Opel Grandland X Owner's Manual page 186

184 Driving and operating
mirror, when detecting objects that
may not be visible in the interior and
exterior mirrors.
Side blind spot alert uses some of the
advanced parking assist sensors
which are located in the front and rear
bumper on both sides 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.
Activation
7'' Colour-Info-Display: select Blind
spot monitoring on the homepage of
the touch screen and activate the
function.
8'' Colour-Info-Display: press Í.
Select Driving functions on the touch
screen and then Blind spot
monitoring. Activate the function.
B illuminates continously green in the
instrument cluster to confirm the
function.
Functionality
When the system detects a vehicle in
the side blind zone while driving
forwards, a round LED will illuminate
in the relevant exterior mirror.
The LED comes on immediately when
being passed.
The LED comes on after a delay when
passing another vehicle slowly.
Operation conditions
The following conditions must be
fullfilled for proper operation:
● All vehicles are moving in the
same direction and in adjacent
lanes.
● The speed of your vehicle is
between 12 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.