Safety feature, I don’t think so!

[Ralph]

Yesterday my collision alarm sounded and for the first time I could see no reason at all for it. Usually you can see the problem before the alarm goes off. Having said that these transient alarms don’t bother me as I would normally ignore them anyway if it was something serious I think it would be a more persistent alarm or a permanent warning light

[orcadian]

Fixed our Jazz permanently today - great result!  Disconnected the battery, threw the keys over a nearby hedge and went out for a drive in the MG RV8 - even had to wind my own windows up and down and have an extra Weetabix to battle with the unpowered steering!

Seriously though, many thanks for the many useful replies regarding reducing sensitivity or switching off altogether - I had actually fallen asleep in the armchair whilst reading the manual, looking for solutions.

Ian