The folder containing the manuals for each Opel model and the infotainment system is currently made of environmentally friendly material. Previously, that added up to around 500 pages per car. The total now amounts to about 100 pages with Quick Guide and Service booklet, an 80% saving of paper. Extrapolated to the vehicle and the corresponding production of owner’s manuals, the print requirement at Opel alone is thus reduced by hundreds of millions of pages per year.

Opel claims the accessibility and handling of the owner’s manual becomes more practical thanks to the Quick Guide and QR code. Simply scan the code and the detailed information is available online, anytime and anywhere. Everything works via computer, tablet or smartphone. Also, the link to the manual will soon be contained in the “myOpel app.” Short tutorial videos that can be played on the infotainment screen in models such as the new Opel Astra with tips (or is that legal warnings?) on how individual driver assistance systems work. “This makes fetching the manual and tedious page-turning a thing of the past – and frees up space in the glove compartment, too,” Opel said.