Opel COMBO Owner's Manual page 169

Caution
Use only when descending steep
grades while driving off-road. Do
not use when driving on normal
road surfaces. Unnecessary
usage of the DCS function, such
as while driving on normal roads,
may damage the brake system
and the ESC function.
Activation
Note
If hill descent control is active, active
emergency braking is automatically
deactivated.
The systems is only available for
slopes greater than 5%.
At speeds below approx. 50 km/h,
press ò. The system can also be
activated when the vehicle is
stationary with the engine running.
The control indicator ò in the
instrument cluster is illuminated in
green to show the system is
activated.
When the vehicles starts its descent,
the system controls the speed of the
vehicle; accelerator and brake pedals
can be released.
Driving and operating
● If the gearbox is in first or second
gear, the speed decreases and
the control indicator in the
instrument cluster flashes
rapidly.
● If the gearbox is in neutral or the
clutch pedal is released, the
speed decreases and the control
indicator in the instrument cluster
flashes slowly.
If the system is operating, the brake
lights automatically come on.
If the speed exceeds 30 km/h,
regulation is paused. The ò indicator
light in the instrument cluster changes
to grey. However, the LED of the ò
button is still illuminated. Regulation
is automatically resumed if the speed
falls below 30 km/h, the slope is
greater than 5% and the pedal
release conditions are met.
Deactivation
Press ò again until the LED in the
button extinguishes. The green
control indicator u in the instrument
cluster extinguishes, too.
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