climate control OPEL GT 2011 Owners Manual

In brief11
Page
1Side air v en ts ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 10 3
2D o o r win do w de f ro s ter v en ts .... .... 10 3
3T u rn sign als . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 , 7 4
h igh o r lo w be am .. .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 4
h ead lamp f las h ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 4
parkin g la mps .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 3
au to ligh t co n tro l .. .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 7 3
4Cruise control
rem ote control on ste ering whe el .. 121
5Drive r information ce ntre
rem ote control on ste ering whe el .. .. 60
6In s tru me n ts ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 5 5
7D rive r’ s airb ag.. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 4 5
Ho rn . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..1 4
8D rive r inf o rmatio n ce ntre .. .... ..... .... .. 5 9 Pa g e
9In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m 3
re mote control on stee ring whee l.. .. 79
10Windscree n wipers,
wind screen washer system ...15, 71, 72
11Ce ntre air ve n ts .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 0 2
12Hazard w arnin g ... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 1 4, 7 5
13Climate co n tro l .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 0 2
14In fo t a i n m e n t sy st e m 3. .... ..... .... ..... .. 7 8
15Pa ss en ge r’s airbag .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 4 5
16G lov e co m partmen t.. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 1
17Fu s e b o x
(u n de r in stru men t p ane l) . ..... .... ..... 1 4 3
18Luggag e comp artment re le as e
(in g lo v e co m partmen t) ... ..... .... ..... .. 2 7
19Ac ces so ry so cke t.. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 4Page
20E SP /T ractio n Co n tro l .. ..... .... ..... .... . 11 8
21G e ar s hif t le ver .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 1 6
22Passenger’s seat belt wa rning
de vice . .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 4 3
S eat o ccu pan cy reco gn itio n ..... .... ... 4 8
23Ign itio n s witc h . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..9
24S te erin g w he el a djus tme nt .. ..... .... .... ..9
25Instrum ent pane l, informa tion
dis play illu min atio n . .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 7 6
26Front fog la mps,
f o g tail lam p ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 13 , 7 5
27Bonnet re lease
( u n der in s tru m en t pan el) . .... ..... .... . 13 0

In brief15
Windscreen wipers:
M o ve l e v er f ro m r e st po si t i o n
6Winds cree n wipers - s ee pag e 7 1 ,
Adjustable wipe r interval - se e page 71 ,
F urther information - s ee page s 16 3 , 1 5 7.
Windscreen washer system:
Press bu tton on end of lever
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
wind scre en and at the same time the
wipers are operate d for four cycles .
6W i n d sc r e en w a sh er sys t e m -
se e p age 72 ,
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 8 .
Heated rear window:
The control indicator in the button
illuminates whe n re ar window he ating is
on.
Do not turn on rear window heating when
t h e so f t t o p h a s be en s t o w ed i n th e
luggage compa rtm ent.
6Climate control - se e page 10 2 ,
He ated rear w indow - se e page 10 3 .
z=Fast
]=Slow
P=Timed interval wipe
O=Off
Q= Misting fun ctionPress Ü=On
Press Ü a gai n = Of f

16 In brief
Drying misted-up win dows:
Air distribution to J,
rotary switc hes fo r temperature
an d fa n to the righ t;
pr e s s bu tto nsn and Ü
Open side air vents and d irect them
towards the d oor w indows.
6Climate control - se e p age 10 2 .
Manual transmissio n:
Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the ge ar d oe s not e ngage , s e t the lev er in
ne utra l, rele as e the clutc h pedal and
depre ss aga in; the n rep eat ge ar s ele ction.
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressures and ty re c ondition -
se e pages 1 2 5, 18 0 .
zEngine oil le vel a nd fluid le ve ls in e ngine
compartme nt - se e page s 1 5 2 to 15 7 .
zAll windows, mirrors, exte rior lig hting
and licens e plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are ope rationa l.
zObje cts are se curely locate d and will not
be thrown forward in the eve nt of
sudde n braking.
zNo o bj ect s a r e p l a ced o n t h e i n s t r um en t
panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate .
zSe ats, se at be lts and mirrors are
corre ctly a djus ted .
zB r a ke o p er a t i o n .

102 Climate c ontrol
Climate control
Heating, ventilation and
air cond itioning system
Ve ntilation, he ating and cooling are
combined into one unit that is d esigne d to
prov ide com fort re gardle ss of the s e ason,
weather or outside temperature.
Whe n cooling is ac tiv ated, the air is cooled
and dried .
The heating unit hea ts the air as require d
in all operating m od es de pending on the
position of the te mpe ra ture rotary switch.
The air s upply ca n be adjus ted to suit
re quireme nts by me ans of the fan.
Air conditioning s yste m – se e page 10 7 .
Air vents
Plea sant ventilation of the interior is
controlle d by the position of the
te mperature rota ry switch.
To increase the air supply, switch the fan to
a higher setting and set the air distrib ution
rotary switch toM orL.
C entre ai r ve nts
Direc t the flow of air by tilting and
swivelling the slats. He ating , ve ntilation and
air co n dition in g s ys tem . ..... .... .... ..... 10 2
A ir ve nts .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 2
He ated re ar win do w ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 3
He ating an d ve n tila tio n s ys tem ... ..... 10 4
A ir co n dition in g s ys tem .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 7
A ir in take . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 9
No te .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 9
Main ten an ce ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 10 9

10 3Climate control
Sid e a ir ve nts
O pen ve nt: rotate vertical a djuster whe el
upwards.
Direct the flow of air by tilting and
s wivelling the slats .
Clo s e ven t: ro tate ve rtic al adju ste r wh ee l
downwards.
Add itional a ir vents
Be low the windscree n and door windows
and in the foot w ell.He ate d r e ar wi nd ow
With the ignition on, the rear w indow
he ating is sw itche d on by pres sing
buttonÜ:
Control indica tor in b utton illuminates :
re ar window he ating.
Control indica tor d oe s not illuminate :
re ar window he ating is switche d off.
Heating works with the engine running a nd
is s witched off automatically afte r a pprox.
15 minutes.
If buttonÜ is p re s se d again afte r
switching off automatically, rear window
he ating will continue for app rox . 8 minute s
and s witc h off ag ain.
Turn re ar window heating off as s oon as
re a r v i s i o n i s c l e a r .
9 Wa r nin g
Do not turn on re ar wind ow hea ting when
the soft top has been stowed in the
lug gage compartme nt.

10 5Climate control
V ent ilation
zFor max imum ve ntilation in the head
area: move air distribution rotary
sw i t c h t oM, op en side air vents and
move slats of ce ntre air ve nts to a n
upright pos ition – s ee page 1 02 .
zSet the tem perature to the de sire d
se t ti n g .
zSet the fan to the d esire d setting.
zFor ventila tion to foot well: set air
distribution rotary sw itc h toK.
zFor simultaneous ventilation to the hea d
area and the foot we ll: s et air dis tribution
rotary sw itch toL.Hea ting
The amount of heat is de pe nde nt on the
coolant te mpe rature and is thus not fully
attaine d until the e ngine is warm.
For rapid warming of the p ass enge r
compartme nt:
zSe t air distribution rotary switch to the
de sire d position, prefe ra bly positionJ -
s ee page 1 04 .
zTurn the te mperature rota ry switch
clockwis e as far as it will go.
zSe lect fa n se tting 3.
zOpen side air vents.The c om fort and general well-be ing of the
ve hicle occupants are to a large e xtent
de pende nt on a s uitab le v entilation a nd
hea ting setting.
On order to achieve temp erature
stratifica tion with the pleasant e ffe ct of
"c ool he ad and warm fee t", turn the air
distribution rotary switch toK orJ and
mov e the temp erature rotary sw itc h to any
position (in the mid-range with
te mperature stratification).

10 7Climate control
A ir conditioning sy stem
A s well a s th e ef f e ct o f the h ea tin g an d
cooling system, the air conditioning sy stem
als o cools a nd dries the inflowing air.
If no cooling or drying is re quire d, s witch
t h e c oo l i n g s ys t em o ff t o sa ve f u el .
At low outside te mpera ture s, the cooling
unit switche s off automatically .
Coolingn
Ope rate only with the e ngine running and
the fan on:
Control indica tor in b utton.
If the fan is off, the c ontrol indicator will
flash three time s the n go out. Air
conditioning is not available with the fan
off.Air re-c irculat ion sy ste m4
The air re-circulation button4 is
used to se t the ve ntilation system to
re -circ ulation mode (control indica tor
illuminates in button).
I f f u m e s or un p l e a sa nt od ou r s p e ne t r a t e
the passenge r compartme nt from outside,
te mporarily s witch on air re-circulation
system.
To increa se the cooling powe r at high
outside te mperature s, temporarily switch
on air re -circulation system. On = P r e ssn
Of f = P r e ssn ag ain

108 Climate c ontrol
The a ir re-circulation sy ste m minimises
the e ntry of outside air. The hum idity
increases, and the windows can m ist up.
T h e qu a l i t y o f t h e p a s s en g e r co m p a r tm en t
air de teriorates which ma y cause the
ve hic le occupants to fee l drowsy.
Air distrib ution to K, J or V:
air re -circ ulation s ys tem is a utomatically
switched off, to speed up wind ow
de misting a nd avoid fogging. The control
indicator in the b utton goes out.
If air d istribution rotary sw itch is turned
back to positions M or L, the air re -
circulation system is switched ba ck on and
the c ontrol indicator illuminates in the
button.Convenience sett ings
zSe t coolingn as de sire d.
zAir re-c irculation syste m4 off.
zSe t air distribution rotary switch
toMorL.
zSe t temp erature rotary switch to d esired
pos ition.
zSw itch on fan a t des ired spe ed .
zO pen or align a ir vents as require d.
Te mpe rature rotary switch in ce ntre of
adjustme nt range : warme r air will flow into
the foot well a nd cooler air into the upp er
zone , with warm er air coming from the side
air vents and cooler air from the ce ntre air
ven ts .Ma xim um cooling
Brie fly ope n the w indow so that the heate d
air ca n diss ipate quickly.
zCoolingn on.
zActivate air re-circulation sy ste m4.
zSe t air distribution rotary switch toM.
zTurn the temp erature rotary switch anti-
clockwis e as far as it w ill go (cold).
zSe t fa n to 4.
zOpen sid e air vents.

10 9Climate control
Air intake
The a ir intak es in front of the windsc re en
in the e ngine comp artment must be ke pt
cle ar to allow air intake . Re move any
lea ves , d irt or snow.
No t e
If the windscreen mists up during d amp
weathe r, tem pora rily se t the sy ste m as
described under "Dem isting a nd defrosting
the windows" - see pag e 106.
Cooling functions most efficie ntly whe n the
w i nd ow s a re cl o s ed. If t h e p a ss en g e r
compartme nt has he ated up cons ide ra bly
afte r a long period in dire ct s unlight, briefly
op en the wind ow s so that the hot air can
es cape quickly.
Whe n cooling (air conditioning
compres s or) is s witched on conde nsation
forms, which is expelled from the underside
of the vehicle.
At leas t one air vent mus t be open w hile
cooling (air conditioning comp re ss or) is on,
in orde r to pre vent the ev aporator from
icing up due to lack of air m ov eme nt.
At low outs ide temp eratures the c ooling
unit s witches off automatically.
Maintena nce
In order to ensure continuously efficient
pe rforma nc e, the air conditioning
compre ss or mus t be operate d for a fe w
minutes once a month, irrespectiv e of the
weather and time of yea r. Air conditioning
compre ss or operation is not poss ible whe n
outside temperatures a re low.
In the ev ent of a fault, consult a workshop.

14 3Self-help, vehicle care
F u se s a n d t h e m o st i m po r t an t
circuits they protect
F use box in pa sse nge r compa rtme nt
The fuse b ox is located at the e nd of the
pas se nger’s foot well, be low the ins trument
pane l.
Pull floor carpe t from the top to access fuse
box cover.To ope n, pull cover from the left-hand s ide
to detach from V e lcro pads and re move
cover.
Do not store any objects behind the cover.
Spare fus e s, fus e extractor -
se e p ages 1 41 , 14 2 . S om e functions are protecte d by se ve ral
f u se s.
No. Circui t Rat ing
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
-
5
Amplifier 2 0 A
6
Instrument p anel cluster 10 A
7
Ign ition s witch ,
ele ctronic im mobilise r2 A
8
Brake lamp 10 A
9
Climate control,
ele ctronic im mobilise r10 A
10
-
11
Spare 2 0 A
12
Airb ags 1 0 A
13
Spare 1 0 A
14
Wi n d s c r ee n w i p e rs 1 0 A