door lock OPEL GT 2012 User Guide

67Instru men ts, c ontrols
Autom atic unloc king
This fe ature e nables ce rta in doors to
unlock automatically w he n the k ey is
turne d to ignition sw itch position J and
can be e na bled or disable d.
Se lect menu item AUTO U NLK in the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Se tting s in clu de "A LL ", "D RIVE R" an d
"N ONE ".
W h en "A L L" (defau lt) is se lecte d, bo th
doors will unlock autom atically.
W h en " D RI VER " i s s el e ct ed , o n l y t h e dr i ver ’s
door will unlock automatically.
W hen "NO NE " is se lecte d, neithe r door will
unlock automatically.
Ce ntral locking s ys te m - se e page 24 .We lcom e light functi on
Th i s f ea tu r e a ct u a t es t h e ext e r i o r l a m p s
when button c is pressed on the remote
control. This feature can be enable d or
disab le d.
Sele ct me nu item EXT LI GHTS in the
pers onalis ation mode .
Settings include "OFF" and "ON".
Whe n "ON " (de fault) is s ele cted, the
exte rior lamps will illuminate for app rox .
20 s eco n ds o r u n ti l a do o r i s op en ed w h en
buttonc is p re sse d on the re mote control.
Whe n "OF F" is se lecte d, e xterior lamps will
not illuminate w he n button c is pre ss ed on
the rem ote control.Languag e selection
You can select the display language for
some functions.
S elec t menu ite m LANGUAGE in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "E NG L ISH", "F REN CH",
"S P AN ISH" an d "G E RMA N" .
AUTO UNLK EXT LIGHTS LANGUAGE

68 In struments, controls
The p ers onalis ation mode ends after
mak ing your language selection and the
display g oes back to the previously
dis playe d me nu ite m in the informa tion
dis play - se e page 60 .
Alternative ly, pre ss and hold buttons S
and T at the sam e time to e xit the
pe rsonalisation mode .
Re mote control - s ee page 2 2,
Ce ntral locking - s ee page 2 4 ,
Dela yed locking - s ee page 2 4,
Autom atic locking - s e e pa ge 2 5 ,
Autom atic unlock ing - s ee page 2 5.Che ck co ntro l w ar ni ng me ss ag e s
Check control monitors s e veral fluid le vels ,
the remote control batte ry , the e ng ine , the
fue l fille r cap and the s tatus of se veral
vehicle features including cruise control,
tra ction control, the Ele ctronic S tability
Program (ESP) and the airbag sy ste ms.
"ES C" ap pears in some warning mes s ages .
Elec tronic S tability C ontrol (ES C) is a
component part of the Ele ctronic S tability
Program (ESP), im proving driving s tability.
Warning me s sage s appe ar in the driv er
information ce ntre and a chime may s ound
w h en th e m es sa g e i s di s p l a ye d. If t he r e a r e
se veral warning mes s ages , the y are
display ed one after the other.
Some of the warning me ss age s ap pear on
the dis play in a bbrevia te d form.
Exa mples of warning me ss ages are shown
on the following pages .
Ac know le dge warning me ss age s as
des cribed on page 60 . The me ss age s will
clear from the display when the condition
no longe r ex ists .
Una cknowledge d warning me s sage s will
be re dis playe d later if the condition still
exi s t s.W arning me ss ages :
AUTO LIGHTS OFF
Auto light control is disa bled via the switch
on the lig hting le ver.
AUTO LIGHTS ON
Auto light control is re -enable d via the
switch on the lighting lev er.
The mes s age will only appe ar when a uto
light control ha s b een switched off and
bac k on again.
It will not a ppear when the ig nition is
switched on.
DOOR AJA R

71Instru men ts, c ontrols
Warning buzzers
W hen s tarting the e ngine or while d riv ing:
zif d r iv e r ’ s s e a t b e l t i s n o t f a s t e n e d ,
zif passenger’s seat belt is not fa stened
whe n the s e at occupancy re cognition
system d etec ts tha t the passe nger’s se at
is occupie d,
zif the doors or the luggage comp artment
ha v e n o t be en p ro p e r l y cl o s ed w h en
st a r t i n g - o ff ,
zif the hand brake is applie d at s pee ds
ov er 8 km /h ( 5 mph ) ,
zwhile opera ting the indicators.
When the vehicle is parked and the driver’s
door is opened:
zif the head la mps or parking lam ps a re
sw i t c h ed o n ,
zwhe n the k ey is in the ignition switch,
zif any door remains open when the doors
are locke d with the remote control 3.
Driving hints - se e p age 11 0 ,
Saving fuel, protecting the environment -
s ee page 1 12 .
Windscreen wipers
To switch on, p us h lev er upwards .
Switch to n ex t se tting u p o r do wn :
gently p us h lev er.
In cas e o f ligh t rain o r mis t, m ov e le ve r
downwards from position O to position Q
and rele ase : S ing le s wipe . Hold for
additiona l wiping cyc le s. Leve r returns
autom atic ally to position O w hen released.
Return the le ver to its original pos ition to
switch off.
Further inform ation - se e page s 1 6 3, 15 7 .Ad just able wi per inte rval
To s e t the wiper inte rval to a value betwe en
3 and 10 seconds:
S witc h on ig nition. Move le ver upw ards
from positionO to time d interv al wipeP.
S w i v el a d j us t m e nt b a nd O to the de sired
setting: The bars to the le ft of the
adjus tment ba nd repre se nt wiping
freq ue ncy.
Larger bars ne ar the top repre se nt more
f r eq ue n t w ip i ng , a n d t he sm a l l er b a r s ne a r
the bottom repre se nt less fre quent wiping. z=Fast
]=Slow
P= Time d interv al wipe
O=Off
Q=Misting function

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

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.

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 .

144 Self-help, vehicle care
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 .

146 Self-help, vehicle care
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.

16 1Self-help, vehicle care
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 .

16 7 Service, maintenance
Servi ce operations
by y ear 1)
km ( x 1000)1)
miles ( x 1000)1)
1)Wh ic h e v e r o cc u r s fi rs t.
⊕Add it iona l o per at ions.
o Und er extreme o peratin g cond itions a nd if req uired by country-sp ecific co nditio ns, the in terva ls are red uced.
1
30
202
60
403
90
604
120
805
150
1006
180
120
Corrosion p rote ction: check and record in Serv ic e and Warranty Book let Annually
F ront and rear whe el b ra kes : che ck vis ually x x x
o
⊕Annual se rvice che ck if annual m ile age ex cee ds 20 0 0 0 km Annually
E ngine , transm iss ion, A/C compre ss or: chec k for leak s x x x x x x
Steering system boots, trac k rods, final drive: visual check x x x x x x
Track rod end and supporting ball joint: che ck x x x x x x
⊕Brake and clutch fluid: change Eve ry 2 y ears
W hee l faste ning: loose n and tighten to torque
Tyre condition a nd pres sure s: check, correctxxxxxx
⊕Annual se rvice che ck if annual m ile age ex cee ds 20 0 0 0 km Annually
F irs t aid kit, tyre rep air kit and las hing ey es : v is ual che ck Eve ry 2 y ears
He adlamp aiming: che ck, a djus t x x x
Door hing es , door s top , lock c ylind er, lock strike r, bonnet c atch, tailgate
hinges and check links: lubricate xxx
o
⊕F old ing roof: lubricate (in dusty conditions ) x x x x x x
Test drive, final check
Se rvice inte rval dis play and oil life m onitor: re se t - if ap plicablexxxxxx