2017.5 OPEL AMPERA E cruise control

Driving and operating165Switching on
Press m; control indicator m in
instrument cluster illuminates white.
Press m again to deactivate cruise
control.
Activation
Accelerate to the desired speed and
press SET/-, the current speed is
stored and maintained. The desired set speed briefly appears in the
instrument cluster. Accelerator pedal
can be released.
Vehicle speed can be increased by depressing the accelerator pedal. When the accelerator pedal is
released, the previously stored speed
is resumed.
Control indicator m 3 82.
Increase speed
With cruise control active, press
RES/+ until the desired speed is
reached or press RES/+ repeatedly:
speed is increased in small increments.
Reduce speed With cruise control active, pressSET/- until the desired speed is
reached or press SET/- repeatedly:
speed is decreased in small
increments.
Resume speed
If the cruise control is set at a desired speed and then the brakes are
applied, the cruise control is
disengaged without erasing the set
speed from memory. Once the
vehicle speed is approx. 25 km/h or
higher, press RES/+. The vehicle
returns to the previously set speed.
Deactivation Press y; control indicator m in
instrument cluster illuminates white.Cruise control is deactivated, but not
switched off. Last stored speed
remains in memory for later speed
resume.
Automatic deactivation: ● Vehicle speed is below approx. 25 km/h.
● The brake pedal is depressed.
● The shift lever is in N.
● The Traction Control system or Electronic Stability Control is
operating.
Switching off
Press m, control indicator m in
instrument cluster extinguishes. The stored speed is deleted.
Speed limiter
The speed limiter prevents the
vehicle exceeding a preset maximum
speed.
The maximum speed can be set at
speeds above 25 km/h.

166Driving and operatingThe driver can only accelerate up to
the preset speed. Deviations from the
limited speed may occur when driving downhill.
The preset speed limit is displayed in
the Driver Information Centre when
the system is active.
Activation
Press L.
If cruise control has been activated
beforehand, it is switched off when
speed limiter is activated and the
control indicator m extinguishes.
Set speed limit
Accelerate to the desired speed and
briefly press SET/-: the current speed
is stored as maximum speed.
Speed limit is displayed in the Driver
Information Centre.
Change speed limit
With speed limiter active, press
RES/+ to increase or SET/- to
decrease the desired maximum
speed.
Exceeding the speed limit
When exceeding the limited speed
without driver input, the speed will
flash in the Driver Information Centre
and a chime sounds during this
period.
In the event of an emergency, it is
possible to exceed the speed limit by
depressing the accelerator pedal
firmly nearly to the final point. In this
case no chime sounds.
Release the accelerator pedal and
the speed limiter function is
reactivated once a speed lower than
the limit speed is obtained.
Deactivation The limited speed will be stored andis indicated in brackets in the Driver
Information Centre. Additionally, a
corresponding message appears.
Speed limiter is deactivated, but not
switched off. Last stored speed
remains in memory for later speed
resume.

Driving and operating167Resume limit speedPress RES/+ . The stored speed limit
will be obtained.
Switching off
Press L, the speed limit indication
extinguishes in the Driver Information Centre. The stored speed is deleted.
By pressing m to activate cruise
control or adaptive cruise control,
speed limiter is also deactivated and
the stored speed is deleted.
By switching off the vehicle, speed
limiter is also deactivated, but the
speed limit will be stored for next
speed limiter activation.
Forward collision alert
The forward collision alert may help to avoid or reduce the harm caused by
front-end crashes.
The forward collision alert uses the
front camera system in the
windscreen to detect a vehicle
directly ahead, in your path, within a
distance of approx. 60 metres.
A vehicle ahead is indicated by the
control indicator A.
If a vehicle directly ahead is
approached too quickly, a warning
chime is sounded.
Additionally, the driver is notified by a flashing red LED stripe which is
projected on the windscreen in the
driver's field of view.
A precondition is that forward collision
alert is not deactivated in the vehicle
personalisation 3 92.
Activation
Forward collision alert operates
automatically above 8 km/h, if it is not deactivated in the vehicle
personalisation menu.
Alerting the driver
The vehicle ahead control indicator
A illuminates green in the instrument
cluster when the system has detected
a vehicle in the driving path.
The control indicator A changes to
yellow when the distance to a
preceding moving vehicle gets too
small or when approaching another
vehicle too rapidly.Caution
The colour lighting of this control
indicator does not correspond to
local traffic laws on following
distance. The driver bears full
responsibility for maintaining safe
following distance according to
applicable traffic rules, weather
and road conditions etc. at all
times.
When the time to a potential collision
with a vehicle in front gets too small
and a collision is imminent, the driver
is notified by a flashing red LED stripe which is projected on the windscreen
in the driver's field of view.

Driving and operating1739Danger
Front pedestrian braking does not
provide an alert or automatically
brake the vehicle, unless it detects
a pedestrian.
The system may not detect
pedestrians, including children,
when the pedestrian is not directly ahead, not fully visible, not
standing upright, or when part of a
group.
Front pedestrian protection includes:
● detecting front pedestrian ahead● front pedestrian alert
● automatic braking
Pedestrian detected ahead
A pedestrian ahead is indicated up to
a distance of approximately
40 metres by control indicator 7 in the
instrument cluster.
Front pedestrian alert
When the vehicle approaches a
detected pedestrian ahead too
rapidly, a red flashing LED alert is projected onto the windscreen in the
driver's field of view and a warning
chime is sounded. The brake system
may prepare for driver braking to
occur more rapidly which can cause a
brief, mild deceleration. Continue to
apply the brake pedal as required.
Cruise control may be disengaged
when the front pedestrian alert
occurs.
Automatic braking If a crash into a pedestrian directly
ahead is imminent and the brakes
have not been applied, automatic
braking may automatically brake moderately or brake hard. This can
help to avoid some very low speed
pedestrian crashes or reduce
pedestrian injury.
Automatic braking levels may be
reduced under certain conditions, such as higher speeds.
If this happens, automatic braking
may engage the electric parking
brake to hold the vehicle at a stop.
Release the electric parking brake. A
firm press of the accelerator pedal will also release automatic braking and
the electric parking brake 3 159.
This system includes intelligent brake
assist, and the emergency automatic
braking system may also respond to
pedestrians. Active emergency
braking 3 169.

257Initiating a phone call..............137
Ring tone ................................. 137
Call history .................................. 137
Car wash mode .......................... 155
Central locking system ................20
Centre console storage ...............59
Changing tyre and wheel size ...235
Charge cord ................................ 205
Charge limit selection .................197
Charge mode selection ..............197
Charge rate selection .................197
Charging ..................................... 193
Charging override .......................197
Charging status .......................... 204
Charging system .......................... 79
Child locks ................................... 26
Child restraint installation locations ................................... 54
Child restraints.............................. 52
Child restraint systems ................52
Climate control ............................. 13
Clock............................................. 69
Collision damage repair ..............251
Control elements Infotainment system ................108
Steering wheel ........................ 108
Control elements overview .........108
Control indicators.......................... 78
Control of the vehicle .................149
Controls ........................................ 66Convex shape .............................. 31
Coolant ....................................... 214
Coolant and antifreeze ...............244
Cooling system ........................... 214
Cruise control ...................... 82, 164
Cupholders .................................. 58
Curtain airbag system .................. 50
D DAB ............................................ 124
Danger, Warnings and Cautions ...2
Daytime running lights ...............102
Declaration of conformity ............251
Delayed locking ............................ 25
Digital audio broadcasting ..........124
Directional tyres .......................... 230
Displaying pictures .....................130
Display settings ..................130, 131
Door open .................................... 83
Doors ............................................ 28
Drive modes ............................... 154
Driver assistance systems ..........164
Driver Information Centre .............83
Driving economically................... 148
Driving efficiency gauge ...............75
Driving hints ........................ 148, 149
E Electric adjustment ......................31
Electrical requirements ...............208
Electrical system......................... 222Electrical system overload .........222
Electric drive unit ..................14, 155
Electric parking brake ...........80, 159
Electric parking brake fault ...........80
Electric rate schedule .................197
Electric vehicle operation modes 154
Electronic climate control system 142
Electronic key system ...................19
Electronic Stability Control.......... 163
Electronic Stability Control and Traction Control system ............81
Electronic Stability Control off....... 81
Emergency call ........................... 136
Engine compartment fuse box ...224
Entry lighting .............................. 104
Event data recorders ..................254
Exit lighting ................................ 104
Exterior care .............................. 240
Exterior light ................................. 82
Exterior lighting ......................10, 99
Exterior mirrors ............................. 31
F
File formats Audio files................................ 126
Movie files ............................... 126
Picture files.............................. 126
First aid kit ................................... 62
Fixed air vents ........................... 146
Folding mirrors ............................. 32