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Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Cornering Brake Control (CBC)
D1. Cornering brake control makes the car easier to control in extreme situations, particularly
when braking sharply on a bend. It is particularly effective when carrying out emergency
procedures, such as avoiding a child’s ball that’s rolled out from the kerb. The system works
by sensing the different rotational speeds of the individual road wheels and co-ordinating
the level of braking pressure applied to each wheel. CBC is an integral part of new Astra’s
comprehensive ABS.
Electronic Stability Programme-plus (ESP-plus)
D2. ESP-plus provides enhanced yaw compensation during understeer or oversteer. It works by
monitoring the front and rear of the car and comparing their respective directions of travel with
the input through the steering wheel. If the vehicle starts to slide, ESP-plus applies corrective
braking to the appropriate wheel, or wheels, compensating for the slide and helping you regain
control more rapidly. ESP-plus offers additional safety in the form of two-way traction control,
which helps prevent the driving wheels from spinning, under acceleration, on slippery surfaces.
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Features explained
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
D4. Optional at extra cost on all models except
Expression and ES, TPMS monitors the tyre
pressure via sensors on the inner sides of the
valves and activates a warning display if there
is a loss of pressure.
Hill Start Assist (HSA)
D5. Hill Start Assist maintains the brake
pressure for a short period after the brake
pedal has been released when pulling away
on a gradient of 5% or more; this helps prevent
the vehicle from rolling back. The pressure
is released as soon as the driver presses
the accelerator and the car begins to move
forward.
Sight and Light Pack – consisting of:
Automatic lighting control
When the main lighting control is set to ‘Auto’ new Astra’s headlights switch on automatically
when you enter a tunnel or when darkness descends.
Rain-sensitive windscreen wipers
Activated by a sensor mounted in the rear-view mirror housing, the windscreen wipers switch
on automatically when they sense rain on the screen and adjust their wiping speed to suit the
prevailing conditions.
Electro-chromatic anti-dazzle
rear-view mirror
D3. At night, sensors integrated within the
internal rear-view mirror detect following
headlights and adjust the brilliance of the
refl ection to remove glare. To assist parking,
the mirror automatically returns to full
refl ectivity when reverse gear is selected.
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