OPEL GT 2012 Owners Manual

10 1Info tainment system
Ra dio recep tion
Ca r radio rece ption diffe rs from domes tic
radio re ception:
As the ve hicle a nte nna is re lative ly near
the g round, the broadcasting companies
cannot guarantee the s ame quality of
rece ption as obtained w ith a dome stic
radio us ing an overhe ad antenna.
zChanges in dis tance from the
transmitter,
zMulti-path re ception due to refle ction
and
zShadowing
may ca use static , noise, distortion or loss of
rece ption altogethe r.
Mo bi le te le ph one s and r a di o
eq u i pm e n t (C B ) 3
The O pel ins tallation ins tructions and
the ope ra ting guid elines provide d by the
t el ep ho n e m a nu f a ct u r er m u s t be ob se r ved
when fitting and ope ra ting a mobile
telep hone. F ailure to do so could invalidate
the v ehicle’ s operating permit (EU Dire ctive
95/54/EG).
Pre requisites for fault-free ope ration:
zProfes sionally ins ta lle d e xterior antenna
to obtain the maximum rang e possib le,
zMax imum transm ission power 10 W atts,
zIns tallation of the tele phone in a suitable
s pot (se e information on page 4 9).
Obtain advice on p redetermined
installation loc ations for the e xte rnal
ante nna and e quipment holde r and way s
of using dev ices w ith transmis s ion power of
more than 10 Wa tts.Operation of a handsfree attachment with
no outside antenna, using the m obile
telephone standards GSM 900/1800/1900
and U MTS, m ay tak e plac e only if the
ma ximum trans miss ion power of the
mobile tele phone doe s not e xce ed 2 W, in
the case of GSM 900, and otherwise 1 W.
T h e op er a t i n g i n st r u ct i o n s o f t h e
ma nufacturer of the tele phone and
handsfree attachment m ust be noted in all
cas e s.
F or reasons of safety, we re comme nd that
y ou d o not us e the phone while driving.
Even use of a hands-free set can be a
dis traction while driving. Be sure to obs e rv e
any country-s pe cific regulations .
9 Wa r nin g
Whe n use d in the v ehicle inte rior, mobile
tele phone s a nd radio eq uipm ent (CB)
with inte grated antenna may caus e
malfunctions in the ve hicle e lectronics .
Mobile te lephones and rad io equipme nt
(CB) should only be use d with an antenna
f it t e d o n t h e veh i cl e ex te r i o r .

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.

104 Climate c ontrol
H ea tin g and v enti l ati on sy ste m
L eft -hand rota ry swit ch: Te mpe rature Ce ntre rotary switch: air flow
Four fan speeds:
The rate of air flow is dete rmine d b y
the fan. The fan should there fore also
be switched on during a journey.Rig ht-hand rot ary swi tch: Air distribut ion
Inte rm ediate settings are p ossible.
O p en t h e si d e a i r v en t s w h en t h e r ot a r y
switch is set toL orM. Turn rig ht = W arm
Turn left = Cold
0= O ff
4=Maximum air flow
MTo he ad are a via adjus table
ce ntre and side air ve nts
LTo he ad are a via adjus table
ce ntre and side air ve nts
and to foot well
KTo foot well
JT o t h e w i n dscr e en ,
door windows and to foot well
VT o t h e w i n dscr e en a n d
door windows

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).

106 Climate c ontrol
He ating the foot we ll
zSet air distribution rota ry switch toK.
zTe mpe rature rotary switch in right zone.
zSwitch o n f an .De m ist ing and defr ost ing wind ow s
To clear w indow fogg ing or icing , e. g. in
damp weather, b ecause of wet clothing or
due to low outside te mpe rature s:
zC oolingn on - se e p age 10 7 .
zMove air distribution rotary switch to
J or V.
zTurn the te mperature rota ry switch
clockwis e as far as it will go (warm).zSe t fa n to 3 or 4.
zSwitch on heate d re ar windowÜ.
zOpe n s id e air vents as required and
direct them towards door windows.
F or simultaneous warming of the foot we ll,
set a ir distribution rota ry switch toJ.
9 Warning
F ailure to follow the instructions can lead
to window fogg ing or icing and the refore
accide nts due to lack of vis ib ility .

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.

1 1 0 D r iv in g an d o p e ra t io n
Driving and operationD r iv in g h in t s
The first 1000 km (600 miles)
D ri v e y o ur v eh i cl e a t va r i o u s sp e ed s.
Do not use full throttle. Nev er allow
the e ngine to labour at low re vs .
Make good use of all ge ars . De pres s the
accele rator ped al a ma ximum of around
thre e quarters of the available p edal trave l
in all gea rs .
Do not d riv e faster than three quarte rs of
maximum spe ed .
D o no t b r a k e un n ec es sa r i l y ha rd f o r t he
first 200 km (120 miles).
Never coast w ith engine not running
Many units w ill not function in this situation
(e .g. brake se rvo unit, powe r ste ering).
Driv ing in this ma nne r is a dange r to
yo u rs e lf and o the rs.
Brake servo unit
When the engine is not running, the brake
servo unit is no longer effective once the
brake peda l has bee n depre ss e d once or
twice. Braking effe ct is not re duced , but
significantly gre ater force is re quired for
braking. Power steering
If th e po wer ste er in g f ails o r wh en be in g
towe d with the e ngine switched off, the
ve hicle c an still be s tee red, but
consid erably more force is required.
D riv ing in m ount ainous te rrain
The cooling fan is e lectrically op erate d.
Its cooling powe r is the refore inde pende nt
o f t h e en g i n e s p e ed.
S ince a c onsiderab le am ount of heat is
ge nerate d at high e ngine s pee ds and les s
at lowe r s pee ds, do not s hift down whe n
climb ing hills while the ve hic le is s till coping
with the gradient in the hig he r ge ar.
D riv ing wi th a roof loa d
N ot permitte d.
Sw itching off the engi ne
When y ou switch off the e ngine , fans in
the engine com partment m ay continue
running for a while , to c ool the engine .
If the engine te mpe rature is very high, e.g.
afte r driving in mountainous terrain, allow
the e ngine to idle for ap prox . 2 minutes , in
orde r to preve nt heat accumulation.
V eh i cl es w i t h t u r bo ch a r g ed en g i n e:
After running at high eng ine speeds or high
e ng ine loads, op erate the engine brie fly at
a low load or run in neutral for approx.
3 0 se c o n d s b ef o r e sw i t c h i n g o f f , i n o r d er
to protec t the turbocharger. D rivin g h in ts .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 11 0
Saving fuel, protecting the
en viro n men t . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 11 2
F ue ls, ref u ellin g .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 11 4
Ca ta lytic converter, exhaust g ases... 116
D rive co n tro l s ys tem s ... .... ..... .... .... ..... 11 8
Brake s ys te m ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 12 2
ABS u..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 12 4
W h ee ls , ty res ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 12 5