Opel Corsa: Active emergency braking / Smart brake assist

Opel Corsa 2020-2025 Owners Manual / Driving and operating / Driver assistance systems / Active emergency braking / Smart brake assist

Smart brake assist provides a boost to braking when the brake pedal is quickly applied. The braking is based on the speed of approach and distance to a vehicle ahead.

Minor brake pedal pulsations or pedal movement during this time is normal and the brake pedal should continue to be applied as needed. Intelligent brake assist will automatically disengage only when the brake pedal is released.

Warning

Smart brake assist may increase vehicle braking in situations when it may not be necessary. You could block the flow of traffic. If this occurs, take your foot off the brake pedal and then apply the brakes as needed.

Emergency automatic braking

After activation of brake preparation system and just before the imminent collision, this function automatically applies limited braking to reduce the impact speed of the collision or prohibit a crash...

System limitations

In some cases, the active emergency braking system may provide an automatic braking in situations that seem to be unnecessary, for instance in parking garages, due to various types of objects, i...

Other information:

Opel Corsa 2020-2025 Owners Manual: System limitations

In the following situations, the system may not operate properly or even not operate at all: poor visibility caused by inadequate lighting of the roadway, falling snow, heavy rain, dense fog etc. dazzle caused by headlamps of an oncoming vehicles, low sun, reflections on damp roads, leaving a tunnel, alternating shade and light etc...

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