Opel 1973 GT User manual

OPEL GT
Operation, Safety, Maintenance

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Data specific to your vehicle
Pleas e enter yo ur veh icle ’s data he re to ke ep it ea sily acces sible.
This information is available under the section "Technical data" as well as on the identification plate.
Fuel
Designation
Engine oil
Grade
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
Ty re si ze wi th full load
Summer tyres Front Rear
Winter tyres Front Rear
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehicle Weight
– ECkerbweight
=Loading

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Your Opel GT
is an intelligent combination of forward-
looking technology, impressive safety,
environm ental friendliness and economy.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle
safely and ensure that it performs
perfectly. This Owner's Manual provides
you with all the necessary informa tion to
that end.
Ma ke sure your passeng ers are aware of
th e poss ible risk of acciden t a nd inju ry
which may result from improper use of the
vehicle.
You must a lways comply with the specific
laws of the country tha t you are tra velling
through. Thes e la ws may d iffe r from the
information in this Owner’s Manual.
When instructed to consult a workshop,
we recommend that you consult an Opel
Service Partner.
All Opel Service Partners offer first-class
service at reasonable prices.
You will receive quick, reliable and
individual service.
Experienced mecha nics, trained by Opel,
work according to specific Opel
instructions.
The Owner's Manual should always be kep t
in the vehicle: Ready to hand in the glove
com partment.
Make use of th e Owner's Manual:
zIts "In brief" section will give you an initial
overview.
zThe table of contents at the beginning of
the Ow ner’s Manual and within the
individ ual chapters will show you where
everything is.
zIts index will help you find what you
want.
zIt will familiarise you w ith the
sophisticated technology.
zIt will increase your pleasure in your
vehicle.
zIt will help you to hand le your vehicle
expertly.
The Owner’s Ma nual is designed to be
clea rly laid-out and easily und erstood.
This symbol signifies:
6Continue reading on next page.
3The asterisk signifies equipment not
fitted to all vehicles (m odel v ariants,
engine options, m odels specific to one
country , optional eq uipm en t, O pel
genuine parts and accessories).
Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as
points of reference or indicate some action
to be p erformed.
Bla ck arrows in the illustrations ind icate a
reaction or a second a ction to b e
performed.
Directional data, e.g. left or right, or front
or back, in the descriptions always rela tes
to th e d i r ec ti o n o f t r a v e l .
We wish you many hours of pleasurable
driv ing
Your O pel Tea m
9Warning
Text marked 9Warning provides
information on risk of accident or injury.
Disregard of the instructions may lead to
injuries or endanger life.
Inform your passengers acc ordingly .

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Contents In b rie f ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... . 6
Lo cks , doors, windows .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 21
S eats, interior. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 37
Ins trum ents, controls.. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 5 5
Lighting . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 73
Infotain ment system .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 78
C lim ate c ontrol ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 102
Driving an d op eration .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 110
S elf-help, vehicle care ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 13 0
S ervice , main te na nce . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 16 5
Te chnical data ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 17 2
Inde x.. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 18 4

6Inbrief
In brief
To unlock and open the doors:
Press button con remote control
to unlock driver’s door,
pull door handle
Press button cag ain within 5 seconds to
unlock passenger’s door.
The lug gage comp artment rema ins closed.
6Door locks - see page 21,
Keys - see page 21,
Electronic imm obiliser - see page 21,
Remote control - see page 22,
Central lock ing system - see page 24.
To open luggage compartment:
Press and hold button s
on remote control,
lift luggage compartment lid
towards rear of vehicle
6Remote control - see page 22,
Central locking system - see page 24,
Luggage compartment - see page 26,
Luggage compartment release button -
see page 27,
Emergency luggag e comp artment release
handle - see page 27,
Soft top - see page 31.

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To ad jus t sea ts:
Pull handle, slide seat,
release handle
6Seats - see pa ge 37,
Seat position - se e p age 38.
Adjusting seat backrests:
Turn handwheel
Move seat backrestto suit seating position.
Do not lean on seat when adjusting the
se at back re s t.
6Seats - see page 37,
Sea t position - see page 38.
A djus ting d riv e r’s s eat heig ht:
Press and hold switch up or down
until desired position is reached
6Seats - see p age 37,
Seat position - see page 38.

8Inbrief
Fitting seat belt:
Draw seat belt smoothly from
inertia reel, guide over shoulder,
enga ge in buc kle
The b elt must not be twisted at any point.
The lap belt must lie snugly against the
body.
The b ackrests must not be tilted back too
far (recom mended maximum tilting angle
approx. 25o).
To release belt, press red button on belt
buckle.
6Seat position - see page 38,
Three-point seat belts - see pag e 40,
Opel Full Size airbag system - see page 45.
Adjusting electrical exterior
mirrors:
Four way switch in driver’s door
Move switch below four way switch to left
or right from centreposition: four way
switch operates corresponding mirror.
6Further information - see pag e 29.
Adjusting interior mirror:
Swivel mirror housing
Swivel lever on underside of m irror housing
to reduce d azzle at night.
Take care when driving with interior mirror
adjusted for night vision. Rear v iew may be
slightly distorted in this position.
6Further information - see page 29.

In brief 9
Ste ering column lock and ig nition:
Rotate steering wheel slightly,
turn key to position ACC
Positions:
To lock the steering wheel, switch ignition
off, rem ove key and turn steering wheel
slig htly until lock is engaged.
6Starting - see page 17,
Parking the vehicle - see page 17,
Ele ctronic immobiliser - see pag e 21.
Steering wheel adjustment:
Swiv el lev er down, ad jus t hei g ht,
swivel lever up, engage
Donot adjust steering wheel unless vehicle
is stationary and steering column lock has
been released.
Push the lever firmly upwards to ensure
that the steering wheel is locked in position.
6Opel Full Size airbag sy stem -
see p age 45.
J
JJ
J= Ignition off
ACC = Steering unlocked, ignition off
I= Ignition on
Y=Start

10 In brief
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In brief 11
Page
1Side air v ents ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 103
2Door window de froster v ents .... .... 103
3Tu rn sign als . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 14 , 7 4
high or low be am .. .... ..... .... .... ..... 13, 7 4
head lamp flas h ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13 , 7 4
parking la mps .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 13, 7 3
auto light con trol .. .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 7 3
4Cruise control
rem ote control on steering wheel .. 121
5Driver information centre
rem ote control on steering wheel....60
6Ins tru me nts ... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 55
7Drive r’ s airb ag.. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 4 5
Horn . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..1 4
8Drive r information ce ntre .. .... ..... .... .. 5 9
Pa ge
9In fo tainme nt sy ste m 3
remote control on steering wheel.... 79
10 Windscreen wipers,
windscreen washer system...15, 71, 72
11 Ce ntre air ve nts .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 10 2
12 Hazard w arning ... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 1 4, 7 5
13 Climate con trol .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 02
14 In fo tainme n t sy ste m 3. .... ..... .... ..... .. 78
15 Pa ssenge r’s airbag .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 45
16 Glov e com partment.. .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 5 1
17 Fuse box
(unde r instrument p ane l) . ..... .... ..... 14 3
18 Luggag e comp artment release
(in g lov e com partment) ... ..... .... ..... .. 27
19 Ac cessory socke t.. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .. 54
Page
20 E SP/Traction Control .. ..... .... ..... .... . 118
21 Ge ar s hift le ver .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 16
22 Passenger’s seat belt warning
de vice . .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 4 3
S eat occupancy recognitio n ..... .... ... 48
23 Ignition switc h . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..9
24 S te ering w he el a djus tme nt .. ..... .... .... ..9
25 Instrum ent panel, information
display illumin ation . .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 76
26 Front fog lamps,
fog tail lam p ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 13, 75
27 Bonnet release
(u nder ins trum ent panel) . .... ..... .... . 130

12 In brief
Control indicators
uAnti-lock Brake System (ABS):
see pages 55, 124.
sLugg age comp artment op en:
see pages 28, 55.
rFog t ail la mp:
see pages 55, 75.
OTurn signals:
see pages 14, 56, 74.
PHea dlam p high beam :
see pages 13, 56, 74.
ZExhaust emissions:
see pages 56, 116.
RBrake system, clutch system:
see pages 56, 70, 124, 156.
IEngine oil pressur e:
see page 57.
WCool ant temp era ture:
see page 57.
vAirbag systems, belt tensioners:
see pages 41, 45, 57.
XDriver’s seat belt:
see pages 39, 43, 57.
pAlternator:
see page 58.
vElectr oni c Sta bility Program (E SP),
Electr oni c Sta bility Contr ol (ESC ):
see pages 58, 118.
>Front fog lam ps:
see pages 58, 75.
oElectr oni c imm obilise r:
see pages 21, 58.
WSeat occup ancy recog nition:
passeng er’s airbag deactiv ated -
see page 48.
VSeat occup ancy recog nition:
passe ng er’s airbag activated -
see page 49.
kPassenger’s seat belt:
see pages 39, 43.

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Exterior lamps: Turn light switch
6Headla mp warning device - see p age 71,
Lighting - see page 73,
Headlamps when driving abroad -
see page 77.
Front fog lamps, fog tail lamp:
Press button
6Front fog la mps - see page 75,
Fog tail lamp - see pa ge 75.
Headlamp flash, h igh and low
beam:
6High beam, headlamp fla sh -
see page 74.
9=Highorlowbeam
8=Parkinglamps
AUTO = Auto light control
X= Auto light control
off/on
>=Frontfoglamps
r=Fogtaillamp
Headlamp
flash
= Pull levertowards
steering wheel
and release
High beam = Push lever
forwards
Low beam = Pulllevertowards
steering wheel

14 In brief
Activate turn signals:
6Turn signals - see page 74.
Hazard warning lamps:
6Hazard warning lamps - see pa ge 75.
Activate horn:
Press jon steering wheel
6Opel Full Size airbag system -
see page 45,
Remote control on steering wheel -
see page 79.
Righ t = Move lever up
Left = Move lever down
On = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨again

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Windscreen wipers:
Move lev er fro m rest po sition
6Windscreen wipers - see pag e 71,
Adjustable wiper interval - see page 71,
Further information - see pages 163, 157.
Windscreen washer system:
Press button on end of lever
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
windscreen and at the same time the
wipers are operated for four cycles.
6W indscre en wa sh er sys te m -
see p age 72,
Further inform ation - se e page s 163, 158.
Heated rear window:
The control indicator in the button
illuminates when rear window heating is
on.
Do not turn on rear window heating when
the soft top has be en stowed in the
luggage compa rtm ent.
6Climate control - see page 102,
Heated rear w indow - see page 103.
z=Fast
]=Slow
P=Timedintervalwipe
O=Off
Q= Misting function
Press Ü=On
Press Üagain = Off

16 In brief
Drying misted-up windows:
Air distribution to J,
rotary switches for temperature
an d fan to the right;
press bu tto ns nand Ü
Open side air vents and direct them
towards the d oor w indows.
6Climate control - see p age 102.
Manual transmission:
Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the gear d oes not engage, set the lev er in
neutra l, release the clutc h pedal and
depress aga in; then rep eat gear sele ction.
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressures and tyre condition -
see pages 125, 180.
zEngine oil level a nd fluid levels in engine
compartment - see pages 152 to 157.
zAll windows, mirrors, exterior lighting
and license plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are ope rationa l.
zObjects are se curely located and will not
be thrown forward in the event of
sudden braking.
zNo objects are p laced on the ins trum ent
panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate.
zSeats, seat belts and mirrors are
correctly a djusted .
zBrake operation.

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Starting the en gine:
Transmission in neutral, depress
clutch pedal fully, do not
accelerate, turn key to Y
and release
The engine cranking is comp uter controlled
and will continue until the engine starts or
up to a maximum of 15 seconds. To stop
the engine cranking, turn the ignition key
back to the ACC or J
JJ
Jposition.
When the fuel level is low, the controlled
cranking feature is disa bled to prevent
engine dama ge. Hold the k ey in the Y
position to start the engine.
Start attempts should not last longer than
1 5 se cond s. If engin e does not s ta rt, wait
10 second s b efore re peating proce dure.
To switch on ignition, only turn the key to I.
6Electronic imm obiliser - see page 21,
Further information - see pages 110 to 114.
Releasing the hand brake:
Raise lever slightly,
press release button,
lower lever fully
6Hand brake - see page 124.
Parking the vehicle:
Apply hand brake firmly,
switch ignition off,
engage steering column lock,
lock the vehicle
To lock vehicle, press button e.
6Further information - see page 21,
Remote control - see pag e 22,
Central locking system - see page 24,
Vehicle decom missioning - see page 160.

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Advice when parking:
zDo not the park vehicle on easily
ignitable surfaces. The high temperature
of the exhaust system could ignite the
surf ace.
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
reduce operating forces, d epress brake
pedal at the same time.
zClose windows.
zBefore switching off ignition,engage first
or reverse gear.
zIf the vehicle is parked on a level surface
or an up hill incline, engag e first gear
before switching off ig nition. On an up hill
incline, also turn the front wheels away
fr o m th e ke r b.
zIf the vehicle is on a d ow nhill incline,
engage reverse gear before switc hing off
the ignition. Also turn the front wheels
to wa rd s t h e ke rb .
zTurn steering wheel until lock is felt to
eng age (anti-theft protection), removing
ign it ion key be for e ha nd.
zSwitch off exterior lamps, otherwise the
hea dlamp wa rning device will sound
when the driver’s door isopened.
zThe engine cooling fans may run after
th e engin e has be en switch ed off -
see page 152.
6Further information - see pag es 159 to
160.
That was the most important
information for your first drive in
your vehicle in brief.
The other pages o f this chapter
contain a summary of the
interesting functions in your
vehicle.
The rema in ing ch apters of the
Owner’s Manual contain
important information
on operation, safety and
maintenance as well as a
complete index.

In brief 19
Opel Full Size airbag system
The airbag system is triggered in the event
of a serious accident involv ing a frontal
impact and forms safety cushions for the
driver and passenger. The forward
movement of the driver and passenger is
check ed and the ris k of injuries to the up per
body and head are thereby substantially
reduced.
6Opel Full Size airb ag system -
see page 45.
Remote control on steering wheel
The functions ofthe Infotainmentsystem 3
and the driv er inform ation centre can be
operated with the b uttons on the steering
wheel.
6Driver information centre - see pag e 59,
Remote control on steering wheel -
see p age 79,
In fo tainme nt sy ste m 3- see page 78.
Driver information centre
Inform ation d isplay
The information display p rov id es
inform ation on d riv ing data, which is
continually recorded and evaluated
electronically.
Functions:
zOutsid e air tempe rature and odom eter,
zTrip odometer A,
zTrip odometer B,
zFue l ran ge,
zAverage fuel c onsumption,
zAverage s pee d,
zEngine oil life monitor,
zCoolant temp erature,
zTurbo boost.
6Informa tion display - see page 60.
TRIP A 33 k m

20 In brief
Check control
The check control software monitors:
zFlu id le vels
zEngine
zFuel filler cap
zRemote control b attery
zAirbag sy ste ms
zVe hicle features includ ing cruise control,
trac tion control and Electronic Stability
Program (ESP).
6Ch eck co ntro l - se e p age 68.
Competitive mode
To activate:
Press button Rtwice w ithin 5 seconds;
"COMPETITIVE MODE" appea rs in the
driver information centre and control
indica tor villuminates in the instrument
panel.
Competitive m ode a llows the driver full
control of the rear wheels. The trac tion
control aspect of the Electronic Stability
Program (ESP) is deactivated for high
performance driving, while ESP continues
to assist in maintaining driving stab ility .
6Driver information centre - see pag e 59,
Check control w arning m essa ge -
see p age 69,
Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) -
see p age 118,
Competitive m ode - see p age 120.
DOOR AJAR
COMP ETITIVE MO DE