lock OPEL GT 2011 Service Manual

12 9Dr i vi ng and o pe r ati on
Winter tyres 3
F or note s on fitting new tyres –
s ee page 1 26 .
Se e page 17 9 for res tric tions .
W i nt e r t yr e s i m p r o ve sa f e ty a t
t em p er a t u r es be l o w 7 °C a n d s ho u l d
therefore be fitted on all the wheels.
T h e d es i g n o f su m m er t yr e s m ea ns t h ey
have limited qualitie s for winte r driving.
If the maxim um perm issible speed for the
winter ty re s is le ss than that of the ve hicle,
a notice ind icating the ma ximum
pe rmissible spe ed for the tyre s must be
affixe d within the drive r’s field of v is ion
1).
W hee l t rims
If t h e w h ee l t r i m s a n d t yr e s u s ed a r e n o t
approve d, m ake sure that the ty res do not
have a be ade d e dge – s ee page 1 26 .Ty r e c h a i n s 3
Restric tions and furthe r inform ation -
se e p age 17 9 .
Ty re c hains are only pe rm itte d on the
driven whe els (rear axle). The y m us t be
fitte d to the ty res symme trically in orde r
to achieve a c once ntric fit.
Alw ays use fine-linked chains that ad d no
more than 11 m m to the ty re tread and the
inboard side s (including chain lock).W hee l trim on ste el whee ls could come into
contact with parts of the cha in and be
dam aged . Re move the whe el trim.
T yr e cha in s may o n ly be u s ed at sp ee ds u p
to 50 km/h (30 mph) or up to the tyre chain
ma nufacturer’s re comme nde d m aximum
s pee d, whiche ver is lowe r.
W hen trave lling on roa ds that are fre e of
s now , they may be us e d for brief pe riods
only since they are subject to rap id we ar on
a hard road and m ay s nap.
Avoid s harp turns, bumps and holes and
do not lock the whee ls when brak ing, to
av oid damaging the tyre chains.
Re -tighte n the chains after d riv ing for
app rox . 1 km (0 .6 mile s). If, at any time you
hea r or suspect that the chains are
contacting the vehicle, stop and re-tighten
the chains.
Alway s re ad the ins tructions s upplied with
the tyre cha ins.
C orre ct the ty re pre ssure b efore starting-
off. Se e page 1 80 .
1)Va r ies f ro m c ount ry t o c ount r y o n ac c ount of
nat i ona l r egul a ti ons .

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zDo not c onnec t leads to negative
te rminal of discharged battery!
zRoute the le ads so that the y ca nnot
catch on rotating p arts in the engine
com partment.
zStart the e ngine of the ve hicle p rov id ing
th e j u m p s t a r t .
zAfte r 5 minute s, sta rt the other e ngine .
Start attem pts should be made for no
longe r than 15 s econds at an interva l of
1 m i nu t e .
zAfte r the start, allow b oth engines to idle
for 3 minutes with the leads connected.
zIn ord er to av oid ex ces s voltage in the
el ec tr i ca l sy st e m , be f o r e r e m o vi n g a
le ad, switch on an e lectrical cons umer
(e .g. lamps , h ea te d re ar win do w) in th e
vehicle rece iving the jump start.
zReverse above sequence exactly when
re m o v i n g l e a d s .
Towing
Tow ing the vehicl e
Screw the front towing ey e (stowed in a
bag in the lugga ge compartme nt) fully into
the front towing point.
Attac h a tow rope 3 - or b etter still, a tow
ro d 3 - to the towing ey e, neve r to the
bumper or front suspension units.
Plac e the gear s hift le ve r in ne utra l. Switch
on the ignition to re lease the stee ring
colum n lock and to p ermit operation of the
brake lamps , horn and winds cree n wipers . Drive off slowly and avoid jerky
mov eme nts . Impe rm iss ible trac tiv e force s
could da mage the ve hicles .
To prevent the entry of exha ust gases from
the tow ing vehicle , switch on the air re -
circulation sy stem and close the windows.
S ee k the a ss istance of a works hop.
Towi ng serv ice
E ntrust your ve hicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obtain an
e stimate on towing costs be fore e mploying
any tow ing se rvice. In this way y ou avoid
unnecessary c osts and possible insurance
proble ms during claim proce ss ing.
9 Warning
Ne ve r lift the ve hicle using the towing
eye!
9 Wa r nin g
More brake pedal pressure is necessary
w h en b ra ki n g s i n ce t he br a ke s er vo un i t i s
operative only when the engine is
running.
Conside rably greate r ste ering force is
necessary since the power steering unit is
operative only when the engine is
running.

13 9Self-help, vehicle care
14. Place the ty re re pair kit in its foam
container and wrap the strap a round
it. S nap the buc kle into place and
tighten the strap as ne ce ss ary.
1 5. Re move any e xce ss s ealant us ing a
cloth. S tow tyre re pair kit in lugga ge
compa rtm ent in its orig inal loca tion.
1 6. C ollap se warning triangle3 and s tow
in luggage compartm ent –
s ee page 1 35 .
17 . Continue driving imm ediate ly s o that
se alant is eve nly dis tribute d
throughout the tyre .
Afte r driving ap prox . 1 0 km (6 mile s)
( b ut no m o r e t h a n 1 0 m i n ut e s) , st o p
and check tyre pres s ure , us ing the
compressor:
Unlock air compre ss or hose from
unde rside of com pres sor unit b y pulling
the le ver up (s e e illustration). De tach
the hose from the se alant bottle a nd
pull out the hose .
Push a ir compre ssor hose direc tly on to
tyre valve and pus h leve r down to
se cure in plac e.1 8. Chec k the compres s or pre ss ure gauge.
As long a s the tyre pressure has not
dropped more than 0 .7 bar below the
correct ty re pre ssure, it may be
a dj u st e d t o t h e p r es cr i bed va l u e.
Repe at the procedure until the re is no
more loss of pressure .
If the ty re pre ssure has droppe d m ore
tha n 0. 7 b ar below the correct tyre
pressure , the vehicle must not b e
driven . Co n tact a w ork sh o p.
1 9. Stow ty re re pair kit in luggage
compartme nt.

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No. Circuit Rat ing
15
Climate co n tro l,
se at occupancy recognition,
clutch s witch,
crank relay ,
instrum ent panel cluster10 A
16
El ec tr i c w i nd ow s 3 0 A
17
-
18
-
19
St ee r i ng w h ee l co n tr o l s 2 A
20
Spare 1 5 A
21
Spare 2 0 ANo. Ci rcuit Rating
22
-
23
Rad io 15 A
24
S e nsing a nd Diagnos tic
Module10 A
25
Engine Control Module,
Transm iss ion Control
Module10 A
26
Door locks 15 A
27
In terio r lam ps 10 A
28
Steering wheel control
illumination2 AF use box in e ngine comp artm ent
To open the cover, press locking tabs a t
each end of the fuse box inwards. Lift the
cove r upwards to rem ove.
Do not store any ob jects behind the cover.
9 Wa r nin g
Turn off e ngine be fore opening e ngine
compartme nt fuse box; risk of injury –
se e page 15 2 .

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Bulb replacement
Halogen bulbs contain pres s uris ed gas .
Ta ke spe cial care when d ispos ing of
ha loge n bulbs . Ne ve r touch the glas s with
bare finge rs; risk of injury.
Before re placing a bulb, switch ignition off
and turn off re levant light s witch.
Only hold new bulb at base! Do not touch
the bulb glass with bare hands, othe rwise
finge rprints on the g lass e vaporate.
R es i du e b ui l ds u p o n t h e r ef l ect o r ,
eve ntually res ulting in a dull refle ctor.
Inadve rte ntly s taine d bulbs ma y be
cleaned with a clean non-fluffy cloth,
us ing alcohol or white s pirits. Re place ment bulb m us t be in accordance
with information on bas e of d efectiv e bulb.
Do not exceed wa tta ge specified on ba se
of bulb.
Re place c ra cked or da maged bulb s as dirt
can g et ins id e, coating the insid e of the
bulb a nd reducing light output.
If the headlam ps are d amage d, the light
ma y not be sufficiently d iffused a nd can
blind oncoming drive rs. V ehicle vibration
can als o cause incorre ct he adlamp a im ing .
He adl amp a iming
W e recomme nd that hea dlamp aim ing be
carrie d out by a works hop, who will have
s p e c ia l e q u i p m e n t . No. Circuit Rat ing
36
Horn 1 5 A
37
Remote central locking 1 0 A
38
Driv er’s s ide high be am 1 0 A
39
Windscree n wipers 25 A
40
AB S 1 0 A
41
AB S 2 0 A
42
Passenger’ s side high bea m 10 A
43
Pas s enge r’ s side low be am 1 0 A
44
Driv er’s s ide low beam 1 0 A
45
Instrument pa nel ignition 20 A
46
Can iste r ve nt 1 0 A
47
Pa r k in g l a m p s 1 5 A
9 Warning
To avoid causing da mage to the doors
and the bonnet, ensure the driver’s door
and the p ass enge r’s door are both clos e d
correctly before closing the bonne t.

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H ea dl am p sy st e m
Headlamps with sepa ra te systems
for low be am 1 (outer bulbs ) and
high be am 2 (inne r bulbs).Lo w b e a m
1. O pen bonnet and re move 3 s crew s from
hea dlamp protective cov er.
2. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and
pull it out of head la mp as s embly .
3. De ta ch p lug connector from bulb sock et.
4. Re move bulb from bulb socke t and inse rt
new bulb, without touching the glass.
5. Attach plug connector to b ulb socke t,
push bulb sock et into head lamp
as se mbly and rotate bulb sock et
clockwis e.
6. Re place he adlam p protective cove r,
rep lace 3 scre ws to hold c ov er in plac e
and c los e bonne t.Hig h beam
1. Open bonnet and remove headla mp
pro te ctive co ve r.
2. Rotate bulb socke t anti-clockwise and
pull it out of he adlamp ass e mbly.
3 . Detach plug conne ctor from b ulb s ocke t.
4 . Remov e bulb from bulb s ocket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the g la ss.
5. Atta ch plug conne ctor to bulb socket,
push bulb s ocke t into he adlamp
asse mbly a nd rotate bulb socke t
clockwis e.
6 . Replac e head lamp protectiv e cove r and
close bonnet.

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Parking la mps
1. Open bonnet.
2. Rotate bulb socke t anti-cloc kwise and
pull it out of he adlamp ass em bly.
3 . De tach plug conne ctor from bulb s ocket.
4 . Remove b ulb from b ulb s oc ket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the glass.
5. Attach p lug conne ctor to bulb soc ket,
pus h bulb s ocke t into he adlamp
ass em bly and rotate bulb s ocket
cloc kwise .
6. Close bonnet.
Front turn signa ls, front fog lamp s
1. Open bonnet.
2. Reach through ap erture between front
pane lling and bonne t and locate bulb
as se mbly .
3. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and
pull out bulb as s embly .4 . Detach plug conne ctor from b ulb s ocke t.
5 . Remov e bulb from bulb s ocket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the g la ss.
6. Atta ch plug conne ctor to bulb socket,
push bulb as se mbly into original pos ition
and rotate b ulb socke t clockwise.
7. Close bonnet.

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Rear brake, tail, turn signal lamps
1 . Ope n lug gage compartme nt
2 . Remove 2 bolts holding the bulb
assem bly to the vehicle body.3. Pull bulb as se mbly away from ve hicle
body and de tach plug connector from
bulb assemb ly.
4. Rotate bulb soc ket a nti-clockwise and
rem ove from bulb asse mbly.
5. Re move bulb from bulb socke t and inse rt
new bulb, without touching the glass.
6. Re place bulb s oc ket in bulb ass em bly
and rotate bulb socket cloc kwise .
7. Re place bulb as se mbly into original
pos ition and repla ce 2 bolts to hold bulb
asse mbly to the v ehicle body.
8. C los e lug gage compartme nt.
R eversing lamp, fog tail lamp
1. Reach behind, up a nd under rea r
panelling and locate bulb s ocke t.
2. Rotate bulb socke t anti-clockwise and
remove from lam p as se mbly.
3 . Remov e bulb from bulb s ocket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the g la ss.
4 . Install bulb s ocket by lining up the tabs in
the lamp as se mbly and rota te bulb
socke t clockwis e.

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Lic ense plate lamps
1 . Remove 2 s crews holding licens e plate
la m p t o f a s c i a .
2 . Rotate and p ull lice nse plate lamp
forwards throug h fa scia op ening.
3. Rotate bulb socke t anti-cloc kwise .
4 . Remove b ulb from b ulb s oc ket and ins ert
ne w bulb, without touching the glass.
5. Rotate bulb socke t clockwise a nd
re place licens e plate lam p into orig inal
position.
6 . Replace 2 s crews to hold lice ns e plate
la m p t o f a s c i a .
Luggage compartment lamp
1. O pen luggag e comp artment and pris e
out bulb housing.
2. De ta ch plug conne ctor from bulb
housing.
3. Re move bulb from bulb socke t and inse rt
new bulb, without touching the glass.
4. Attach plug connector to b ulb housing,
pus h bulb hous ing into orig inal position
and c los e lugg age compartme nt.
Centre high-mounted stop lamp ,
side repeater lamps,
cou rtesy lamp s,
instrum ent illumination
W e r e c o m m e nd ha v i ng b u lb re p l a c e m en t s
carrie d out by a workshop.

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Vehicle care
When caring for your vehicle, observe all
nationa l environmental re gulations,
particularly whe n was hing it.
Re gula r, thorough care helps to imp rov e
the a ppearance of your ve hicle and
maintain its value ov er the ye ars. It is also
a p re requisite for warranty claims for any
paint or corrosion dam age. The following
page s contain tip s for ve hicle care which, if
use d prope rly, w ill he lp comba t the
unavoidable damag ing effects of the
environment.Ve hicle ca re a ids 3
Ve hi c l e w a s h :
zWash brush,
zC ar Shampoo,
zSp on ge s,
zWheel Cleaners,
zEngine Cleaners,
zGlass Clea ne rs,
zIn s ect Re mo val Spo n ge,
zChamois Leather.
Ve hicle care :
zPaintwork Cleaner,
zPaintwork Polish,
zC re am Polis h,
zMe tallic Paintw ork W ax,
zHard Wa x,
zTouch-U p Applicator,
zAerosol and Touch-Up Paint,
zL ock C ylinder Gre ase ,
zW h ee l P re s er ve r ,
zA l l o y W h ee l P r es er ve r
zTar Re moval S pray,
zIn s ect Re mo ve r,
zWindow Cleaner,
zCleaning Solvent and Antifreeze,
zSilicone Oil for Rubbe r Se als .
Inte rior care:
zInterior/Upholstery Cle aner.Washing
The paintwork of your vehicle is exposed to
env ironmental influenc es, e.g. c ontinuous
change s in w eather conditions, industrial
was te gas es and dus t or thawing s alts, so
wash and w ax y our v ehicle regularly.
Bird d ropp ings, dead insec ts, resin,
polle n and the like s hould b e cle aned off
imm ediate ly, a s the y contain aggre ss ive
constituents which can ca use paint
dam age.
If us ing a car wash, comply with the
pe rtine nt ins tructions of the car was h
m a nu f a ct u r er . T h e w i n dscr e en w i p er s m u st
be switched off – see pa ges 15, 71. Rem ove
ante nna b y unscre wing anti-clockwis e.
I f y o u w a sh y o ur v eh i c l e b y ha n d , m a k e
sure that the inside s of the wings are also
thoroughly rinsed out.
C lean edges and folds on opened doors
and flaps as we ll as the a reas they cover.
Thoroughly rinse off a nd leather-off the
vehicle. Rinse leather frequently. Use
s epa ra te le athe rs for paint and window
surfac es: rem nants of wax on the windows
will im pair vis ion.
O bse rve national re gulations .