Vauxhall CORSA Owner's Manual page 215

● forward collision alert
● front pedestrian protection
Brake preparation system
When approaching a vehicle ahead
or a pedestrian so quickly that a
collision is likely, the brake
preparation system slightly
pressurises the brakes. This reduces
the response time, when braking is
requested.
The pressurisation of the brakes may
produce a noise in the brake system.
Emergency automatic braking
After activation of brake preparation
system and just before the imminent
collision, this function automatically
applies braking to reduce the impact
speed of the collision or prohibit a
crash.
If active emergency braking is
applied, m flashes in the Driver
Information Centre. If active
emergency braking is finished, m
flashes for a few seconds. During this
time, active emergency braking
cannot be applied if there is a risk of
a further collision.
Forward collision alert 3 210.
Front pedestrian protection 3 215.
Depending on version, below a speed
of 19 mph or 31 mph, emergency
automatic braking may slow down the
vehicle to a complete stop. If the
speed exceeds this limit, emergency
automatic braking reduces the speed.
However, the driver must apply the
brake to come to a complete stop.
● Automatic transmission: If the
vehicle comes to a complete
stop, automatic braking is
maintained for a certain time.
Keep the brake pedal depressed
to prevent the vehicle from
starting off again.
● Manual transmission: If the
vehicle comes to a complete
stop, the engine may stall. Keep
the brake pedal depressed to
prevent the vehicle from rolling
away.
Driving and operating
Cruise control and adaptive cruise
control will be deactivated when an
emergency automatic braking occurs.
In some cases, the active emergency
braking system may provide an
automatic braking in situations that
seem to be unnecessary. Firmly apply
the accelerator pedal or firmly turn the
steering wheel to override the
automatic braking if the situation and
the surroundings permit.
9 Warning
Do not rely on the system to brake
the vehicle. Emergency automatic
braking is only applied just before
the collision and it will not brake
outside of its operating speed
range. It only responds to detected
vehicles and pedestrians. For
vehicles equipped with camera
and radar, it also responds to
detected cyclists.
Antilock brake system 3 193.
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