OPEL GT 2012 Workshop Manual

51Seats , interior
zNo objects should be p laced on the
in s t r um en t p a n e l . T h ey a r e re f l ect e d i n
th e g l a s s, o bst r u ct t h e dr i ver ’ s v i ew a nd
will be thrown throug h the ve hic le in the
eve nt of he avy braking, for e xam ple.
zOb j e c t s m u s t no t b e st o r ed in t h e a i r b a g
inflation a rea, because they could cause
injury if the airbag s ys tem is deploye d.
zLoads m ust not obstruct the operation of
the pe dals, hand brake and g ear s hift
lever, or hinder the freed om of
m o vem en t o f t h e d ri v er . D o no t p l a ce
any unsecured objects in the interior.
zDo not drive with luggage compartme nt
op en w h en t r a n s p o r t i ng bu l ky o bj e ct s,
for e xam ple, to avoid caus ing damag e
to th e v e h ic le .
Stow ag e comp ar tme nts
Glove comp artm ent
To op en, pull handle .
The glove compartment can be locked
us i n g t h e ig ni t i o n k e y .Console box between sea ts
To open, press button in centre of console
box , rotate it le ft or right and pull cove r
down.
To clos e, push cove r up until it latches in
position a nd press the button.
9 Wa r ning
Failure to observe these descriptions can
le ad to in ju r ies wh ich may be f atal.
Vehicle passengers should be informed
according ly .

52 Seats, interior
Ne t p oc ke ts
L oc ated on the panel behind both s eats .
Lift backre st re lease le ve r and fold seat
forward to acce ss the net pock ets.Backrest poc kets
Locate d on the re ar side of the backre sts
on b o th s e a t s.
Lift back rest rele ase le ver a nd fold se at
forward to acce ss the b ackres t pocke ts.Se at cushi on pocke ts
Located on the front of the se at cushion on
both seats.

53Seats , interior
Ashtrays
To be used only for ash and not for
combus tible rubbis h.
To ope n: pull lid upwards .
T o emp ty: pu ll as htr ay ou t o f the r ece s s by
gripping the lid and pulling upwards .
To install: se at the bottom edge s of the
as htray in the rece ss and pus h the as htray
fully in.
Fi r st - a id k it+3,
warnin g triangle¨3
Your firs t-aid k it and warning triangle c an
be a ccommodate d in the lugga ge
compartme nt.
Power outlets
C igare tte lig hte r )
Pres s in cigarette lighter.
Pops up autom atically once the ele ment is
hea ted. Pull out lighter.
The cigarette lighter s ocket can als o be
used a s a n accessory soc ket.
9 Wa r ning
Failure to observe these descriptions can
le ad to in ju r ies wh ich may be f atal.
Vehicle passengers should be informed
according ly .

54 Seats, interior
Accessory socket
Acce ss ory s ockets can b e us ed to conne ct
electrical accessories. The battery is
discharged if the engine is not running .
Do not dama ge the sock ets by using
unsuitable plugs. The ma ximum power
consump tion of elec trica l a ccessories must
not ex cee d 120 wa tts.
Do not conne ct any curre nt-delive ring
acce ss ories , e .g. ele ctrica l charging
de vices or ba tte ries .
Ele ctrical acce s sories connecte d to the
s oc ket m us t co m p ly w i t h t h e el ec tr o -
mag ne tic compatibility requirem ents
laid d ow n in DIN VDE 40 839, otherw ise
vehic le ma lfunctions m ay occur.
If the tyre re pair kit is be ing use d,
consumers must not be connected to
the a ux ilia ry socket a t the same time .

55Instru men ts, c ontrols
Instruments, controls
Co n tro l in dicato rs .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 5
In s tru me n t dis play ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 5 8
D rive r inf o rmatio n ce ntre . ..... .... .... ..... 5 9
Ch e ck co n tro l warn in g me ss age s. ..... 6 8
W arn in g bu zzers .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 1
W ind scre en wipe rs ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 7 1
W ind scre en was h er s ys tem ... .... .... ..... 7 2
Control indic ators
The control indica tors de scribe d he re are
not present in all vehicles. The descriptions
howe ve r, apply to all instrume nt vers ions.
The control indica tor colours me an: u
Anti -lock Bra ke Sy st em (ABS )
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
S ee page 1 24 .
s
ss sL uggag e c ompart me nt ope n
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
S ee page 2 8.
r
Fog tail lamp
C ontrol indicator illuminates in ye llow .
Illuminates whe n the fog tail lam p is on –
s ee page 7 5. zRe d
Dange r, important re minder,
zY ellow
W arning , inform ation, fa ult,
zGree n
Eng agem ent confirm ation,
zBlue
Eng agem ent confirm ation.

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.

57Instru men ts, c ontrols
IEngine oil pressure
Control indicator illum inate s in red.
Illuminates whe n the ignition is switched on
and goe s out s hortly after the engine has
started.
If it illuminates whe n the e ng ine is running:
Engine lubrication may b e interrupte d.
This m ay re sult in da mage to the e ng ine
and/ or lock ing of the drive whe els :
1. Move out of the flow of tra ffic as quickly
as pos s ible w ithout impe ding other
veh icles .
2 . De pres s clutch.
3. Shift into ne utral.
4 . Switch off ignition.Check engine oil level before consulting a
work shop.
9 Warning
W h en t h e en g i n e i s o f f , co n s id er a bl y
m o r e f or ce i s ne ed ed t o br a k e a n d s t ee r .
D o no t r em ov e k e y un t i l v e hi c l e h a s c o m e
to a standstill, othe rwise the ste ering
column loc k could e ng age unex pecte dly.
W
C ool ant te mp era ture
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
S top and switch off engine. Coolant
te mperature too hig h: Danger of e ngine
dam age. Che ck coolant lev el –
s ee page 1 54 .
vA i r b a g s y st e m s, b el t t e n s i o n er s
C ontrol indicator illuminates in red.
If it illuminate s w he n the e ngine is running:
F ault in airbag s ys tem or belt te nsioners –
s ee page s 41 , 45 .
XDriv er’ s seat b el t
C ontrol indicator illuminates or flashe s in
re d.
Il l u m i n a t es f o r a p p ro x . 2 0 se c o nd s w he n
the ignition is s witche d on, or until drive r’s
seat belt is fastened. Fla shes for a further
6 0 se conds if s eat belt re mains unfa ste ne d.
If seat belt remains unfastened when the
ve hicle is be ing drive n, control indicator
illuminates for approx. 20 s ec onds and
flashe s for a furthe r 60 sec onds.
Apply se at be lt – s e e pa ge 4 2 .
C ontrol indicator goes out imm ediate ly.
S eat b e lts - se e page 39 ,
F urthe r information - s ee pag e 4 3 .

58 In struments, controls
pAlternat or
Control indicator illum inate s in red.
Illuminates for a few seconds when the
ignition is s witched on.
If it illuminates whe n the e ng ine is running:
Stop a nd sw itch off engine. Ba ttery is not
be ing cha rg ed: E ngine cooling may not be
opera ting. Consult a workshop.
v
E lec tronic St abili ty P rogra m ( ES P) ,
E lec tronic St abili ty C ontrol ( ES C)
Control indicator illum inate s or flashe s in
ye llo w.
Flashing during driving:
Sy ste m active ly e ngage d - s ee page 1 1 8.
If it illuminates while driving:
Sy ste m switched off or fault in E le ctronic
Stab ility Prog ra m (ES P) – s ee page 1 18 .
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Fr o n t f o g la mp s
Control indica tor illuminates in gre en.
Illum inate s when the front fog la mps are on
– s ee page 7 5.
oEle ctronic imm obilis e r
Control indica tor illuminates or flas hes in
yellow.
If it illum ina te s when the ignition is on:

Fault in the immobilis er s ys te m; the engine
cannot b e s tarted - se e page 21 .
Instrument display
T a c h o m et er
Mak ing use of the tachome ter he lps to
save fuel; it indica tes the engine speed.
W arning zone on right: m aximum
permissible engine speed exceeded,
danger to engine.
If p os s i bl e, dr i ve in e a ch g e a r i n t h e lo w
e ng i ne s p ee d r a n g e ( bet w e en a p p r o x.
2000 and 3000 rpm) and maintain an even
ve h icle s pe ed.

59Instru men ts, c ontrols
Sp ee dome te r
Indicates the vehicle speed.Fue l gaug e
Nev er run the ta nk dry!
Because of the fue l re maining in the tank,
the amount of fuel re quire d to fill the tank
may be le ss than the spe cified ta nk
capacity.Driver information centre
Dis plays ve hic le information and als o
che ck control warning mes sa ges when the
ignition is on.
The type of information and how it is
dis playe d depe nds on the se ttings made in
pe rsonalis ation m od e. Some information
and w arning mes sa ges appe ar on the
dis play in abbrev iated form.
Information disp lay - s e e pa ge 6 0 ,
Pe rs onalisation mode - s ee pag e 6 4 ,
C he ck c ontrol warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8.Pointer in le ft zone = Fill up –
se e page 11 4 .
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60 In struments, controls
Se le cting func tions
Functions and settings can be a ccessed via
the d riv er information centre.
This is done using buttons S and T
located on the le ft side of the stee ring
w h ee l . T h e r e le va n t m e nu o p t i o n s a r e t he n
shown on the disp lay one after the other.
If che ck control warning me ss ages are
dis playe d, the disp la y is blocke d for othe r
func tions. Acknowled ge the message by
pre ssing button S or T. If there a re
s eve ral warning me ss age s, acknowled ge
them one at a time.
Information display - s ee nex t column,
Che ck control warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8.
In fo r m a t io n d is p l a y
The inform ation d is play provide s
information on driving data, which is
continually re corded and ev alua te d
ele ctronically.
With the ignition on, pre ss button S to
reach the next m enu item .
Pre ss and hold button T to re se t re lev ant
menu item s.
Some information app ears on the dis play
in abbrev iated form.
The menu items are disp la yed in the
following orde r:
zO uts ide air tem perature and odomete r,
zTRIP A (Trip odometer),
zTRIP B (Trip odom eter),
zFUEL RANGE (dista nc e to empty),
zE CO N (Ave ra ge fue l cons umption),
zAV SPEED (Avera ge speed),
zO IL LIF E,
zCOOLANT,
zBO OS T.
Whe n the ignition is switche d off a nd back
on a gain, the previously dis playe d me nu
ite m is s how n.Outside temperatur e a nd odometer
Dis plays outside tem perature and record
of total kilom etre s/miles driven (odome ter)
when the ignition is on.
W ith the ignition off, the odome ter is
pre se nte d for app rox . 1 0 se conds whe n a
door is opened.
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