Glossary of Technology and Innovations

ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
If a wheel begins to lock up during full braking, the ABS control unit automatically reduces braking pressure on the wheel-brake cylinder until wheel slip returns to normal.

Active Carbon Filter
In all models without air conditioning, the filter ensures that no harmful fumes reach the Corsa interior.

Active Head Restraints
This enhanced safety feature reduces the risk of whiplash in the event of rear-end collisions. Upon impact the upper part of the body presses against the lever system in the seat back, which triggers both the head restraint and the upper section of the seat back to move up and forward. It thereby cushions the head earlier in its backward movement.

AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting)
Steering-linked halogen headlamp system. In the Corsa, AFL consists of "dynamic curve light" and "static cornering light" functions. Depending on the steering wheel position and speed of travel, the curve light illuminates around bends. At speeds below 40 km/h, the static cornering light is also activated. Depending on turn signal and steering wheel position, it illuminates intersections and garage driveways to the right or left with the help of an additional reflector. This function is also activated when reversing.

ALC (Automatic Lighting Control)
In response to the readings received from two sensors in the front windshield, ALC automatically activates or deactivates the low beam headlamps. One sensor measures ambient brightness, while the other takes into account lighting conditions on the road ahead of the car, thus recognizing tunnels or bridges. Should both sensors register darkness (e.g. at night), the low beam headlamps are automatically switched on. If darkness is registered ahead of the car and brightness in the surrounding area (e.g. in a tunnel), the low beams are also activated. When both sensors again detect brightness, the headlamps are switched off following a brief time lag. If the forward light sensor measures brightness and the ambient area sensor darkness, this indicates a bridge or underpass and the headlamps remain deactivated.

Auto Lock
Re-locks the car automatically after five minutes if the doors accidentally remain unlocked after closing and are not reopened within five minutes. Can be programmed by driver as part of the ?Personalization system.

Brake Assist
This sub-function of the two-stage brake booster progressively generates maximum braking pressure when the brake pedal is pressed particularly quickly and firmly, thus reducing braking distance.

CAN Bus (Controller Area Network)
Network of a number of Databus systems with various transmission speeds.

CBC (Cornering Brake Control)
Optimizes braking distance and driving stability, also when braking in curves. When wheel sensors register different rpm right and left in a curve, braking force on inner wheels is already reduced when brake pressure is applied under the ABS limit. This creates torque that stabilizes the vehicle.

Crashbox
This element is located between the bumper cross members and the body. Due to its design and construction, the crashbox has energy-absorbing deformation properties that prevent costly damage to supporting components in the event of mild collisions. The bolted-on crashboxes can be replaced easily and inexpensively.

Databus
Various electrical and electronic components are connected by one common databus conductor. These series-connected modules are capable of recognizing commands specifically intended for them. Advantages: larger data volume, higher transmission speed, lower weight, greater reliability. (CAN Bus)

DDS (Deflation Detection System)
With the aid of signals from the ABS wheel speed sensors, a warning lamp tells the driver if the tire rolling circumference declines and the tire revolution speed rises in relation to the other wheels as the result of a loss of pressure.

Double-DIN Format
The clearly arranged control panel for the audio and infotainment systems is twice as large as a standard-sized unit. Advantages: easy-to-operate controls and more space for the integration of additional equipment such as a telephone and CD changer.

DTC (Drag Torque Control)
ABS function that prevents lock-up on driving wheels when clutch is engaged and during downshifting in curves.

"DualFloor" Double Load Floor
Provides a flat load floor at sill height that facilitates loading and unloading of heavy or bulky items such as beverage crates, as they can simply be slid into and out of the trunk. When the load floor is in this upper position, there is a separate storage space available underneath it. Alternatively, the "DualFloor" can also be lowered flat.

E-Gas
Electronically controlled throttle valve.

Easytronic
Further improved automated five-speed manual transmission.

Easy Entry Function
To ease entry for rear seat passengers (three-door model), front seats slide forward when seat backs are folded down and then return to their original position thanks to a memory function.

EBD (Electronic Brake Force Distribution)
ABS function which individually distributes brake pressure at each wheel to ensure optimum stopping distance.

ECC (Electronic Climate Control)
The driver need only set the desired temperature on this electronically regulated air conditioning system. The user-friendly system then regulates cooling capacity and air flow by itself. Assisted by a mathematical model and information from numerous sensors as well as highly complex software, the powerful Opel climate control processor calculates interior temperature developments and reacts, for example with cooler air, before the temperature in the car actually changes.

EPS (Electronic Power Steering)
This power steering system only consumes energy when the car is actually being steered, thus enabling a two to five percent reduction in consumption depending on the road profile.

ESP (Electronic Stability Program)
Newest generation driving stability system with selective brake application at up to four wheels.

EUC (Enhanced Understeering Control)
Further-developed ESP function that supports neutral cornering behavior. In an understeer situation, speed is first reduced by the throttle and then by braking at up to four wheels, ensuring stable cornering behavior.

"Flex-Fix" Integrated Rear Carrier
The "Flex-Fix" integrated rear carrier celebrates its world premiere in the Corsa. It stows away almost invisibly into the rear bumper and can easily be pulled out as needed to carry up to two bicycles. Even the required additional rear lights are stored in the drawer-like carrier and can be fitted quickly.

Follow-Me-Home Function
Headlamps continue to shine for 30 seconds after the vehicle has been turned off and exited to provide illumination.

GPS (Global Positioning System)
Geostationary system of 29 active satellites. With the help of GPS, the navigation system determines the current location of the car and calculates the route to the destination based on a digital map. This map is either on a CD-ROM or DVD.

Head Curtain Airbags
These latest-generation head curtain airbags provide additional protection for passengers in the front and rear on both sides of the vehicle. They deploy within 25 to 30 milliseconds, forming a curtain along the inner side of the car. In the event of a side collision they protect the heads of the passengers and, at the same time, reduce the risk of injury from glass splinters.

Heated Steering Wheel
At the push of a button, segments of the steering-wheel rim warm to a cozy 34 degrees Celsius.

HSA (Hill Start Assist)
This ESP-based system eases starting the car on an uphill gradient by preventing the car from rolling backwards without use of the handbrake. After releasing the brake pedal, pressure in the system is maintained for around 1.5 seconds, giving the driver enough time to select a gear and press the accelerator. As soon as the car moves forward, brake pressure is released. The same assistance is provided when reversing up a hill.

Hydroforming
Forming technology: production of hollow body components made of steel using very high water pressure. Advantages: improvement in quality, reduction in weight. Use in Corsa: front subframe.

MP3 Player
MP3 stands for "Motion Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3", a process which permits the compressed storage of audio data without negatively affecting the sound. Thanks to the high level of compression, a full ten hours of music instead of the usual 70 minutes can fit onto a CD-ROM.

Park Pilot
This parking aid employs ultrasonic sensors located in the Corsa's rear bumper to alert the driver with an audible warning signal if there is an object in the car's path. The sensors send out and receive sound waves, calculate the distance to the object and then emit an acoustic warning signal if clearance falls below a predetermined distance. The system also automatically allows for a trailer hitch should one be mounted to the car.

Personalization
Up to five different drivers can save their individual settings for the infotainment system, electronic climate control and on-board electronics, and activate them via the car key.

Piano Lacquer Finish
Piano-lacquer finish is used in selected equipment variants on the center console with a matching finish on the steering wheel spokes and large, round air-conditioning vent rings.

PRS (Pedal Release System)
The brake and clutch pedals automatically decouple from their mountings at a particular level of impact to protect the driver's feet and lower legs.

PWM (Pulse Width Modulators)
Light bulb-saving electronic circuit. Thanks to PWM, the bulbs' critical rated voltage can no longer be exceeded. The trick is using a breaker-triggered circuit, which cuts off the voltage to the lamps for an extremely short period.

Quickheat
Innovative heating system in which an electric auxiliary heater prevents the windshield from fogging up and speeds up interior warming. It activates automatically when the "maximum heating" setting is selected due to low outside and engine coolant temperatures.

RDS Radio (Radio Data System)
Radios equipped with this decoder receive digital information such as the name of the current program or traffic messages. All Corsa Infotainment systems come equipped with RDS.

Run-Flat Tires
The Corsa is optionally available with 195/55 R 16 tires with run-flat capability which have a self-supporting, reinforced sidewall. This design ensures the tire retains restricted operation even when completely flat, at which point the Corsa can still travel up to 80 kilometers at a maximum speed of 80 km/h. Run-flat tires come with DDS.

SAFETEC Safety System
Comprehensive protection system in the new Corsa which consists of all active and passive safety features. The active side is the chassis with Cornering Brake Control CBC as well as ABS and Brake Assist. The foundation of the passive safety program consists of a high-strength safety body with crashboxes and three defined energy-absorbing load paths. Passenger protection is supplemented by a number of features, including decoupling safety pedals (PRS), front airbags, Thorax/Pelvis Side Airbags, front and rear ?Head Curtain Airbags (from Edition model), three-point safety belts for all seats, as well as visual and acoustic seat belt warning signals for driver's seat.

Service Interval Indicator
A control unit that calculates when a car next needs to be serviced. The information is indicated to the driver in the instrument panel display.

SLS (Straight-Line Stability) control
ABS function that prevents vehicle from skidding left or right, especially on uneven road surfaces.

Speed Lock
Automatically locks all doors at speeds exceeding 12 km/h (the trunk at 6 km/h) and can be activated via the Personalization system.

TCPlus (Traction Control Plus)
Ensures that propulsion power is transferred with minimal tire slip. If one of the car's drive wheels is on solid and the other on slippery ground, one wheel will tend toward wheelspin when driving off. TCPlus automatically brakes the wheel with traction problems until the second drive wheel can transfer enough torque to drive off.

Thorax/Pelvis Side Airbags
Installed in the backs of the front seats, these voluminous and form-optimized side airbags with two air chambers protect both the upper body and the pelvic area.

Torsion Beam Rear Axle
Rear axle construction of the Corsa is enhanced to combine the advantages of conventional twist-beam axles like minimal space requirements, low weight and high camber thrust rate with the ability to exactly tune to very specific requirements of various models within one car line.

TWINPORT
Intelligent fuel-saving technology from Opel for four-valve gasoline engines with displacements of up to 1.6 liters. It employs variable intake control via a throttle valve in one of the two intake ports for each cylinder and uses high rates of exhaust gas recirculation to reduce fuel consumption by as much as 10 percent under everyday driving conditions. While at partial load up to 25 percent of the cylinder charge is made up of previously burnt exhaust gas which is delivered through an additional line, power generation and fuel efficiency are completely retained at full load, and can even be improved. In the new Corsa: 1.0 TWINPORT ECOTEC (44 kW/60 hp), 1.2 TWINPORT ECOTEC (59 kW/80 hp) and 1.4 TWINPORT ECOTEC (66 kW/90 hp).

Variable Progressive Power Steering
Steering system reserved for the sport version of the new Corsa. Delivers a remarkably direct response during straight-ahead driving and small steering movements. This system is set at the ratio of 13:1 in the straight-ahead position, with steering becoming more direct as the turning angle increases ? at an angle of 90 degrees, the ratio is 12:1 to give a pronounced sports car feel. Thanks to variable progression, as the turning angle increases, so does the steering ratio, which facilitates maneuvering and parking.

Rain and light Sensors
Automatic activation of windscreen wipers as required. Combined with automatic dipping of electricchromatic interior rear view mirror and automatic activation of dipped headlights when condition demand.

Over Speed Warning
In case of exceeding a certain speed limit ( preset by the driver ) an acoustical warning is given. This feature helps to prevent costly penalties. The settings can be personalized and stored on the respective car key/ transponder. Standard on all Corsas.

Adaptive Brake Light
At speeds of more than 30 km/h, under ABS intervention, the illuminated brake lights blink 5 times per second to provide increased warning to drivers of following vehicles. In case of belt pretensioners or airbags activation the hazard lights are switched on automatically.

Passenger Airbag Deactivation
To make the safe use of a child's seat on the co-driver's side possible, the passenger airbag can be deactivated. All Corsa feature ISOFIX child's seat attachment as standard on front passenger and back seats.

Power windows and heated rear view mirrors Front power-operated windows (with anti-pinch protection and one touch facility ). Also power operated mirrors which are also heated.

Solar Reflect Windscreen
A multi layered, exreamly thin metal coating between the glass layers of the windscreen reduces solar radiation in the interior by 50%, helping to maintain a pleasant interior temperature, Ideal for HOT temperate countries.

Cruise Control
Allows constant speed over long distances for more relaxed and economical driving. Activation is displayed in the dashboard instrument panel.

Panorama Sunroof
A bright "open air" feeling is created by this extra wide, power operated glass sunroof. With cleverly designed aerodynamics, including a built in wind deflector, and two-chamber noise insulation.

Mobile phone Portal with Bluetooth and voice control
All important phone functions can be operated by the steering wheel controls, infotainment dashboard or voice commands. The operation status is automatically shown in the dashboard display ( GID or CID ), and the cd/radio sound is muted during calls. The connection to the external antenna is shielded to protect against radiation exposure. Another plus: whenever the mobile phone is docked is the cradle its battery is automatically charged.