Introduction
Your vehicle is an intelligent combination
of forward-looking technology, impressive
safety, environmental friendliness and
economy.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle
safely and to see it performs perfectly. This
Owner’s Manual provides you with all the
necessary information to that end.
Make sure your passengers are aware of
the possible risk of accident and injury
which may result from improper use of the
vehicle.
You must always comply with the specific
laws of the country that you are in. These
laws may differ from the information in this
Owner’s Manual.
When this Manual refers to a workshop vis-
it, we recommend your Opel Service Part-
ner.
All Opel Service Partners provide first-class
service at reasonable prices. Experienced
mechanics trained by Opel work according
to specific Opel instructions.
The Owner’s Manual, infotainment system
instructions and the vehicle
Service and
Warranty Booklet
should always be kept
ready to hand in the vehicle glove com
-
partment.
Make use of the Owner’s Manual
z The "In Brief" section will give you an ini-
tial overview.
z The table of contents at the beginning of
the owner’s manual and within the indi
-
vidual chapters will show you where eve-
rything is.
z Its index will help you find what you
want.
z Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as
points of reference or indicate some ac
-
tion to be performed.
z Black arrows in the illustrations indicate
a reaction or a second action to be per
-
formed.
z This Owner’s Manual depicts left-hand
drive vehicles. Right-hand drive vehicles
are operated in the same way.
z The Owner’s Manual uses the internal
engine codes. The corresponding sales
designations are found in the chapter
"Technical data".
z Directional data, e.g. left or right, or
front or back, in the descriptions always
relate to the direction of travel.
Symbols
6 Continue reading on next page.
3 signifies equipment not fitted to all vehi-
cles (model variants, engine options, mod-
els specific to one country, optional equip-
ment, Genuine Opel Parts and Accesso-
ries).
Page references are indicated with 3. 3
means "see page".
9 Danger, 9 Warning, Caution
Safe driving!
Adam Opel GmbH
9 Danger
Text marked 9 Danger provides infor-
mation on risk of endangering life. Fail-
ure to comply with the instructions could
endanger life.
9 Warning
Text marked 9 Warning provides infor-
mation on risk of accident or injury. Fail-
ure to comply with the instructions could
lead to injury.
Caution
Text marked Caution provides informa-
tion on possible damage to the vehicle
Failure to comply with the instructions
could lead to vehicle damage.
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