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Vauxhall Insignia (2016 year). Manual - part 11

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Driving and operating

Functionality check

Brake assist

Ride control systems

When the vehicle is not moving, the

If brake pedal is depressed quickly

electric parking brake might be

and forcefully, maximum brake force

Traction Control system

applied automatically. This is done to

is automatically applied.

The Traction Control system (TC) is a

check the system.

Operation of brake assist might

component of the Electronic Stability

Fault

become apparent by a pulse in the

Control.

Failure mode of electric parking brake

brake pedal and a greater resistance

TC improves driving stability when

is indicated by control indicator j and

when depressing the brake pedal.

necessary, regardless of the type of

by a vehicle message which is

Maintain steady pressure on the

road surface or tyre grip, by

displayed in the Driver Information

brake pedal as long as full braking is

preventing the drive wheels from

Centre. Vehicle messages 3 119.

required. Maximum brake force is

spinning.

Apply electric parking brake: pull and

automatically reduced when brake

As soon as the drive wheels starts to

hold switch m for more than

pedal is released.

spin, engine output is reduced and

5 seconds. If control indicator m

the wheel spinning the most is braked

illuminates, electric parking brake is

individually. This considerably

Hill start assist

applied.

improves the driving stability of the

The system helps prevent unintended

vehicle on slippery road surfaces.

Release electric parking brake: push

movement when driving away on

and hold switch m for more than

TC is operational as soon as control

inclines.

2 seconds. If control indicator m

indicator b extinguishes.

When releasing the foot brake after

extinguishes, electric parking brake is

stopping on an incline, brakes remain

released.

on for further two seconds. Brakes

Control indicator m flashes: electric

release automatically as soon as the

parking brake is not fully applied or

vehicle begins to accelerate.

released. When continuously

The hill start assist is not active during

flashing, release electric parking

an Autostop.

brake and retry applying.

Stop-start system 3 159.

When TC operates b flashes.

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press b briefly to deactivate TC, k

ESC operates in combination with the

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illuminates. A status message

Traction Control system (TC) 3 175.

appears in the Driver Information

It also prevents the drive wheels from

Do not let this special safety

Centre when TC is deactivated.

spinning.

feature tempt you into taking risks

ESC is operational after each engine

when driving.

start as soon as the control indicator

Adapt speed to the road

b extinguishes.

conditions.

Control indicator b 3 107.

Deactivation

Control indicator k illuminates.

When TC is deactivated, ESC

remains active.

When ESC operates, control indicator

TC is reactivated by pressing b

b flashes.

again.

TC is also reactivated the next time

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the ignition is switched on.

Do not let this special safety

Electronic Stability Control

feature tempt you into taking risks

when driving.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

improves driving stability when

Adapt speed to the road

necessary, regardless of the type of

conditions.

TC can be switched off when spinning

road surface or tyre grip.

of drive wheels is required:

Control indicator b 3 107.

As soon as the vehicle starts to

swerve (understeer/oversteer),

engine output is reduced and the

wheels are braked individually.

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Deactivation

remains active, k illuminates. A

Interactive driving system

status message appears in the

Driver Information Centre when

Flex Ride

TC is deactivated.

Flex Ride driving system allows the

If the vehicle comes into threshold

driver to select between three driving

with deactivated ESC, the system will

modes:

reactivate ESC for the time duration

● SPORT mode: press SPORT,

of the threshold, when the brake

LED illuminates.

pedal is depressed once.

● TOUR mode: press TOUR, LED

ESC is reactivated by pressing b

illuminates.

again. If the TC system was

previously disabled, both TC and

● NORMAL mode: neither SPORT

ESC are reactivated. k and n

nor TOUR is pressed, no LED

extinguishes when TC and ESC are

illuminates.

ESC and TC can be deactivated:

reactivated.

Deactivate SPORT mode and TOUR

● hold b pressed for min.

ESC is also reactivated the next time

mode by pressing corresponding

five seconds: TC and ESC are

the ignition is switched on.

button once more.

deactivated, k and n illuminate

In each driving mode Flex Ride

and status messages appear in

Fault

networks the following electronic

the Driver Information Centre.

If there is a fault in the system the

systems:

control indicator b illuminates

● Continuous Damping Control

continuously and a message appears

● Accelerator Pedal Control

in the Driver Information Centre. The

● Steering Control

system is not operational.

● All-wheel drive

Have the cause of the fault remedied

by a workshop.

● Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

● to deactivate only Traction

control system press button b

briefly: TC is inactive but ESC

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● Antilock Brake System (ABS)

● Engine torque of All-wheel drive

● Steering support is in standard

with cornering brake control

is distributed more to the rear

mode.

(CBC)

axle.

● Engine torque of All-wheel drive

● Automatic transmission

● Shift points of automatic

is distributed mainly to the front

transmission occur later.

axle.

SPORT mode

● Depending on the instrument

● Shift points of automatic

cluster the colouring of the

transmission occur in a comfort

display will be adapted.

mode.

TOUR mode

NORMAL mode

All settings of the systems are

adapted to standard values.

Drive mode control

Within each manually selected driving

mode SPORT, TOUR or NORMAL,

the Drive Mode Control (DMC)

detects and analyses continuously

the real driving characteristic,

The settings of the systems are

responses by the driver, and the

adapted to a sportier driving style:

active dynamic state of the vehicle. If

● Damping of shock absorbers

necessary, the control unit of DMC

reacts more stiffly to provide

automatically changes the settings

better contact with the road

The settings of the systems are

within the selected driving mode or,

surface.

adapted to a comfort driving style:

when recognising greater variations,

the driving mode is changed for the

● The engine reacts more quickly

● Damping of shock absorbers

length of variation.

to the accelerator pedal.

reacts more softly.

● Steering support is reduced.

● Accelerator pedal reacts with

standard settings.

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If, for example, NORMAL mode is

Colour-Info-Display 3 117.

VXR Flex Ride driving system allows

selected and DMC detects a sporty

the driver to select between three

Vehicle personalisation 3 121.

driving behaviour, DMC changes

driving modes:

several settings of the Normal mode

Flex Ride - VXR Version

● VXR mode: press VXR, LED

into sporty settings. The DMC

illuminates.

The VXR Version of Flex Ride system

changes to SPORT mode in case of

works in the same way as the

● SPORT mode: press SPORT,

very sporty driving behaviour.

standard Flex Ride system with the

LED illuminates.

If, for another example, TOUR mode

difference that the modes have a

● NORMAL mode: neither SPORT

is selected and whilst driving on a

more sporty characteristic.

nor VXR is pressed, no LED

winding road a sudden hard brake is

illuminates.

necessary, DMC will detect the

dynamic vehicle condition and

Deactivate SPORT mode and VXR

changes the settings for suspension

mode by pressing corresponding

to SPORT mode to increase vehicle

button once more.

stability.

In each driving mode VXR Flex Ride

When the driving characteristic or the

networks the following electronic

dynamic vehicle state returns to the

systems:

former state, DMC will change the

● Continuous Damping Control

settings to the preselected driving

● Accelerator Pedal Control

mode.

● Steering Control

Personalised settings in SPORT

● All-wheel drive

mode

● Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

The driver can select the functions of

the SPORT mode when SPORT is

● Antilock Brake System (ABS)

pressed.

with cornering brake control

(CBC)

Select the relevant settings in

Settings, I Sport Mode in the Colour-

● Automatic transmission

Info-Display.

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Driving and operating

VXR mode

Driver assistance

The drive dynamic characteristics are

systems

adapted to high performance

settings.

Depending on the instrument cluster

9 Warning

the colouring of the display will be

adapted.

Driver assistance systems are

developed to support the driver

SPORT mode

and not to replace the driver's

The settings of the systems are

attention.

adapted to a sportier driving style.

The driver accepts full

NORMAL mode

responsibility when driving the

Do not use the cruise control if it is not

In NORMAL mode, when neither

vehicle.

advisable to maintain a constant

SPORT nor VXR is pressed, all

When using driver assistance

speed.

settings of the systems are adapted

systems, always take care

On vehicles with automatic

to standard values.

regarding the current traffic

transmission or manual transmission

situation.

Personalised settings in the VXR

automated cruise control can be

mode

activated in automatic mode and

Cruise control

The driver can select the functions of

manual mode.

the VXR mode when VXR is pressed.

The cruise control can store and

Control indicator m 3 109.

maintain speeds of approx. 20 to

Select the relevant settings in

120 mph. Deviations from the stored

Settings, I Sport Mode in the Colour-

speeds may occur when driving uphill

Info-Display.

or downhill.

Colour-Info-Display 3 117.

For safety reasons, the cruise control

Vehicle personalisation 3 121.

cannot be activated until the brake

pedal has been operated once.

Activating in first gear is not possible.

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Switching on

Vehicle speed can be increased by

Deactivation

depressing the accelerator pedal.

Press y; control indicator m in

When the accelerator pedal is

instrument cluster illuminates white.

released, the previously stored speed

Cruise control is deactivated. Last

is resumed.

stored speed remains in memory for

Cruise control remains activated

later speed resume.

while gearshifting.

Automatic deactivation:

Press m; control indicator m in

Increase speed

●

Vehicle speed is below approx.

instrument cluster illuminates white.

20 mph.

With cruise control active, hold thumb

wheel turned to RES/+ or briefly turn

●

Vehicle speed drops more than

Activation

to RES/+ repeatedly: speed

15 mph below the set speed.

increases continuously or in small

●

The brake pedal is depressed.

increments.

●

The clutch pedal is depressed for

Alternatively accelerate to the desired

a few seconds.

speed and store by turning to SET/-.

●

The selector lever is in N.

Reduce speed

●

The engine speed is in a very low

range.

Accelerate to the desired speed and

With cruise control active, hold thumb

●

The Traction Control system or

turn thumb wheel to SET/-, the

wheel turned to SET/- or briefly turn to

current speed is stored and

SET/- repeatedly: speed decreases

Electronic Stability Control is

maintained. Control indicator m in

continuously or in small increments.

operating.

instrument cluster illuminates green.

●

The forward collision alert has

Set speed is indicated on midlevel or

been triggered.

uplevel display near m symbol.

Accelerator pedal can be released.

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Resume stored speed

The preset speed limit is displayed in

Set speed limit

the Driver Information Centre when

Turn thumb wheel to RES/+ at a

Accelerate to the desired speed and

the system is active.

speed above 20 mph. The stored

briefly turn thumb wheel to SET/-: the

speed will be obtained.

Activation

current speed is stored as maximum

speed. Speed limit is displayed in the

Switching off

Driver Information Centre.

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.

Control indicator L in the instrument

cluster illuminates green.

Speed limiter

If the vehicle is equipped with Uplevel

The speed limiter prevents the

display and Sport mode is selected

Press L. The control indicator L in

vehicle exceeding a preset maximum

3 110, the scale of the speedometer

speed.

the instrument cluster illuminates

is only indicated up to the set speed

white. If cruise control or adaptive

The maximum speed can be set at

limit. The speed limiter setting is

cruise control has been activated

speeds above 15 mph up to

marked by a green dot, it changes to

before, it is switched off when speed

125 mph.

white when the system is active but

limiter is activated and control

not engaged.

The driver can only accelerate up to

indicator m extinguishes.

the preset speed. Deviations from the

limited speed may occur when driving

downhill.

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Activation by setting the speed

9 Warning

Adaptive cruise control can be

The complete driver attention is

activated between 15 mph and

always required while driving with

112 mph.

adaptive cruise control. The driver

Accelerate to the desired speed and

stays fully in control of the vehicle

turn thumb wheel to SET/-, the

Adaptive cruise control uses a radar

because the brake pedal, the

current speed is stored and

sensor to detect the vehicles ahead.

accelerator pedal and the cancel

maintained. Control indicator m or

If no vehicle is detected in the driving

switch have priority over any

C in the instrument cluster

path, the adaptive cruise control will

adaptive cruise control operation.

illuminates green.

behave like a traditional cruise

control.

Switching on

For safety reasons, the system

cannot be activated before the brake

pedal or clutch pedal has been

depressed once since switching on

ignition.

Adaptive cruise control is mainly

The adaptive cruise control symbol,

advised to be used on long straight

the following distance setting and set

roads like highways or country roads

speed are indicated in the Driver

with steady traffic. Do not use the

Information Centre.

system if it is not advisable to

The accelerator pedal can be

maintain a constant speed.

released. Adaptive cruise control

Control indicator A 3 109, m 3 109,

remains activated while gearshifting.

C 3 109.

Press C to switch on adaptive cruise

control. The control indicator m or C

in the instrument cluster illuminates

white.

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Driving and operating

When the vehicle ahead stops for

Setting the following distance

more than two minutes, the electrical

When adaptive cruise control detects

parking brake will apply automatically

a slower moving vehicle in the driving

and the full speed range adaptive

path, it will adjust the vehicle speed to

cruise control will be deactivated. In

maintain the following distance

this event, drive the vehicle normally

selected by the driver.

by operating the accelerator pedal.

Turn thumb wheel to RES/+ at a

The following distance can be set to

speed above 6 mph to resume full

near, medium or far.

speed range adaptive cruise control.

9 Warning

The selected following distance is

When full speed range adaptive

indicated by filled distance bars in the

cruise control is deactivated or

adaptive cruise control page.

cancelled, the vehicle will no

longer be held at a stop and can

Note that the following distance

start to move. Always be prepared

setting is shared with the sensitivity

to manually apply the brake to hold

setting of forward collision alert

the vehicle stationary.

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Do not leave the vehicle while it is

Example: If setting 3 (far) is selected,

being held at a stop by the full

then the driver is warned sooner

speed range adaptive cruise

Press E, the current setting is shown

before a possible collision, also if

control. Always move selector

in the Driver Information Centre.

adaptive cruise control is inactive or

lever to park position P and switch

Press E again to change the

switched off.

off the ignition before leaving the

following distance. The setting is also

vehicle.

displayed in the Driver Information

Centre.

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Deactivation

● The collision imminent braking

9 Warning

system is applying the brakes.

Adaptive cruise control is deactivated

● The radar sensor is blocked by

The driver accepts full

by the driver when:

an ice or water film.

responsibility for the appropriate

● y is pressed.

following distance based on traffic,

● A fault is detected in the radar,

● Brake pedal is applied.

weather and visibility conditions.

engine or brake system.

Following distance must be

● Clutch pedal is depressed for

Additionally the system is

adjusted or the system switched

more than four seconds.

automatically deactivated on vehicles

off when required by the prevailing

● Gear selector lever of automatic

with automatic transmission (full

conditions.

transmission is moved to N.

speed range adaptive cruise control)

when:

The system is also automatically

Detecting the vehicle ahead

deactivated when:

● The electric parking brake is

applied.

● Vehicle speed accelerates above

120 mph or slows down below

● The vehicle is being held to a stop

9 mph (on vehicles with

by the system for more than

automatic transmission it slows

two minutes.

down to a stop without

● The vehicle stops, the driver

deactivating within two minutes).

safety belt is released and the

The green illuminated vehicle ahead

● The Traction Control system is

driver's door is opened.

control indicator A is displayed when

operating.

When adaptive cruise control is

the system detects a vehicle in the

● The Electronic Stability Control is

deactivated automatically, the control

driving path.

operating.

indicator m or C illuminates white

Forward collision alert 3 190.

● There is no traffic and nothing

and a warning message is displayed

as a pop-up in the Driver Information

detected on the road sides for

If this symbol does not display, or

Centre.

several minutes. In this case

displays briefly, adaptive cruise

there are no radar echoes and

The stored speed is maintained.

control will not respond to vehicles

the sensor may report that it is

ahead.

blocked.

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● Do not use the system on

● Adaptive cruise control does not

9 Warning

slippery roads as it can create

brake for pedestrians, animals,

rapid changes in tyre traction

very slow speed driving or

When adaptive cruise control is

(wheel spinning), so that you

stopped vehicles.

deactivated, the driver must take

could lose control of the vehicle.

● Don't use adaptive cruise control

over full brake and engine control.

● Do not use adaptive cruise

when towing a trailer.

control during rain, snow or

Switching off

heavy dirt, as the radar sensor

Bends

Press C to switch off adaptive cruise

can be covered by a water film,

control. The control indicator m or C

dust, ice or snow. This reduces or

extinguishes. The stored speed is

suppresses completely the

deleted.

visibility. In case of sensor

blockage, clean the sensor

Switching off the ignition also

cover.

switches off adaptive cruise control

and deletes the stored speed.

System limits

The adaptive cruise control calculates

Driver's attention

a predicted path based on the

● The system's automatic brake

centrifugal force. This predicted path

force does not permit hard

● Use adaptive cruise control

considers the current bend

braking and the braking level

carefully on bends or mountain

characteristic, but cannot consider a

may not be sufficient to avoid a

roads, as it can lose the vehicle

future bend change. The system may

collision.

ahead and need time to detect it

lose the current vehicle ahead or

again.

● After a sudden lane change, the

consider a vehicle which is not in the

system needs a certain time to

actual lane. This can happen when

detect the next preceding

entering or exiting a bend or if the

vehicle. So if a new vehicle is

bend gets stronger or weaker. If it no

detected, the system may

longer detects any vehicle ahead,

accelerate instead of braking.

then control indicator A will

● Adaptive cruise control does

extinguish.

ignore the oncoming traffic.

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If the centrifugal force is too high in a

particularly true if driving fast or if the

Hill and trailer considerations

bend, the system slows down the

visibility is reduced due to weather

vehicle slightly. This braking level is

conditions.

not designed to avoid spinning-off the

While entering or exiting a motorway,

bend. The driver is responsible for

adaptive cruise control may lose the

reducing the selected speed before

vehicle ahead and accelerate up to

entering a bend and in general to

the set speed. For this reason,

adapt the speed to the road type and

decrease the set speed before the

to existing speed limits.

exit or before the entry.

System performance on hills depends

on vehicle speed, vehicle load, traffic

Vehicle path changes

conditions and the road gradient. It

may not detect a vehicle in your path

while driving on hills. On steep hills,

you may have to use the accelerator

pedal to maintain your vehicle speed.

When going downhill you may have to

brake to maintain or reduce your

Motorways

speed.

On motorways, adapt the set speed

to the situation and the weather.

If another vehicle enters your driving

Note that applying the brake

Always consider that adaptive cruise

path, adaptive cruise control will first

deactivates the system. It is not

control has a limited visibility range, a

consider the vehicle when it is

recommended to use adaptive cruise

limited braking level and a certain

completely in your path. Be ready to

control on steep hills.

reaction time to verify if a vehicle is on

take action and press the brake

the driving path or not. Adaptive

pedal, if you need to brake more

cruise control may not be able to

quickly.

brake the vehicle in time to avoid a

collision with a much slower vehicle or

after a lane change. This is

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Driving and operating

Radar unit

consult a workshop to verify and

correct the adaptive cruise control

sensor position.

Settings

Settings can be changed in the

vehicle personalisation menu in the

Colour-Info-Display.

Select the relevant setting in Settings,

I Vehicle in the Colour-Info-Display.

Colour-Info-Display 3 117.

Vehicle messages 3 119.

Vehicle personalisation 3 121.

The radar unit is mounted behind the

Fault

radiator grille below the brand

Forward collision alert

emblem.

If the adaptive cruise control does not

The forward collision alert can help to

work due to temporary conditions

avoid or reduce the harm caused by

9 Warning

(e.g. blockage by ice) or if there is a

front-end crashes.

permanent system error, then a

The radar unit was aligned

message is displayed in the Driver

carefully during manufacture.

Information Centre.

Therefore, after a frontal accident,

do not use the system. The front

bumper may appear to be intact,

however the sensor behind can be

out of position and react

A vehicle ahead is indicated by a

incorrectly. After an accident,

control indicator A.

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Forward collision alert based on

radar system

The system uses the radar sensor

behind the radiator grille to detect a

vehicle directly ahead, in your path,

within a distance of max. 150 metres.

If a vehicle directly ahead is

approached too quickly, a warning

Activation

chime and alert in the Driver

Forward collision alert operates

Information Centre is provided.

automatically above walking speed,

provided that Auto Collision

A precondition is that forward collision

Preparation setting is not deactivated

alert is activated in the vehicle

in the vehicle personalisation menu

Press E, the current setting is shown

personalisation menu 3 121 or that it

3 121.

in the Driver Information Centre.

is not deactivated by pressing V

Press E again to change the alert

(depending on the system, see

Selecting the alert sensitivity

sensitivity. The setting is also

below).

The alert sensitivity can be set to

displayed in the Driver Information

Depending on the vehicle's

near, medium or far.

Centre.

equipment, there are two variants of

the forward collision alert available:

● Forward collision alert based on

radar system

on vehicles equipped with

adaptive cruise control 3 183.

● Forward collision alert based on

front camera system

on vehicles with no cruise control

or traditional cruise control only

3 180.

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