ignition OPEL GT 2012 User Guide

30 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Electric windows
T h e e l ec t r i c w i nd ow s c a n b e us ed :
zwith the ke y in ignition switch p os itions
ACC, Ior Y.
zwithin a pprox. 5 minute s of s witching ke y
to p o si t i o n J
JJ J.
The function standby after s witching off
the ig nition is cancelle d whe n the drive r’s
door is opened.The drive r’s and pas se nger’s window are
op erated via the switches located in the
driver’s door handle.
For increm ental ope ra tion, briefly pull or
pres s the s witch. To ope n or close fully , pull
or press the switch for longer.
For automatic ope ning , pre ss the switch
down fully . Pull the s witch to s top the
movem ent.
In the e vent of difficulty due to frost or
the like , pre ss the re lev ant wind ow sw itc h
several tim es until the window is closed.The pass e nge r’s window is operate d via a
switch in the door handle.
F or inc re me nta l operation, brie fly pull or
press the switch. To open or close fully, pull
or pre ss the switch for longer.
9 Wa r ning
Ta ke c a r e w h e n o p er a t i n g t h e el e ct r ic
wind ows. Risk of injury, especially for
childre n.
Vehicle passengers should be informed
according ly .
Keep a close wa tch on the w indows when
closing them . Ensure that nothing
become s trapped in the m a s the y move .
9 Wa r nin g
Before le aving the ve hicle , re move the
ignition ke y in orde r to pre vent
unauthorized operation of the windows -
risk of injury.

31Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Ov erlo a d
If the windows are repe ated ly ope ra te d at
short intervals , the power supply is b rie fly
cut off.
The system is protected by a fuse in the fuse
box - s e e pa ge 1 4 1.Soft topLo w er i ng s of t to p
Only w ith v ehicle stationary.
Wi t h ve h i cl e p a r ked o n a l ev el s u r fa ce,
engage first or re ve rs e gea r, s witc h off
ignition and a pply hand b ra ke.
Plac e no obje cts in the area within the
lugg age compartm ent in which the s oft top
is to b e s to r ed.
Ensure that soft top canopy is dry b efore
low ering s oft top.
Ope n the lug gage compartme nt - s e e p a ge
26 .
9 Warning
Take care when lowe ring or raising the
soft top. Risk of injury. Vehicle passengers
s hould b e informed accordingly.
K ee p a close watch on the mov ing parts
whe n lowe ring or raising the soft top.
E ns ure that nothing be com es trapped as
the soft top is move d.

33Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
To allow the lug gage compartme nt lid to
close correc tly , e nsure the soft top is
prope rly s towe d by apply ing a firm, e ve n
push in the centre of the soft top.
To clos e the lug gage compartme nt lid ,
stand behind the ve hicle and, with two
hands laid flat on the s urface of the lid,
close the lid with a swift, firm m otion.Rais ing s oft top
Only w ith v ehicle stationary.
Wi t h ve h i cl e p a r ked o n a l ev el s u r fa ce,
engage first or re ve rs e gea r, s witc h off
ignition, ap ply hand brak e a nd open the
wind ow s.
Ope n the luggage comp artm ent -
se e p age 26 .
From the sid e of the vehicle , pull the
soft top upwards and forwards , towa rd s
the windscreen fram e.F ully raise the soft top e nsuring the
alignme nt pins locate correctly in both
sides of the w indscreen fram e and on each
s ide of the body adjace nt to the s eat
bac kres ts.
9 Wa r ning
Do not turn on rear w indow heating when
the soft top has been stowed in the
lugga ge c om partment.

41Seats , interior
Belt tension ers
The se at belts are fitted w ith b elt
tens ione rs. The s ea t belts are pulled d ow n
at the buckles in the eve nt of frontal
impac ts ab ov e a certain s ev erity. This
tightens the be lts.
Actua tion of be lt t ens ione rs
Indicated by continuous illumination of
control indicatorv in the ins trum ent pa ne l.
The b elt te ns ioners must be re place d
after activation. Cons ult a works hop.
F urther information – se e pa ge 43.Control i nd icator v for bel t tensioners
The ope ra tion of the belt te nsioners is
monitore d e lectronically together with sea t
oc cup anc y re cog nition and the airbag
sy st e m s a n d i s i nd i c a t ed b y c o n t r o l
indica torv.
Whe n the ignition is s witched on, the
control indicator flas he s for approx.
5 se conds . If it does not flas h, does not go
out a fter 5 seconds or illuminates while
driving, there is a fault in the
belt te nsioners , s eat oc cup anc y
re cognition or the airbag sys te ms –
se e a lso pag es 4 5, 48 . Th e s yste ms may
fa il to deploy in the e vent of an accident.
Deploym ent of the be lt tens ione rs is
indica ted b y continuous illum ination ofv.The sy ste m’s inte grate d s elf-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uick ly rem edie d.
C onsult a workshop .
9 Wa r nin g
Have the c ause of the fault rem edie d by
a works hop .

43Seats , interior
Thick layers of clothing p revent the belt
from fitting snugly. The belt must not rest
agains t hard or fragile objects in the
pockets of your clothing (e.g. b allpoint
pen, keys, spectacles), since this could
cause injury. No objects such as handbags,
mobile phone s etc. must be p re s ent
be twee n the be lt and y our body .Dr ive r’s s ea t be lt w arning de v ice X
Co n tro l in dica to r X illuminate s in the
ins trument pane l for approx. 20 s econds
when the ig nition is sw itche d on, or until
driver’s s eat belt is fas tened . F lashe s for a
further 60 seconds if se at be lt rem ains
un f a s t en ed .
Whe n the ve hicle is be ing drive n, if the
driver’s s eat belt re mains unfas tene d, the
control indicator will illum inate for a pprox.
20 s econds and flas h for a furthe r
60 s econds or until the be lt is fa ste ne d.
Ap ply s eat belt – se e page 42 .
Control indica tor g oes out immed iately.
Co n tro l in dica to r X for driver’s seat belt -
se e p age 57 .Passeng er’ s seat b elt warning devicek
C ontrol indicator k illuminates in the
ce ntre console after a pprox. 2 0 s econds
whe n the ignition is s witched on, if
pas s enge r’ s se at be lt is unfaste ned and the
s eat occupancy recognition sy ste m dete cts
that the pass e nge r’s s eat is occupie d.
S ta ys illum inate d for a further 20 se conds
then flas hes for approx. 6 0 se conds if s e at
belt rem ains unfastened.
W hen the vehicle is being d riv en, if the
pas s enge r’ s se at is occupied a nd the be lt
remains unfastened, the control indicator
will illuminate for a pprox. 2 0 s econds and
then flash for a furthe r 60 se cond s or until
t h e bel t i s f a s t en ed .
Apply se at be lt – s e e pa ge 4 2 .
C ontrol indicator goes out imm ediate ly.
S eat occupancy recognition - s ee page 4 8.
9 Wa r ning
On pregnant women in pa rticular, the
la p belt must be positioned as low a s
poss ible a cros s the pe lvis s o as not to
put too m uch pres sure on the abd om en.

46 Seats, interior
W hen trigge re d, the airbags inflate in
millis econds to form a s afety cushion for
the d riv er and pass e nge r. The forwa rd
move me nt of the s eat occupants is
ch eck ed, t h er eb y s ub st a n t i a l l y r e du ci n g
the risk of injury to the upp er body and
head .
No im pairment of vie w will occur, becaus e
the a irb ags inflate and de flate s o quickly
that it is often not ev en noticed in an
accide nt. The airbag s ys tem will not be trigge red in
t h e eve n t o f :
zthe ignition being s witched off,
zminor frontal collis ions ,
zaccidents in which the vehicle overturns,
zcollis ions involving a s id e or re ar impac t
where it would not be of benefit to the
occupants .
9 Warning
The airb ag s ys tem prov ides optimum
protection whe n the s eat and backre st
are correctly adjuste d.
Adjust the driver's sea t according to the
occupant's he ight such that, with the
drive r s itting upright, the s teering whee l is
held in the are a of its up per s poke s w ith
t h e dr i ver ' s a r m s s li g ht l y ben t .
The pass enge r’s se at s hould be a s far
back as poss ible , with the backres t
upright – s e e pa ges 7 , 3 7, 3 8.
Do not place the head, b od y, hands or
f ee t o n t h e c ov er o f t h e a i r ba g s ys t em s .
Do not place any obje cts in the are a in
which the airb ags inflate . Im portant
inform ation – s ee page 4 9.
9 Wa r ning
The three-point seat belt must be
corre ctly fitte d (se e page 42 ).

47Seats , interior
In add ition, the airbag sys tem will not be
triggere d for the pas se nger in ve rsions with
s eat occupancy recognition if:
zthe passenger’s sea t is unoccupied .
Se at occupancy re cognition – s ee page 4 8.Control i nd icator v for airbag syste ms
The opera tion of the airbag systems is
monitore d ele ctronica lly togethe r with
se at occupancy re cognition a nd the
belt te nsioners and is indicated by control
indica torv.
Whe n the ignition is s witched on, the
control indicator flas he s for approx.
5 se conds . If it does not flas h, does not go
out a fter 5 seconds or illuminates while
driving, there is a fault in the airba g
sy ste ms, the s eat occupancy re cognition or
the belt tens ione rs – s e e als o page s 4 1 , 48 .
The system s may fail to deploy in the event
of an accide nt.
Deploym ent of the airba gs is indicate d by
continuous illumination ofv.The sy ste m’s inte grate d s elf-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uick ly rem edie d.
C onsult a workshop .
9 Wa r ning
Seat belts must always be worn. The
airb ag s ys tem se rves to s uppleme nt the
thre e-point s eat be lts.
If y ou do not w ear your seat belt, y ou risk
being seriously injure d, or e ve n thrown
fr o m th e ve h ic l e, i n t h e ev en t o f a n
accident.
If an accide nt occurs , the be lt helps to
maintain the correct se at position that
is re quire d for the airbag system
to p r ov i de y o u w i t h ef f ect i v e p r o t e ct i on .
9 Wa r nin g
Have the c ause of the fault rem edie d by
a works hop .

48 Seats, interior
Se at oc cupancy re cognition
The s e at occupancy re cognition s ys tem
de activates the pas se nger’s airbag if the
pas se nger’s s ea t is not occupie d.
Control indicators W and V for seat
occupancy re cognition a re locate d on the
ce ntre console . Both control indica tors
illuminate for app rox . 5 seconds after the
ignition is switched on, then either W or V
illuminates continuously .
If both control indicators illuminate
continuously , or neither illum inates after
the ignition is sw itc he d on, there is a fault in
the s e at occupancy re cognition s ys tem.
The airbag and b elt te nsioner s yste ms m ay
f ail to de plo y in th e eve n t o f an acciden t o r
may deploy unnecessarily. H ave cause of
fault reme die d imme diately by a
workshop.
Be lt tensione rs - se e pa ge 41,
Airbag s ys tem s - se e p age 45 .Co n tro l in dica to r W illuminate s
c o nt i n u o us l y a s s o o n a s t h e s y s t em ha s
dete cted that the pas se nger’s s ea t is not
oc cup ie d. The airbag for the pas se nger’s
se at is dea ctiv ated.
Pa y atte ntion to the control indicators for
se at occupancy re cognition.9 Wa r nin g
If the pa ss enge r’s se at is not occupied,
control indicator W m us t illuminate
c o nt i n u o us l y i n th e c e nt r e c o n so l e a f t er
the ignition is s witched on.
If control indicator W doe s not illum inate
while driving, the airbag sy ste ms have
not be en dea ctivated on the passe nger’s
side and m ay de ploy unnec es sarily in the
eve nt of an accide nt.
In this cas e, check that the se at bac kres t
is not pus hing down onto the s eat
cushion. Re cline back res t if nece ss ary. If
control indicator W d oes not illuminate
after adjus ting backre st, ha ve cause of
fault re me died by a workshop.

49Seats , interior
Control indicator V illuminates
continuously as soon as the sy stem has
de tecte d that the p assenge r’s se at is
occupied and the pass e nge r is correctly
s eate d. W hen a pas se ng er occupie s the
pas se nger’s s ea t, the a irb ag for the
pas se nger’s s ea t is activated and may
i n f la t e i n t h e eve n t o f a n a cci de n t .
P a y a t te n t i on to th e c o n t r ol i nd i c a t or s f o r
s eat occupancy recognition.Important
zAccessories a nd other objects must not
be affix ed or s tored in the area in which
the airbags inflate, since they could
cause injury if the a irb ags a re de ployed.
zDo not place any objec ts be twee n the
airbag s ys tems and the ve hicle
occupants ; ris k of injury.
zThe airbag sy ste ms and be lt tens ione r
control e lectronics can be found in the
centre console area. In order to av oid
malfunctions, do not store mag netic
objects in this a re a.
zDo not stick any thing on the steering
whee l or ins trument pa ne l, or cov er
ei t h er o f t h e se a r ea s w it h o t h er
materials .
zUse only a dry cloth or Interior/
Upholstery Cle ane r to clea n the ste ering
w h ee l a n d i n st r u m e nt p a n el . D o no t u s e
any agg re s sive cle aning agents .
9 Warning
If the pas se nger’s s eat is occupie d,
control ind ic ator V must illuminate
continuously in the c entre console after
the ig nition is sw itc he d on.
If control indicator V does not illuminate
while driving, the airbag s ys tems have
not be en activa te d on the passe ng er’s
side; risk of fa ta l injury.
In this case, turn off the ignition, e nsure
the pass e nge r’s se at ba ckres t is in an
upright position and the pas se nger is
sitting upright in the se at. Re sta rt the
ve hicle. If the control indicator does not
illuminate w hile driving, hav e ca us e of
fault rem edie d by a works hop .
If control indicator v for airbag systems
and b elt te ns ioners illum inate s in the
instrume nt panel and W is illuminated in
t h e cen t r e c on s o l e w h i l e t h e p a ss en g e r ’s
s eat is occupie d, cons ult a works hop
imme diate ly.
9 Wa r nin g
Ne ver ca rry child restraint syste ms or
other objects on your lap; risk of fa ta l
injury.

56 In struments, controls
OTurn signals
Control indicator flashes in g reen.
The rele vant control indicator fla shes when
the turn signal is on. Both control ind ic ators
flash with the hazard w arning la mps on.
Rapid fla shing: F ailure of a turn s ignal
lamp or ass ociated fus e .
Turn signals - s ee pag e s 14 , 74 ,
Change bulbs – s ee pag e 1 4 6,
F us es – se e page 14 1 .
PHe adla mp hig h be am
Control indicator illum inate s in blue.
Illuminates whe n high b eam is on a nd
during headla mp flas h – s ee page s 13 , 74 .
ZExhaust em issions
Control indica tor illuminates or flas hes in
yellow.
Illum inate s whe n the ignition is s witched on
and goes out s hortly afte r the engine has
st a r t e d .
If it illum ina te s when the engine is running:
Fault in e miss ion control s ys tem .
The pe rmitted e mis sion limits may
be e xce ed ed. Co n su l t a w o rk sh o p .
If it flashes when the engine is running:
Fault that can le ad to d estruction of the
catalytic conve rter – se e page 11 6 .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.
RBrake system, cl ut ch system
C ontrol indicator illuminates or flashe s in
re d.
Illuminates when the ig nition is switche d on
i f t h e h a n d b ra ke i s a p p li e d o r i f t h e b ra ke/
clutch fluid lev el is too low.
Flashes at sp eeds ov er 8 km /h (5 mph) if
hand brak e is app lie d.
Release ha nd brake before continuing
journe y, to avoid ove rheating and
dam aging the b rake sy ste m.
F urthe r information - s ee pag es 6 8, 12 4 ,
156.
9 Wa r nin g
If it illuminates when the hand brake is
not a pplied: Stop the ve hicle ; interrupt
your journey immediately . C onsult a
workshop.