel is de crea se d.

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.

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zThe highlighted setting can also be
adjusted using the SE EK wf,
SEE Kq g, FWD c and RE V d
buttons , as follow s:
Pr e ss t h e SEE Kwf button or the
FW D c button until the des ired lev el is
ob t a i ne d .
- or -
Pr e ss t h e SEE Kq g button or the
REV d button until the d es ired le vel is
ob t a i ne d .
The highlighte d s etting is adjus te d.
zTo quic kly ad jus t balance or fade
to the midd le position, procee d as
fo l l o w s :
Pre ss and hold the appropriate
button6 loca te d b elow the BAL or
FADE labe l for more than two seconds.
A bee p s ounds and the lev el is
adjuste d to the m iddle position.
zTo quic kly adjus t all s peak er and tone
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 sp eake r and
tone controls are adjuste d to the
middle position.Speed Compensated Volume (SCV)
To co m p en s a t e fo r a m bi en t a n d ro l l i n g
noise, the Infotainment system volum e
adjusts to the spe ed of the ve hicle .
Ac tiv ate/deac tiv ate the SC V function or
change the level of radio volume
compensation as follows:
S et the volum e to the de sired lev el.
S ee “Volume ” on page 8 1.
Press the ME NU 4 button until the
radio s et-up menu appe ars .
The ‘AUTO V O LUM’ option label
a p p ea r s o n t h e di s p l a y.
Press the ap prop ria te button 6
locate d be low the ‘AUTO V OLUM’
option label on the display.
The OF F, Low, Me d and High la bels
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 that you wis h
to sele ct.
The ne w s etting is applie d.
zThe display time s out afte r approx.
1 0 se c o n d s.
zEach higher setting allows for more
radio v olume comp ensa tion at highe r
ve h icle s pe eds .
Radio
Switch on the Infotainment systemPress the X e kn ob.
The Infotainment system switches on.
The mos t rec ent audio s ource play s.
Ra dio mod e
If y ou wish to listen to the radio while a
C D is playing, p roce ed as follows :
Press the BAND h button.
The s tation most re cently se lecte d is
disp layed .
The s tation re ce ntly se lecte d play s.
zThe CD rema ins in the CD slot, read y
for future listening.
Se le ct w ave ba nd
The radio is on.
Press the BAND h button.
T he r a di o s w i t ch es be t w ee n t h e
AM and F M wa veba nds .
The current waveband and the station
to which the radio w as tuned most
rece ntly are disp la yed .
The s tation re ce ntly se lecte d play s.
zWa veba nd se lection:
- AM = Amplitude M od ulation
(MW ),
- FM = Frequency Modula tion.

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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.

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Ge ne ral ad vi ce
During norm al radio rece ption, you m ay
experience frequency interference and
static if items such as mobile phone
charge rs , v ehicle conve nience a cces s orie s,
and e xte rnal elec tronic de vice s are
plugge d into the acc es sory power s ocke t.
If there is inte rfe rence or static, unplug the
i t em f r om t h e a c ces so r y p o w er o u t l et .
FM reception
Des pite a high de gree of technical
pe rfe ction, re cep tion in v ehicle radio se ts is
different from that in home radio sets
a n d s o m e i nt e r f er en ce m a y o ccu r , e ven
with F M-RDS stations.
Tall buildings or hills can interfere w ith FM
s igna ls, causing s ound to fade in and out.
FM stereo w ill give the best sound,
but F M s ignals w ill re ach only a pprox.
16 to 65 km (10 to 40 miles).AM reception
The range for most AM stations is g re ater
than for F M, e spe cially at nig ht. The longer
ra ng e can cause sta tion freq uencies to
inte rfe re with each other. For be tter rad io
re ce ption, most AM radio s tations will
boos t the powe r le vels during the day, and
the n reduce these le ve ls d uring the night.
Static can a ls o occur whe n eve nts s uch as
storms interfe re with radio re cep tion. W he n
this happe ns, try red ucing the treble on
your Infotainment sy stem.Hand ling C Ds
Handle CDs ca re fully . Avoid le aving
fingerprints on the CDs whe n changing
t h em . R e p l a ce CD s i n t h ei r ca s es
imm ediate ly afte r removing the m, to stop
them from ge tting d amage d, dus ty and
dirty.
Dirt and liquids on CDs m ay ma ke the
In f o tain men t s ys tem’ s C D play er le ns dir ty
and re sult in m alfunctions.
D o n o t e xpo se C D s to h e at o r dir e ct
s unlight.
The C D playe r s cans the bottom s urface of
the dis c. If the surface of a CD is da mage d,
e.g. cra cked, broken or scratched, the CD
will not play properly or not at all.
If the surface of a CD is s oiled, take a s oft,
lint-free cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth
in a mild, ne utra l dete rgent solution mixe d
with wate r, and clean it. Make sure the
wiping p roce s s s tarts from the ce ntre ,
going out towards the e dge of the disc.
Do not touch the b ottom side of a CD while
handling it; this could dama ge the surface.
Pick up CDs b y grasping the outer edge s or
t h e edg e o f t h e ho l e a n d t h e ou t e r edg e.