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:
This system allows views of the
vehicle's surroundings to be
displayed as a nearly 180° picture in
the Info Display, like a bird's eye view.
The system uses:
rear camera, installed in the rear
bumper
ultrasonic parking sensors in the
rear bumper
The screen in the Info display is
divided into two parts...
Danger
If using a rear-facing child restraint
system on the front passenger
seat, the airbag system for the
front passenger seat must be
deactivated. This also applies to
certain forward-facing child
restraint systems as indicated in
the tables...