fuel 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

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

20 In brief
Ch e ck con trol
The c he ck control software monitors:
zFl u i d l e vel s
zEn gin e
zFuel fille r cap
zRemote control b attery
zAi r b a g sy st e m s
zVe hicle features includ ing cruis e control,
trac tion control and E lectronic Stability
Program (ESP).
6Ch eck co n tr o l - se e p a g e 68 .Competitive mode
To activ ate :
Pre ss button R twice w ithin 5 s econds ;
"CO MPETITI VE MO DE" appea rs in the
driver information centre and control
indica tor v illuminates in the ins trument
panel.
Compe titiv e m ode a llows the driver full
control of the re ar whe els . The trac tion
control as pe ct of the E lectronic Stability
Program (ESP) is de activate d for high
performance driving, while ES P continues
to ass ist in maintaining driving stab ility .
6Drive r information ce ntre - s ee pag e 5 9 ,
Check control w arning m es sa ge -
se e p age 69 ,
Elec tronic S tability Programme (ES P) -
se e p age 11 8 ,
Compe titiv e m ode - se e p age 12 0 .
DOOR AJAR
COMP ETITIV E MO DE

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 .
23 °C 257 km

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.
23 °C 257 km

61Instru men ts, c ontrols
A fall in te mperature is indica ted
imme diate ly and a rise in temp erature
after a time delay .
The outs ide te mpe rature is dis played in
either deg rees Celsius (
oC) o r de gree s
Fahrenheit (oF), d epe nd ing on the units of
me asure ment chos en in pe rsonalis ation
mode - s ee page 6 4 .
If outside te mpera ture is low ,
"IC E PO SSIBL E " appe ars in the disp lay as a
warning for icy road surface s. Tr ip odom eter
Dis play s d istance travelle d in kilome tres
(k m) or mile s (mi) s ince the las t res et.
Sele ct me nu item TRI P A or TRIP B in the
information dis play.
B o th o do m et er s ca n b e u s ed a t t h e s a m e
tim e.
Each trip odom eter can be reset to z ero
se parately at any tim e.Fuel range
Dis plays the rem aining dis ta nce the ve hicle
can trav el in kilome tres (km) or m iles (mi),
based on current fuel tank contents and
av erage fuel cons um ption. The dis play
s how s a verage va lue s.
The vehicle updates the range
automatically after a b rie f dela y when the
vehicle has been refuelled.
S elec t menu ite m FUEL RANGE in the
inform ation display .
T h e fu e l r a n g e ca n no t b e r e se t .
9 Wa r ning
Caution: the road surface may alre ady
be icy ev en be fore the me ss age appe ars
in t h e d i s p l a y .
IC E POSSI BL ETRIP B 0.0 k m F U EL R A NGE 25 7 km

62 In struments, controls
If the fue l lev el is low, a warning me ss age
"F UEL RAN GE L OW " appea rs in the
dis play.
Che ck control warning me ss age s -
s ee page 6 8.Average fuel consumpti on
Displays the average amount of fuel used
in litres per 100 kilom etres (L/100km ) or
miles pe r gallon (MPG), bas ed on the
distance trave lle d and the amount of fuel
us ed si n c e t h e l a st r e se t .
Sele ct me nu item ECON in the information
display .
The measureme nt ca n be re se t at a ny time .A v er a g e sp ee d
D i s p l a ys t h e a ver a g e ve h i cl e s p e ed in
kilometres per hour (km/h) or miles per hour
(mph) since the last reset.
S elec t menu ite m AV SPE ED in the
inform ation display .
The me as ure ment can be res e t at any time .
S topp ages in the journey with the ignition
off are not include d in the c alcula tions .
FU E L RA NG E L O W EC ON 7.6 L /10 0km AV SPEE D 40 km/h

65Instru men ts, c ontrols
T h e m en u i t em s a re di s p l a ye d i n t h e
follow ing ord er:
zOIL LIFE RESET,
zUNITS,
zLO CK H O R N,
zUNLOCK HO RN,
zLIG H T FL A SH ,
zDELAY LOCK,
zAU T O U N LK ( U n lo c k ),
zEXT LI GHTS (E xterior lamps),
zLA NG U A G E .
The d efault settings for the se me nu ite ms
we re set during v ehicle produc tion.
Scroll through the av aila ble s e ttings and
sele ct the de sire d se tting to progress to the
nex t menu item.Setting unit s of m easur em ent
You ca n selec t which units of m easurement
a r e t o b e u s ed.
Sele ct me nu item UNITS in t h e
pers onalis ation mode .
Settin gs in clud e " ENG L ISH " an d " MET RIC ".
Whe n "EN GLIS H" is s ele cted, all
information will be dis playe d in E nglis h
units , e .g. d is tance will be shown in mile s
(m i) and fuel cons um ption in m iles pe r
gallon (M PG).
Whe n "METRI C" (de fault) is s e le cted , all
information will be dis playe d in me tric
units , e .g. d is tance will be shown in
kilometre s (km ) and fuel cons um ption in
litres per 100 kilometres (L/100k m).Lock horn
T h i s f ea t u r e ca u s es t h e h o rn t o s o un d ev er y
time button e is pressed on the remote
control and can be e nabled or disab le d.
S elec t menu ite m LOCK HORN in the
pe rsonalis ation m od e.
S ettin gs in clu de "O FF " a nd "O N".
W hen "O F F" (default) is se lecte d, the horn
will not s ound on the firs t pres s of b utton e.
The horn will s till s ound on the se cond
pre ss , to confirm locking has already ta ken
place .
When "ON" is selected, the horn w ill sound
e very time button e is p res se d.
UNI TS LOCK HORN

69Instru men ts, c ontrols
BRAKE FLUI D
Brake /clutch fluid lev el is low. Control
indicator R als o illum inate s in the
instrume nt panel. Top up brake /clutch
fluid .
After corre cting brake/ clutch fluid leve l,
h a ve t h e ca us e of fl u i d l o s s re m e di ed by a
workshop.
Brake and clutch fluid le ve l - se e p age 1 5 6.
CHANG E OI L S OO N
Engine oil life has e xpired. Change engine
oil.
Make an appointment with a workshop for
Service work as soon a s p ossible.
Engine oil change, e ng ine oil filter change -
s ee page 1 54 .
Acknowled ging the me s sage by pres s ing
button S or T doe s not re se t the e ngine
oil life m onitor. S ee engine oil life monitor
on page s 63 , 1 5 1 for further information.CO M P ET I T IV E M O D E
Compe titiv e d riv ing mode ha s b ee n
se l ec t e d vi a b u tt o n R on the centre
cons ole.
Co n tro l in dica to r v illuminates in the
ins trument pane l.
Ad jus t your driving a ccording ly .
Compe titiv e m ode - se e p age 12 0 .
CR UISE EN GAGED
Cruise control has be en a ctivated via the
buttons located on the left s ide of the
steering wheel.
Cruise control - se e page 12 1 .
DOO R AJ AR
One or more of the doors a re not closed
prop erly. Clo s e drive r’s do o r an d
pass e nge r’s door.
ENGINE DISABLED
Starting of the e ngine has be en dis abled .
Consult a work shop imm ediately.ESC A CT I VE
E SP has come into action, to assist driving
s tability in slippe ry road conditions . Control
indicator v also fla shes in the instrument
pane l. Adjust your driving accordingly.
T h e m es sa g e m a y r em a i n f o r a s h o rt w hi l e
afte r ESP ass istance has ende d.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
ESC OF F
E SP h a s be en s w i t ch ed o f f vi a bu t t o n R on
t h e cen t r e co ns o l e, o r a f a u l t i s p r es en t .
C ontrol indicator v als o illuminate s in the
ins trume nt panel. Adjus t your driving
acc ordingly.
E lectronic Stability Program (ES P) -
s ee page 1 18 .
FUEL RANGE LOW
F uel le vel is low. Fill up fue l tank.
Re fue lling - s ee page 1 14 .
ICE P OS SIB L E
Icy roa d cond itions are pos sible due to low
outside air temperature. Adjust your
driving a ccording ly .
E xtrem e driving conditions - s ee page 1 13 .