Opel Zafira (2017 year). Manual - part 12

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Radar unit

The radar unit is mounted behind the

radiator grille below the brand

emblem.

9 Warning

The radar unit was aligned

carefully during manufacture.

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

incorrectly. After an accident,

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

Info-Display.
Select the relevant setting in

Settings in the Info-Display.
Info-Display 3 121.
Vehicle personalisation 3 125.

Fault

If the adaptive cruise control does not

work due to temporary conditions

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

permanent system error, then a

message is displayed in the Driver

Information Centre.
Vehicle messages 3 123.

Forward collision alert

The forward collision alert can help to

avoid or reduce the damage caused

by front-end crashes.

A vehicle ahead is indicated by a

control indicator A.

If a vehicle directly ahead is

approached too quickly, a warning

chime and alert in the Driver

Information Centre is provided.
A precondition is that forward collision

alert is activated in the vehicle

personalisation menu 3 125 or that it

is not deactivated by pressing V

(depending on the system, see

following).

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Depending on the vehicle's

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 3 176.

● Forward collision alert based on

front camera system
on vehicles with traditional cruise

control 3 173.

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.

Activation

Forward collision alert operates

automatically above walking speed,

provided that Auto collision

preparation setting is not deactivated

in the vehicle personalisation menu

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 125.

Selecting the alert sensitivity

The alert sensitivity can be set to

near, medium or far.

Press E; the current setting is shown

in the Driver Information Centre.

Press E again to change the alert

sensitivity. The setting is also

displayed in the top line of the Driver

Information Centre.

Note that the alert timing sensitivity

setting is shared with the following

distance setting of the adaptive cruise

control. So changing the alert timing

sensitivity changes the adaptive

cruise control following distance

setting.

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.

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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 distance to a preceding

moving vehicle gets too small or when

approaching another vehicle too

rapidly and a collision is imminent the

collision alert symbol pops-up in the

Driver Information Centre and a

warning chime sounds. Depress the

brake pedal, if it is required by the

situation.

Settings

Settings can be changed in the

vehicle personalisation menu in the

Info-Display.
Select the relevant setting in

Settings in the Info-Display.
Vehicle personalisation 3 125.

Forward collision alert based on

front camera system

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 metres.

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.

Press V; the current setting is shown

in the Driver Information Centre.

Press V again to change the alert

sensitivity.

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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 distance to a preceding

moving vehicle gets too small or when

approaching another vehicle too

rapidly and a collision is imminent the

collision alert symbol pops-up in the

Driver Information Centre and a

warning chime sounds. Depress the

brake pedal, if it is required by the

situation.

Deactivation

The system can be deactivated.

Press V repeatedly until Forward

Collision Alert Off appears in the

Driver Information Centre.

General information for both

variants of forward collision alert

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 only

for vehicles, but may react also on

other metallic 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,

such as 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 system uses,

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depending on the vehicle equipment,

either the radar behind the radiator

grille or the front camera in the

windscreen to detect the distance of

a vehicle directly ahead in your 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 3 117.

Press MENU on the turn signal lever

to select Vehicle Information

Menu ? and turn the adjuster

wheel to choose following distance

indication page.

The minimum indicated distance is

0.5 s.

If there is no vehicle ahead or the

vehicle ahead is out of range, two

dashes will be displayed: -.- s.

If Adaptive cruise control is active,

this page shows the alert sensitivity

setting instead of following distance

setting. 3 176.

Active Emergency Braking

Active emergency braking can help to

reduce the damage and injury from

crashes with vehicles and obstacles

directly ahead, when a collision can

no longer be avoided either by

manual braking or by steering. Before

the active emergency braking

applies, the driver is warned by the

forward collision alert 3 182.
The feature uses various inputs (e.g.

radar sensor, brake pressure, vehicle

speed) to calculate the probability of

a frontal collision.
Active emergency braking operates

automatically above walking speed,

provided that Auto collision

preparation setting is not deactivated

in the vehicle personalisation menu

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The system includes:

● brake preparation system
● emergency automatic braking
● forward looking brake assist

9 Warning

This system is not intended to

replace the driver responsibility of

driving the vehicle and looking

ahead. Its function is limited to

supplemental use only. The driver

shall continue to apply the brake

pedal as the driving situation

dictates.

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Brake preparation system

When approaching a vehicle ahead

so quickly that a collision is likely, the

brake preparation system slightly

pressurises the brakes. This reduces

the response time, when a manual or

automatic braking is requested.
The brake system is prepared so that

braking can occur more rapidly.

Emergency automatic braking

After the brake preparation and just

before the imminent collision, this

function automatically applies limited

braking to reduce the impact speed of

the collision.

Forward looking brake assist

In addition to brake preparation

system and emergency automatic

braking, the forward looking brake

assist function makes the brake assist

more sensitive. In this way,

depressing the brake pedal slightly

results immediately in a strong

braking. This function helps the driver

brake quicker and stronger before the

imminent collision.

9

Warning

Active emergency braking is not

designed to apply strong

autonomous braking or to avoid

automatically a collision. It is

designed to reduce the vehicle

speed before collision. It may not

react on stopped vehicles,

pedestrians or animals. After a

sudden lane change, the system

needs a certain time to detect the

next preceding vehicle.
The complete attention of the

driver is always required while

driving. The driver shall always be

ready to take action and apply the

brakes and steer to avoid

collisions. The system is designed

to work with all occupants wearing

their seat belts.

System limitations

The active emergency braking has

limited or no function during rain,

snow or heavy dirt, as the radar

sensor can be covered by a water

film, dust, ice or snow. In case of

sensor blockage, clean the sensor

cover.
In some seldom cases the active

emergency braking system may

provide a short automatic braking in

situations that seem to be

unnecessary, for instance due to

traffic signs in a curve or due to

vehicles in another lane. This is

acceptable operation, the vehicle

does not need service. Firmly apply

the accelerator pedal to override the

automatic braking.

Settings

Settings can be changed in the

vehicle personalisation menu in the

Info-Display.
Select the relevant setting in

Settings in the Info-Display.
Vehicle personalisation 3 125.

Fault

In the event of a system service

requirement, a message is displayed

in the Driver Information Centre.

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If the system does not work as it

should, vehicle messages are

displayed in the Driver Information

Centre.
Vehicle messages 3 123.

Parking assist

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 of and

behind the vehicle. It informs and

warns the driver by giving 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 signal

for front obstacles sounds via the

front speakers, for rear obstacles it

sounds via the rear speakers.

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.

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 behind and in

front of the vehicle.

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Depending on which side of the

vehicle is closer to an obstacle, you

will hear acoustic warning signals on

the respective side of the vehicle. 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 3 117 or,

depending on the version, on the Info-

Display 3 121.

Rear obstacles are indicated

acoustically and visually at the same

time.
Front obstacles are indicated visually

first. At distances less than 80 cm an

acoustic signal also sounds.
The distance indication can be

inhibited by vehicle messages with a

higher priority. After dismissing the

message distance indication appears

again.

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.

Manual deactivation is also possible

by pressing the parking assist button

r.
When the system is deactivated

manually, the LED in the button

extinguishes and Park Assist Off

pops-up in the Driver Information

Centre.
After a manual deactivation, the front-

rear parking assist is activated again

if r is pressed or if reverse gear is

engaged.
The complete system can be

manually deactivated in the vehicle

personalisation menu in the

Info-Display. It remains deactivated

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during the ignition cycle or until

activation in personalisation menu

again. Vehicle personalisation 3 125.
When using the trailer hitch change

the configuration settings in the

vehicle personalisation menu in the

Info-Display. Vehicle personalisation

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 125.

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 3 123.

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

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

The parking assist system

automatically detects factory-fitted

towing equipment. It is deactivated

when the connector is plugged in.
It is possible that the sensor detects

a non-existing object (echo

disturbance) caused by external

acoustical or mechanic

disturbances.
Note

If engaging a forward gear and

exceeding a certain speed, the rear

parking assist will be deactivated

when the rear carrier system is

extended.
If engaging reverse gear first, the

parking assist will detect the rear

carrier system and provide a buzzing

sound. Press r briefly to

deactivate the parking assist.

Side blind spot alert

The side blind spot alert system

detects and reports objects on either

side of the vehicle, within a specified

"blind spot" zone. The system

displays a visual alert in each exterior

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mirror, when detecting objects that

may not be visible in the interior and

exterior mirrors.
The system's sensors are located in

the bumper on the left and right side

of the vehicle.

9 Warning

Side blind spot alert does not

replace driver vision.
The system does not detect:

● vehicles outside the side blind

zones which may be rapidly

approaching

● pedestrians, cyclists or animals

Before changing a lane, always

check all mirrors, look over the

shoulder and use the turn signal.

When the system detects a vehicle in

the side blind zone while driving

forward, either while passing a

vehicle or being passed, a yellow

warning symbol B will illuminate in

the relevant exterior mirror. If the

driver then activates the turn signal,

the warning symbol B starts flashing

yellow as a warning not to change

lanes.

Note

If the passing vehicle is at least

10 km/h faster than the passed

vehicle, the warning symbol B in the

relevant exterior mirror may not

illuminate.

Side blind spot alert is active from

speeds of 10 km/h up to 140 km/h.

Driving faster than 140 km/h

deactivates the system, indicated by

low lighting warning symbols B in

both exterior mirrors. Reducing the

speed again will extinguish the

warning symbols. If a vehicle is then

detected in the blind zone, the

warning symbols B will illuminate as

normal on the relevant side.
When the vehicle is started, both

exterior mirror displays will briefly

illuminate to indicate that the system

is operating.
The system can be activated or

deactivated in the Info-Display,

vehicle personalisation 3 125.
Deactivation is indicated by a

message in the Driver Information

Centre.

Detection zones

The detection zones start at the rear

bumper and extend approx.

three metres rearwards and to the

sides. The height of the zone is

approx. between half a metre and

two metres off the ground.
Side blind spot alert is designed to

ignore stationary objects, e.g.

guardrails, posts, curbs, walls and

beams. Parked vehicles or oncoming

vehicles are not detected.

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Fault

Occasional missed alerts can occur

under normal circumstances and will

increase in wet conditions.
Side blind spot alert does not operate

when the left or right corners of the

rear bumper are covered with mud,

dirt, snow, ice, slush, or in heavy

rainstorms. Cleaning instructions

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In the event of a fault in the system or

if the system does not work due to

temporary conditions, a message is

displayed in the Driver Information

Centre. Seek the assistance of a

workshop in case of a permanent

fault.

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 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 the vehicle by only

looking at the Info-Display and

check the surrounding area

behind and around the vehicle

before reversing.

Activation

Rear view camera is automatically

activated when reverse gear is

engaged.

Functionality

The camera is mounted in the tailgate

handle.

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Due to the high position of the

camera, the rear bumper can be seen

on the display as a guide to position.
The area displayed by the camera is

limited. The distance of the image that

appears on the display differs from

the actual distance.

Guiding lines

Dynamic guiding lines are horizontal

lines at one metre intervals projected

on the picture to define the distance

to displayed objects.

Trajectory lane of the vehicle is

shown in accordance with the

steering angle.

Warning symbols

Warning symbols are indicated as

triangles 9 on the picture which

shows 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 switched off when a

certain forward speed is exceeded or

if reverse gear is not engaged for

approx. 15 seconds. Rear view

camera can be manually deactivated

in the vehicle personalisation menu in

the Info-Display. Select the relevant

setting in Settings .
Vehicle personalisation 3 125.

Deactivation of guiding lines and

warning symbols

7'' R 4.0 IntelliLink Activation or

deactivation of the visual guiding lines

and the warning symbols can be

changed via touch buttons in the

lower zone of the display.
7'' Navi 950  Activation or deactivation

of the visual guiding lines and the

warning symbols can be changed in

the Settings menu in the

Info-Display. Select the relevant

setting in Settings, I Vehicle.
Info-Display 3 121.
Vehicle personalisation 3 125.

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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 area 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 tailgate is not closed

correctly.

● 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

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 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.

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Combinations of multiple signs in the

display are possible.

An exclamation mark in a frame

indicates that there is an additional

sign detected which is not recognised

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.

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

addon is available, a + symbol is

displayed in this area.

Choose ? via MENU and select

traffic sign assistant page with the

adjuster wheel on the turn signal lever

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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 popup alerts in the Driver

Information Centre.

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When traffic sign assistant page is

displayed, press SET/CLR on the turn

signal lever.

Select Alerts ON or Alerts OFF by

turning the adjuster wheel and press

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

eight 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 turn signal

lever.

Alternatively, SET/CLR can be

pressed for three 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.

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.

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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 traffic

signs (Wiener Übereinkommen

über Straßenverkehrszeichen).

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 signals.
● No brake pedal operation.
● No active accelerator operation

or speeding-up.

● No active steering.

If the driver is active, no warning will

be issued.

Activation