Opel ASTRA K 2015 Owner's Manual page 185

9 Warning
The Driver accepts full
responsibility to drive with the
appropriate following distance
based on traffic, weather, visibility
and regional regulation. Following
distance must be adjusted or the
system switched off when required
by the prevailing conditions.
Detecting the vehicle ahead
The green illuminated vehicle ahead
control indicator A is displayed when
the system detects a vehicle in the
driving path. The range of the sensors
is between 25 and 150 m depending
on vehicle speed.
Forward collision alert 3 187.
If this symbol does not display, or
displays briefly, adaptive cruise
control will not respond to vehicles
ahead.
Deactivation of the functionality
Adaptive cruise control is deactivated
by the driver when:
● y is pressed.
● Brake pedal is applied.
● Clutch pedal is depressed for
more than four seconds.
● Selector lever of automatic
transmission is moved to N.
The system is also automatically
deactivated when:
● Vehicle speed accelerates above
190 km/h or slows down below
55 km/h. Vehicles with automatic
transmission slows down to a
stop without deactivating within
5 minutes.
● The Traction Control system is
deactivated or operating.
● The Electronic Stability Control is
deactivated or operating.
Driving and operating
● There is no traffic and nothing
detected on the road sides for
approx. 1 minute. In this case
there are no radar echoes and
the sensor may report that it is
blocked.
● The active emergency braking
system is applying the brakes.
● Driving on steep inclines.
● The radar sensor is blocked by
an ice or water film.
● A fault is detected in the radar,
camera, engine or brake system.
● The brakes need to cool down.
Additionally, the system is
automatically deactivated on vehicles
with automatic transmission (full
speed range adaptive cruise control)
when:
● The incline uphill or downhill is
greater than 20%.
● The electric parking brake is
applied.
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