Opel Corsa Manuals

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

    Functionality

    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...

    Deactivation

    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...

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