engine OPEL GT 2012 Owners Manual

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Da ta sp ecific to y our v ehic le
P l ea s e en t er yo u r veh i cl e ’s da t a h e re t o ke ep i t ea si l y a cces s i bl e.
This information is available under the se ction "Technical da ta " as we ll as on the ide ntification plate .
Fuel
De signati on
Engine oil
Gra de
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
T y re si ze wi th full load
S umme r ty re s F ront Re ar
W inte r ty re s F ront Re ar
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehic le Weight
– EC kerb weight
=Loading

16 In brief
Drying misted-up win dows:
Air distribution to J,
rotary switc hes fo r temperature
an d fa n to the righ t;
pr e s s bu tto nsn and Ü
Open side air vents and d irect them
towards the d oor w indows.
6Climate control - se e p age 10 2 .
Manual transmissio n:
Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the ge ar d oe s not e ngage , s e t the lev er in
ne utra l, rele as e the clutc h pedal and
depre ss aga in; the n rep eat ge ar s ele ction.
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressures and ty re c ondition -
se e pages 1 2 5, 18 0 .
zEngine oil le vel a nd fluid le ve ls in e ngine
compartme nt - se e page s 1 5 2 to 15 7 .
zAll windows, mirrors, exte rior lig hting
and licens e plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are ope rationa l.
zObje cts are se curely locate d and will not
be thrown forward in the eve nt of
sudde n braking.
zNo o bj ect s a r e p l a ced o n t h e i n s t r um en t
panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate .
zSe ats, se at be lts and mirrors are
corre ctly a djus ted .
zB r a ke o p er a t i o n .

In brief17
Sta rting the en gine:
Transmission in neutral, depress
clutch ped a l fully , do not
ac celerate, turn key toY
an d release
The engine cranking is comp ute r controlle d
and will c ontinue until the engine starts or
up to a maximum of 15 s econds . To s top
the e ngine cranking, turn the ignition k ey
back to the AC C or J
JJ J position.
W hen the fue l leve l is low, the controlle d
cranking fe ature is disa bled to preve nt
e ngine dama ge. Hold the k ey in the Y
position to start the e ngine.
Start a tte mpts should not last longer than
1 5 se c o nd s. If en g i n e d o es n o t s ta rt , w a i t
1 0 se cond s b efore re peating proce dure.
To switch on ignition, only turn the ke y to I.
6Elec tronic imm obilis e r - s ee page 2 1,
F urther information - s ee page s 1 10 to 1 1 4.
Releasing the hand brake:
Raise lever slightly,
press release button,
lower lever fully
6Hand brake - s ee page 1 24 .
Pa rkin g the vehicle:
Apply hand brake firmly,
switch ignition off,
engage steerin g column lock,
lock the vehicle
To lock vehicle , pres s button e.
6Further information - se e page 2 1,
Re mote control - s ee pag e 2 2 ,
C entral locking s ys tem - se e page 24 ,
V ehicle decom miss ioning - se e page 16 0 .

18 In brief
Advice when parking:
zDo not the park v ehicle on easily
ig nitable surfaces. The high temperature
of the ex haust system could ignite the
su r f a c e.
zAlwa ys apply the hand brak e firmly.
Ap ply the ha nd brake as firm ly as
possible on uphill or downhill slopes. To
re duce operating forces , d epre ss brake
pedal at the s ame time .
zClose windows.
zBefore switching off ignition, e ngage first
or re ve rse ge ar.
zIf the vehicle is parke d on a leve l surface
or an up hill incline, engag e firs t gear
before switching off ig nition. O n an up hill
incline, also turn the front whe els away
fr o m th e k e r b .
zIf the ve hicle is on a d ow nhill incline,
engage re vers e gear before s witc hing off
the ignition. Also turn the front whee ls
to w a rd s t h e k e rb . zTurn ste ering whe el until lock is felt to
e ng age (anti-theft protection), re moving
i g n i t i o n k ey b e fo r e ha nd .
zSw itch off exterior lam ps, otherwise the
hea dlamp wa rning de vice will s ound
when the driver’s door is opened.
zThe engine cooling fans may run a fter
t h e en g i n e h a s be en s w i t ch ed o ff -
s ee page 1 52 .
6F urthe r information - s ee pag es 1 59 to
160.
Tha t wa s the most imp ortant
information for your first drive in
y our v ehicle in brief.
The othe r p age s o f thi s chap te r
con tain a summa ry of the
interesting fun ction s in your
vehicle.
T h e re m a in in g c h apt e r s o f t h e
Owner’s Ma nua l conta in
impo rtant information
on op era tion, sa fety a nd
ma intena nce a s well as a
com plete index.

In brief19
Opel Full Size airbag system
The airbag s ys tem is triggere d in the eve nt
of a s erious accide nt inv olv ing a frontal
impac t and forms safe ty cushions for the
drive r and pas s enge r. The forward
move me nt of the drive r and pas s enger is
ch eck ed a n d th e r i s k o f i nj u r i es to t h e up p er
body and head are the reby subs tantially
red uce d.
6Ope l Full S ize airb ag s ys tem -
s ee page 4 5.
Remote co ntro l on steering wheel
The functions of the Infota inm ent system 3
and the driv er inform ation centre can be
op erate d with the b uttons on the ste ering
whee l.
6Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 ,
Remote control on steering wheel -
se e p age 79 ,
In fo t a i n m e nt sy st e m 3 - se e page 78 .
Driver information centre
I nform ation d is play
The information dis play p rov id es
inform ation on d riv ing data, which is
continually recorde d and e valuate d
e lectronically.
Functions:
zOuts id e air te mpe rature and odom eter,
zTrip odometer A,
zTrip odometer B,
zFu e l r a n g e,
zAverage fuel c ons umption,
zA ver a g e s p ee d,
zEngine oil life monitor,
zCoolant temp erature,
zTurbo boost.
6Informa tion dis play - s ee page 6 0.
T RIP A 33 k m

22 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Cont rol indica tor for im mobili se r oIlluminates brie fly when the ignition is
switched on.
If the control indicator s tays illuminated
after the ignition is s witched on, the re is a
fault in the system; the e ngine cannot be
starte d. S witch off the ig nition, rem ove the
ke y and re pe at the s tart attem pt.
If the control indicator fails to ex tinguish,
try to start the engine using the spare ke y
and cons ult a works hop.
Note
The im mobilise r does not lock the doors.
There fore , after le aving the ve hicle alwa ys
lock it. See pa ge 24.Remote co ntro l
Used to operate:
zC entral locking s ys tem,
zL uggage compartme nt relea se ,
zV ehicle loc ator and panic alarm .
The rem ote control has a range of
approx. 3 m etres . This range can be
a f fe ct ed by o u t s i de i n f l u en ce s.
Handle the rem ote control with care,
prote ct it from m ois ture and high
tempe rature s and avoid unne ces sary
op er a t i o n .
Whe n enable d through d riv er information
centre pers onalis ation mode, illumina tion
of hazard warning lam ps indicate s re mote
control ope ration.
Driv er information centre - se e page 59 .C entra l lock ing s ys te m,
s ee page 2 4.
D e lay ed locki ng ,
s ee page 2 4.
Autom atic locking ,
s ee page 2 5.
Autom atic unl ocking,
s ee page 2 5.
L uggag e c ompart me nt re le ase,
s ee page 2 6.
V e hicle locat or and pa ni c alar m,
s ee page 2 8 .
W e lcome lig ht function,
s ee page 6 7 .

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 .

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.