Opel Corsa (2019 year). Instruction — part 9

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Fault

If there is a fault in the system, the

control indicator b illuminates

continuously and a message or a

warning code appears in the Driver

Information Centre. The system is not

operational.
Have the cause of the fault remedied

by a workshop.

City mode

City mode is a feature which enables

increased steering assistance during

lower speed conditions, e.g. city

traffic or parking. Steering assistance

is increased for greater convenience.

Activation

Press B when engine is running. The

system works from standstill up to

35 km/h, and in reverse gear. Above

this speed, the system changes to

normal mode. When activated, City

mode engages automatically below

35 km/h.
An illuminated LED in the City mode

button indicates that the system is

active.
Additionally, a message pops-up in

the Driver Information Centre.
City mode remains active during an

Autostop, but is only operational

when the engine is running.

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Deactivation

Press B. The LED in the button

extinguishes.
Additionally, a message pops-up in

the Driver Information Centre.
Each time the engine is started, City

mode is deactivated.

Fault

In the event of a fault in the system,

control indicator c illuminates.
Additionally, a message pops-up in

the Driver Information Centre.
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System calibration

If control indicators c and b

illuminate simultaneously, a

calibration of the power steering

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system is necessary. This can occur

e.g. when turning the steering wheel

for one rotation with ignition switched

off. In this case, switch on ignition and

turn steering wheel once from lock to

lock.
If control indicators c and b do not

extinguish after calibration, seek the

assistance of a workshop.

Driver assistance

systems

9 Warning

Driver assistance systems are

developed to support the driver

and not to replace the driver's

attention.
The driver accepts full

responsibility when driving the

vehicle.
When using driver assistance

systems, always take care

regarding the current traffic

situation.

Cruise control

The cruise control can store and

maintain speeds of approx. 30 km/h

to maximum vehicle speed.

Deviations from the stored speeds

may occur when driving uphill or

downhill.

For safety reasons, the cruise control

cannot be activated until the brake

pedal has been operated once.

Activating in first gear is not possible.

Do not use the cruise control if it is not

advisable to maintain a constant

speed.
On vehicles with automatic

transmission cruise control can be

activated in automatic mode and

instruction mode.
Control indicator m 3 83.

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Switching on the system

Press m; control indicator m in

instrument cluster illuminates white.

Activation of the functionality

Accelerate to the desired speed and

turn thumb wheel to SET/-, the

current speed is stored and

maintained. Control indicator m in

instrument cluster illuminates green.

Set speed is indicated on the display.

Accelerator pedal can be released.
Vehicle speed can be increased by

depressing the accelerator pedal.

When the accelerator pedal is

released, the previously stored speed

is resumed.
Cruise control remains activated

while gearshifting.

Increase speed

With cruise control active, hold thumb

wheel turned to RES/+ or briefly turn

to RES/+ repeatedly: speed

increases continuously or in small

increments.
Alternatively accelerate to the desired

speed and store by turning to SET/-.

Reduce speed

With cruise control active, hold thumb

wheel turned to SET/- or briefly turn to

SET/- repeatedly: speed decreases

continuously or in small increments.

Deactivation of the functionality

Press y; control indicator m in

instrument cluster illuminates white.

Cruise control is deactivated. Last

stored speed remains in memory for

later speed resume.
Automatic deactivation:

● Vehicle speed is below approx.

30 km/h.

● Vehicle speed drops more than

25 km/h below the set speed.

● The brake pedal is depressed.
● The clutch pedal is depressed for

a few seconds.

● The selector lever is in N.
● Engine speed is in a very low

range.

● The Traction Control system or

Electronic Stability Control is

operating.

● Parking brake is applied.
● Simultaneous pressing RES/+

and brake pedal deactivates

cruise control and will delete

stored speed.

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Resume stored speed

Turn thumb wheel to RES/+ at a

speed above 30 km/h. The stored

speed will be obtained.

Switching off the system

Press m, control indicator m in

instrument cluster extinguishes. The

stored speed is deleted.
Pressing L to activate the speed

limiter or switching off the ignition also

switches off cruise control and

deletes the stored speed.

Speed limiter

The speed limiter prevents the

vehicle exceeding a preset maximum

speed.
The maximum speed can be set at

speeds above 25 km/h up to

200 km/h.
The driver can only accelerate up to

the preset speed. Deviations from the

limited speed may occur when driving

downhill.

The preset speed limit is displayed in

the Driver Information Centre when

the system is active.

Activation of the functionality

Press L. If cruise control has been

activated before, it is switched off

when speed limiter is activated and

the control indicator m extinguishes.

Set speed limit

Accelerate to the desired speed and

briefly turn thumb wheel to SET/-: the

current speed is stored as maximum

speed. Speed limit is displayed in the

Driver Information Centre.

Change speed limit

With speed limiter active, turn thumb

wheel to RES/+ to increase or SET/-

to decrease the desired maximum

speed.

Exceeding the speed limit

When exceeding the limited speed

without driver input, the speed will

flash in the Driver Information Centre

and a chime sounds during this

period.
In the event of an emergency, it is

possible to exceed the speed limit by

depressing the accelerator pedal

firmly nearly to the final point. In this

case no chime appears.
Release the accelerator pedal and

the speed limiter function is

reactivated once a speed lower than

the limit speed is obtained.

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Deactivation of the functionality

Press y: speed limiter is deactivated

and the vehicle can be driven without

speed limit.

The stored limited speed is indicated

in brackets in the Driver Information

Centre. Additionally, a corresponding

message appears.

Resume limit speed

Turn thumb wheel to RES/+. The

stored speed limit will be obtained

and is indicated without brackets in

the Driver Information Centre.

Switching off the system

Press L, the speed limit indication

extinguishes in the Driver Information

Centre. The stored speed is deleted.

By pressing m to activate cruise

control, speed limiter is also

deactivated and the stored speed is

deleted.
By switching off the ignition, speed

limiter is also deactivated, but the

speed limit will be stored for next

speed limiter activation.

Forward collision alert

The forward collision alert can help to

avoid or reduce the harm caused by

front-end crashes.
Forward collision alert uses the front

camera system in the windscreen to

detect a vehicle directly ahead, in

your path, within a distance of approx.

60 m.

A vehicle ahead is indicated by

control indicator A.

If a vehicle directly ahead is

approached too quickly, a warning

chime and alert in the Driver

Information Centre is provided.

Activation

Forward collision alert operates

automatically above 40 km/h, if it is

not deactivated by pressing V, see

below.

Selecting the alert sensitivity

The alert sensitivity can be set to

near, medium or far.

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Press V, the current setting is shown

on the Driver Information Centre.

Press V repeatedly to change the

alert sensitivity. The selected setting

is also displayed in the Driver

Information Centre.

Alerting the driver

The vehicle ahead control indicator

A

illuminates green in the instrument

cluster when the system has detected

a vehicle in the driving path.

Caution

The colour lighting of this control

indicator does not correspond to

local traffic laws on following

distance. The driver bears full

responsibility for maintaining safe

following distance according to

applicable traffic rules, weather

and road conditions etc. at all

times.

When the time to a potential collision

with a vehicle in front gets too small

and a collision is imminent, the

collision alert symbol pops-up in the

Driver Information Centre and the

driver gets notified by a warning

chime sound.
Depress the brake pedal and steer

the vehicle, if it is required by the

situation.

Deactivation

The system can be deactivated.

Press V repeatedly until the following

message appears in the Driver

Information Centre.

If the forward collision alert was

deactivated, alert sensitivity is set to

"medium" when ignition is switched

on next time.
The settings "near", "medium" or "far"

will be stored when the ignition is

switched off.

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General information

9 Warning

Forward collision alert is just a

warning system and does not

apply the brakes. When

approaching a vehicle ahead too

rapidly, it may not provide you

enough time to avoid a collision.
The driver accepts full

responsibility for the appropriate

following distance based on traffic,

weather and visibility conditions.
The complete attention of the

driver is always required while

driving. The driver must always be

ready to take action and apply the

brakes.

System limitations

The system is designed to warn of

vehicles only, but may react also to

other objects.

In the following cases, forward

collision alert may not detect a vehicle

ahead or sensor performance is

limited:

● on winding roads
● when weather limits visibility, e.g.

fog, rain, or snow

● when the sensor is blocked by

snow, ice, slush, mud, dirt,

windscreen damage or affected

by foreign items, e.g. stickers

Following distance

indication

The following distance indication

displays the distance to a preceding

moving vehicle. The front camera in

the windscreen is used to detect the

distance of a vehicle directly ahead in

the vehicle's path. It is active at

speeds above 40 km/h.
When a preceding vehicle is detected

ahead, the distance is indicated in

seconds, displayed on a page in the

Driver Information Centre 3 83. Press

MENU on the stalk to select ? and

turn the adjuster wheel to choose

following distance indication page.

The minimum indicated distance is

0.5 seconds.
If there is no vehicle ahead or the

vehicle ahead is out of range, two

dashes will be displayed: -.- sec.

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Parking assist

Rear parking assist

9 Warning

It is the driver who bears full

responsibility for the parking

manoeuvre.
Always check the surrounding

area while reversing and using the

rear parking assist system.

The rear parking assist makes

parking easier by measuring the

distance between the vehicle and

rear obstacles. It informs and warns

the driver via acoustic signals and

display indication.

The system has four ultrasonic

parking sensors in the rear bumper.

Activation

When reverse gear is engaged, the

system is ready to operate

automatically.
An illuminated LED in the parking

assist button r indicates that the

system is ready to operate.

Indication

The system warns the driver with

acoustic signals against potentially

hazardous obstacles behind the

vehicle in a distance range up to

1.5 m. The interval between the

sounds becomes shorter as the

vehicle gets closer to that obstacle.

When the distance is less than

approx. 30 cm, the sound is

continuous.
Additionally, the distance to rear

obstacles is displayed by changing

distance lines in the Driver

Information Centre with Uplevel

display 3 83 or, depending on the

version, on the Colour Info Display

3

88.

The distance indication can be

inhibited by vehicle messages with a

higher priority. After approving the

message by pressing SET/CLR on

the stalk, distance indication appears

again.

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Deactivation

The system automatically switches

off when reverse gear is disengaged.
Instruction deactivation is also possible

by pressing the parking assist button

r.
In both cases, the LED in the button

extinguishes.

Fault

In the event of a fault or if the system

does not work temporarily, e.g.

because of high external noise level

or other interference factors, the LED

in the button flashes for 3 seconds

then extinguishes. Control indicator

r illuminates in the instrument

cluster 3 80 or a message is indicated

in the Driver Information Centre.

Front-rear parking assist

9 Warning

The driver bears full responsibility

for the parking manoeuvre.
Always check the surrounding

area when driving backwards or

forwards while using parking

assist system.

The front-rear parking assist

measures the distance between the

vehicle and obstacles in front and

behind the vehicle. It informs and

warns the driver via acoustic signals

and display indication.
It uses two different acoustic warning

signals for the front and rear

monitoring areas, each with a

different tone frequency.

The system has four ultrasonic

parking sensors each in the rear and

front bumper.

Activation

When reverse gear is engaged, the

front and rear parking assist is ready

to operate.
The system is also activated

automatically at a speed up to

11 km/h.

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An illuminated LED in the parking

assist button r indicates that the

system is ready to operate.
If r is switched off within an ignition

cycle, the front parking assist is

deactivated. If vehicle speed has

exceeded 25 km/h beforehand,

parking assist will be reactivated

when speed drops below 11 km/h.

Indication

The system warns the driver with

acoustic signals against potentially

hazardous obstacles in front of the

vehicle in a distance range up to

80 cm and against potentially

hazardous obstacles behind the

vehicle in a distance range up to

1.5 m.
Depending on which side of the

vehicle is closer to an obstacle, you

will hear acoustic warning signals in

the vehicle on the respective side.

The interval between the sounds

becomes shorter as the vehicle gets

closer to that obstacle. When the

distance is less than approx. 30 cm,

the sound is continuous.
Additionally, the distance to rear and

front obstacles is displayed by

changing distance lines in the Driver

Information Centre with Uplevel

display 3 83 or, depending on the

version, on the Colour Info Display

3

88.

The distance indication can be

inhibited by vehicle messages with a

higher priority. After dismissing the

message, distance indication

appears again.

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The distance to obstacles is shown on

the Colour Info Display by coloured

zones in front of or behind the vehicle

3

88.

Deactivation

The rear parking assist automatically

switches off when reverse gear is

disengaged.
The front parking assist is deactivated

automatically at a speed above

11 km/h.

Instruction deactivation is also possible

by pressing the parking assist button

r.

When the system is deactivated, the

LED in the button extinguishes and, if

instructionly deactivated, a message

pops-up in the Driver Information

Centre.
After a instruction deactivation, the front-

rear parking assist is activated again

if r is pressed or if reverse gear is

engaged.
The complete system can be

instructionly deactivated in the vehicle

personalisation menu in the

Info Display. It remains deactivated

during the ignition cycle or until

activation in personalisation menu

again.
Vehicle personalisation 3 92.

Fault

In the event of a fault or if the system

does not work temporarily, e.g.

because of high external noise level

or other interference factors, a

message pops-up in the Driver

Information Centre.
Vehicle messages 3 89.

Basic notes on parking assist

systems

9 Warning

Under certain circumstances,

various reflective surfaces on

objects or clothing as well as

external noise sources may cause

the system to fail to detect

obstacles.
Special attention must be paid to

low obstacles which can damage

the lower part of the bumper.

Caution

Performance of the system can be

reduced when sensors are

covered, e.g. by ice or snow.
Performance of the parking assist

system can be reduced due to

heavy loading.
Special conditions apply if there

are taller vehicles in the vicinity

(e.g. off-road vehicles, mini vans,

vans). Object identification and

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correct distance indication in the

upper part of these vehicles

cannot be guaranteed.
Objects with a very small reflection

cross-section, e.g. objects of

narrow size or soft materials, may

not be detected by the system.
Parking assist systems do not

detect objects outside the

detection range.

Note

It is possible that the sensor detects

a non-existing object caused by

echo disturbance from external

acoustic noise or mechanical

misalignments (sporadic false

warnings may occur).
Make sure that the front number

plate is properly mounted (not bent

and no gaps to the bumper on the left

or right side) and the sensors are

firmly in place.
Low curbs and surface irregularities,

e.g. on construction zones, are not

detected by the system. The driver

accepts responsibility.

Rear view camera

The rear view camera assists the

driver when reversing by displaying a

view of the area behind the vehicle.
The view of the camera is displayed

in the Colour Info Display.

9 Warning

The rear view camera does not

replace driver vision. Note that

objects that are outside the

camera's field of view and the

parking assist sensors, e.g. below

the bumper or underneath the

vehicle, are not displayed.
Do not reverse or park the vehicle

using only the rear view camera.
Always check the surrounding of

the vehicle before driving.

Activation

Rear view camera is automatically

activated when reverse gear is

engaged.

Functionality

The camera is mounted between the

number plate lights and has a viewing

angle of 130°.

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The area displayed by the camera is

limited. The distance of the image that

appears on the display differs from

the actual distance.

Warning symbols

Warning symbols are indicated as

triangles 9 on the picture, which show

obstacles detected by the rear

sensors of the parking assist.
Additionally 9 appears on the top line

of the Info Display with the warning to

check the vehicle surrounding.

Deactivation

The camera is deactivated when a

certain forward speed is exceeded or

if reverse gear is not engaged for

approx. 10 seconds.
Rear view camera can be instructionly

deactivated in the vehicle

personalisation menu in the

Info Display.
Vehicle personalisation 3 92.

Deactivation of guiding lines and

warning symbols

Activation or deactivation of the visual

guiding lines and the warning

symbols can be changed by touch

buttons in the lower zone of the

display.

Fault

Fault messages are displayed with a

9 on the top line of the Info Display.
The rear view camera may not

operate properly when:

● The surrounding is dark.
● The sun or the beam of

headlights is shining directly into

the camera lens.

● Ice, snow, mud, or anything else

covers the camera lens. Clean

the lens, rinse it with water, and

wipe it with a soft cloth.

● The vehicle is towing a trailer.
● The vehicle had a rear end

accident.

● There are extreme temperature

changes.

Traffic sign assistant

Functionality

The traffic sign assistant system

detects designated traffic signs via a

front camera and displays them in the

Driver Information Centre.

Traffic signs, which will be detected,

are:
Limit and no passing signs

● speed limit
● no passing
● end of speed limit
● end of no passing

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Road signs

Beginning and end of:

● city regions (country-specific)
● motorways
● A-roads
● play streets

Add-on signs

● additional hints to traffic signs
● restriction of trailer towing
● tractor constraints
● wet warning
● ice warning
● direction arrows

Speed limit signs and no passing

signs are displayed in the Driver

Information Centre until the next

speed limit sign or end of speed limit

is detected or up to a defined sign

timeout.

Indication of multiple signs on the

display is possible.

An exclamation mark in a frame

indicates that there is an additional

sign detected which cannot be clearly

identified by the system.
The system operates without loss of

performance up to a speed of

200 km/h depending on the lighting

conditions. At night the system is

active up to a speed of 160 km/h.
As soon as vehicle speed becomes

slower than 55 km/h, the display will

be reset and the content of the traffic

sign page will be cleared, e.g. when

entering a city zone. The next

recognized speed indication will be

displayed.

Display indication

Information about the currently valid

traffic signs is available on the

designated traffic sign assistant page

in the Driver Information Centre.
Additionally, the currently valid speed

limit is displayed permanently in the

lower line of the Driver Information

Centre. In case a speed limit with add-

on is available, a + symbol is

displayed in this area.

Choose ? via MENU and select

traffic sign assistant page with the

adjuster wheel on the stalk 3 83.

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When another page on the Driver

Information Centre menu was

selected and then traffic sign

assistant page is chosen again, the

last recognised traffic sign will be

displayed.

Alert function

The alert function can be activated or

deactivated in the setting menu of the

traffic sign assistant page.

Once activated and when the traffic

sign detection page is currently not

displayed, newly detected speed limit

and no passing signs are displayed

as pop-up alerts in the Driver

Information Centre.

When traffic sign assistant page is

displayed, press SET/CLR on the

stalk.

Select Alerts ON or Alerts OFF by

turning the adjuster wheel and press

SET/CLR.
Pop-up alert is displayed for approx.

8 seconds in the Driver Information

Centre.

System reset

The content of the traffic sign memory

can be cleared in the setting menu of

the traffic sign assistant page by

selecting Reset and confirm by

pressing SET/CLR on the stalk.
Alternatively, SET/CLR can be

pressed for 3 seconds to clear the

content of the page.
Upon successful reset, a chime will

sound and the following “Default

Sign” is indicated until the next traffic

sign is detected.

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In some cases, traffic sign assistant is

cleared up automatically by the

system.

Clearing of traffic signs

There are different scenarios that

lead to clearing the currently

displayed traffic signs. After clearing,

the “Default Sign” is displayed in the

Driver Information Centre.
Reasons for signs being cleared:

● A predefined distance was driven

or time has elapsed (differs for

each sign type)

● Vehicle drives through a turn
● The speed becomes slower than

52 km/h (city entry detection)

Fault

The traffic sign assistant system may

not operate correctly if:

● The area of the windscreen,

where the front camera is

located, is not clean or affected

by foreign items, e.g. stickers.

● Traffic signs are completely or

partially covered or difficult to

discern.

● There are adverse environmental

conditions, e.g. heavy rain, snow,

direct sunlight or shadows.

● Traffic signs are incorrectly

mounted or damaged.

● Traffic signs do not comply with

the Vienna Convention on Road

Signs and Signals.

Caution

The system is intended to help the

driver within a defined speed

range to discern certain traffic

signs. Do not ignore traffic signs

which are not displayed by the

system.
The system does not discern any

other than the conventional traffic

signs that might give or end a

speed limit.
Do not let this special feature

tempt you into taking risks when

driving.
Always adapt speed to the road

conditions.

The driver assistance systems do

not relieve the driver from full

responsibility for vehicle

operation.

Lane departure warning

The lane departure warning system

observes the lane markings between

which the vehicle is driving via a front

camera. The system detects lane

changes and warns the driver in the

event of an unintended lane change

via visual and acoustic signals.
Criteria for the detection of an

unintended lane change are:

● No operation of turn lights.
● No brake pedal operation.
● No active accelerator operation

or speeding-up.

● No active steering.

If the driver is performing these

actions, no warning will be issued.