Opel Meriva Owner's Manual page 152

150 Driving and operating
The system consists of four ultrasonic
parking sensors in the rear bumper. If
the vehicle is equipped with a front
parking assist, the system consists of
four additional ultrasonic parking
sensors in the front bumper.
Control indicator r 3 97.
Activation
When reverse gear is engaged, the
system is activated automatically.
The front parking assist can also be
activated at a low speed by pressing
the r button.
An illuminated LED in the parking
assist button indicates that the
system is ready to operate.
Indication
An obstacle is indicated by a buzzing
sound. The interval between the
sounds becomes shorter as the
vehicle gets closer to the obstacle.
When the distance is less than
30 cm, the buzzing is continuous.
Deactivation
Deactivate the system by pressing
the r button.
The LED in the button extinguishes
and Park Assist Off will be displayed
in the Driver Information Centre.
The system is deactivated
automatically when exceeding a
certain speed.
If the r button is pressed once
within an ignition cycle, the front
parking assist is always reactivated
when the vehicle speed goes below a
certain value.
Fault
In the event of a fault in the system,
r illuminates or a vehicle message
is displayed in the Driver Information
Centre.
Additionally, r illuminates or a
vehicle message is displayed in the
Driver Information Centre if a
malfunction of the system due to
temporary conditions like snow
covered sensors is detected.
Vehicle messages 3 104.
Important hints for using the
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 has to be paid to
low obstacles which can damage
the lower part of the bumper. If