Brake System - Opel GT Owner's Manual

122 Drivin g and operatio n
Incr ease speed :
With cruise control activ e, hold down
8
button or briefly press it repeatedly :
speed is increased continuously or in steps
of 1.6 km/h (1 m ph) without using the
accelerator pedal.
8
When button is released, the current
speed is stored and m aintained.
Alternatively, use the accelerator pedal to
increase vehicle speed, press button
and release it, then release the accelerator
pedal.
9
When button and the accelerator
pedal are released, the current speed is
stored and m ainta ined.
Decrease speed:
With cruise control activ e, hold down
9
button or briefly press it rep eatedly:
speed is reduced continuously or in steps
of 1.6 km/h (1 m ph).
9
When button is released, the current
speed is stored and m aintained.
To dea ctiv ate:
Switch off cruise control when not needed,
to avoid accid ental activa tion.
Press button m : cruise control is switched
off, the control indicator in the button goes
out a nd the vehicle slowly d ecelerates.
To continue driv ing , depress the
accelerator ped al in the usua l manner.
For reasons of safety, c ruise control
9
deactiv ates under certain driving
conditions. For exa mple:
z if the vehicle's speed drops below
approx . 30 km/h (20 mph) or
z if the brake peda l is depressed or
z if the clutch p edal is depressed or
z if the Elec tronic S tability Program (ESP)
comes into a ction, to improve driving
stability and lim it wheel spin.
Deactivating cruise control does not switch
off the sy stem.
Resumi ng the stored speed:
Briefly press button
30 km /h (20 mph): speed selected before
cruise c ontrol was deactivated is resumed.
The value of the stored speed is deleted
when cruise control ha s b een switched off
by pressing button m, and when the
ignition is turned off.

Brake system

The effectiveness of the brakes is an
important factor for traffic sa fety.
To improve effectiveness, d o not brake
unnecessarily hard for the first 200 k m
(120 miles) a fter new brake pads have
been fitted .
Brake pad wea r must not exceed a
spec ified limit. R egular ma intena nce as
detailed in the chapter "Service,
Maintenance" on pag e 165 is therefore of
the utm ost importance for traffic safety.
Hav e w orn b ra ke p ads replaced by a
workshop. Pads which have been tested
and a pproved ensure optimum b ra ke
performa nc e.
Brake pad s that hav e worn to their
minimum thickness generate a grinding
noise. C ontinued driving is possible.
Hav e the brake pads replaced as soon
as possible by a workshop.
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at a speed above
9
Warnin g
Disregard of these instruc tions may lead
to injuries or endanger lives.