PARKING AIDS
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Driving - 253
Operation
The screen
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showsthevehiclesur
roundings, accompanied by beeps.
Depending on the equipment, it may
be necessary to travel a few metres
before the side detection is activated.
If all areas have a grey background,
the whole area around the vehicle is
being monitored:
– display
A
:analysisofvehiclesur
roundings in progress;
– display
B
:analysisofvehiclesur
roundings complete.
Obstacle detection
Thesystemisabletodetectmostob
stacleslocatedneartherearand,de
pending on the equipment, near the
front and sides of the vehicle.
Theaudiblesignalfrequencywillin
crease as the vehicle approaches on
obstacle, until it becomes a solid beep
at approximately 20 cm for an obstacle
detectedonthesidesandapproxi
mately 30 cm for an obstacle detected
to the front or rear.
The area where the obstacle has been
detected is displayed (display
C
).De
pendingonthevehicle,theareaisdis
playedingreen,orange(oryellowde
pendingonthevehicle)orred,de
pendingontheproximityofthedetect
ed obstacle.
In the event of a change in
trajectoryduringamanoeu
vre, the risk of collision with
an obstacle may be signalled late.
Special case of obstacles detected
on the side
Depending on the direction of the
wheels,thesystemdeterminesthetra
jectory of the vehicle and notifies the
driverifthereisariskornotofacolli
sion with an obstacle
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to the side of
the vehicle.
If a side obstacle is detected:
– the beeps become faster and then
sound continuously as the obstacle