Ultrasonic Parking Assist - Vauxhall Ampera Owner's Manual

124 Driving and operating
Following distance
indication
The following distance indication
displays the distance to a moving
vehicle in front, when a vehicle is
detected ahead at speeds over
25 mph.
When a preceding vehicle is detected
ahead, the distance is indicated in
seconds, displayed on a page in the
Driver Information Centre (DIC)
3 73. The minimum distance is
0.5 seconds away. If there is no
vehicle ahead, or the vehicle ahead is
out of range, dashes will be
displayed.

Ultrasonic parking assist

The ultrasonic parking assist makes
parking easier by measuring the
distance between the vehicle and
obstacles, and giving acoustic
signals. It is the driver, however, who
bears full responsibility for the parking
manoeuvre.
Ultrasonic parking assist operates at
speeds lower than 5 mph. The
sensors on the front and rear bumper
detect objects up to 1.2 m in front of
the vehicle, 2.5 m behind the vehicle
and at least 25 cm off the ground.
System operation
When the vehicle is shifted into R the
front and rear sensors are
automatically turned on. After the
vehicle is shifted out of R, the rear
sensors are turned off and the front
sensors stay on until the vehicle is
moving at a speed higher than
5 mph. For the front park assist
system to be active again without