mileage OPEL GT 2011 Owners Manual

15 1Self-help, vehicle care
Inspection system
In ord er to guarante e economical and sa fe
ve hic le ope ration a nd to maintain the
value of your ve hicle , it is of vital
importance tha t all maintenance work is
carried out at the p rope r intervals as
s p eci f i e d by Op e l ( se e ch a p t er " Ser v ic e,
Maintenance " on page 1 65 ). Tim e or
mile age/ kilome tre intervals - w hiche ver is
r ea c he d f i rs t - d e t er m i n e w he n y o ur v e hi c l e
is due for its nex t Se rv ice.
H a v e t h e Se rv i ce w or k t h a t i s du e ca r r i e d
out within one w eek or 500 km (300 miles).
Hav e this work carried out by a re paire r in
accordance with Ope l’s re comme nd ations ,
using O pe l genuine parts a nd acce ss orie s .The e ngine oil life m onitor lets y ou k now
when to change the e ng ine oil. Base d on
driving conditions , the time or kilom etre /
mileage interva l at which an e ng ine oil
cha ng e will b e indicate d can v ary
cons ide ra bly.
For the system to work properly, it must be
re set e very time the e ngine oil is changed.
See k the as sis tance of a workshop.
When the system has calc ulated that
engine oil life has bee n diminishe d,
"CHAN G E OI L SO ON" ap pears in the drive r
information ce ntre - s ee page 6 9 . Engine
power m ay be de creas e d. C hange e ng ine
oil immed iately.F urthe r information on Se rvice and the
Service Plan can be found in the chapter
"S er vi ce , M a i nt e n a nc e" on p a g e 16 5 .
Hav e mainte na nce work, as well as repairs
to the bodywork a nd equipme nt, carrie d
out b y a p rofessiona l. We recommend y our
O pel Servic e Partner, who is fam ilia r with
O p el veh i cl e s a n d i n p o ss es s io n o f t h e
nec es sary sp ecial tools and the lates t
s ervice ins tructions from Ope l. It is
particularly a dvis able to us e an Ope l
S ervice Partner during the warranty period,
to av oid inv alidation of warranty claims .
See the chapter "Service, Maintenance" on
pag e 165 for further inform ation.
Se pa rate anti-c orrosion se rv ice
Hav e the work pe rform ed a t the interva ls
s p ec if i e d i n t h e c ha p t er "S er vi ce ,
Mainte nance " on pag e 1 6 5.
C HA NGE OIL SOON