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:
Different views can be selected in the
left part of the display. Change the
type of view at any time during a
manoeuvre by pressing the touch
field in the left lower zone of the
display and selecting a view from the
view selection menu:
Standard view
Auto mode
Zoom view
180° view
The display is immediately updated
with the type of view selected...
In the event of a fault with the adaptive
cruise control, you are alerted by the
illumination of a warning light and the
display of a message in the
instrument panel, accompanied by an
audible signal.
The adaptive cruise control may not
operate correctly if traffic signs do not
comply with the Vienna Convention
on Road Signs and Signals...