Vauxhall CORSA, Owner'S Manual

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228 Driving and operating
Functionality
When the system detects a vehicle in
the side blind zone while driving
forwards, an LED will illuminate in the
relevant exterior mirror. If the turn
lights of the relevant side are
activated, the LED will flash.
The LED comes on immediately when
your vehicle is being passed.
The LED comes on after a delay when
your vehicle is passing another
vehicle slowly.
Operation conditions
The following conditions must be
fulfilled for proper operation:
● all vehicles are moving in the
same direction and in adjacent
lanes
● the speed of your vehicle is
between 7 or 20 and 87 mph
● passing a vehicle with a speed
difference of less than 6 mph
● another vehicle is passing with a
speed difference of less than
15 mph
● the traffic flow is normal
● driving on a straight or slightly
curved road
● no plug is connected to the power
outlet of the trailer hitch
● 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
● in very dense traffic, when
moving vehicles might be
confused with a stationary object
● 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
● when passing too quickly
Deactivation
The system can be activated via the
vehicle settings menu in the Info
Display.
Info Display
3
77.
The state of the system is memorised
when switching off the ignition.