Opel Corsa: Side blind spot alert / Operation conditions
The following conditions must be
fulfilled for proper operation:
- all vehicles are moving in the
same direction and in adjacent
lanes
- depending on the configuration of
the vehicle, the speed of your
vehicle is between 12 or 33 and
140 km/h
- passing a vehicle with a speed
difference of less than 10 km/h
- another vehicle is passing with a
speed difference of less than
25 km/h
- the traffic flow is normal
- driving on a straight or slightly
curved road
- the vehicle is not pulling a trailer
- the sensors are not covered by
mud, ice or snow
- the warning zones in the door
mirrors or the detection zones on
front and rear bumper ar not
covered with adhesive labels or
other objects
No alert will be given in the following
situations:
- in the presence of non-moving
objects, e.g. parked vehicles,
barriers, street lamps, road signs
- with vehicles moving in the
opposite direction
- driving on a winding road or a
sharp corner
- when passing or being passed by
a very long vehicle, e.g. lorry,
coach, which is at the same time
detected at the rear in the blind
spot angle and present in the
driver's forward field of vision
- in very heavy traffic, vehicles
detected in front and behind are
confused with a lorry or a
stationary object
- when passing too quickly
When the system detects a vehicle in
the side blind zone while driving
forwards, an LED will illuminate in the
relevant exterior mirror.
The LED comes on immediately when
your vehicle is being passed...
The system can be activated via the
vehicle settings menu in the Info
Display.
The state of the system is memorised
when switching off the ignition...
Other information:
In the event of a fault, a message is
displayed in the Colour Info Display,
accompanied by an acoustic signal.
In the event of a fault in the power
steering, illuminates and a
message is displayed in the Driver
Information Centre.
Warning
Under certain circumstances,
various reflective surfaces on
objects or clothing as well as
external noise sources may cause
the system to fail to dete..
Note
Any deviation from the instructions
given in this section may lead to
temporary deactivation or
disturbance of the stop-start system.
When the vehicle battery is being
replaced, please ensure that there
are no open ventilation holes in the
vicinity of the positive terminal. If a
ventilation hole is open in this area, it
must be closed off with a dummy cap,
and the ventilation in the ..