Starting&Driving
ParkingAid
UltrasonicSensorParkingAid
Thepurposeoftheparkingaidistoassistthe
driverduringreversing!Thesensorsmaynot
beabletodetectcertaintypesofobstruction,
e.g.narrowpostsorsmallobjectsnomore
thanafewincheswide,smallobjectscloseto
theground,objectsabovethetailgateand
someobjectswithnonreectivesurfaces.
Keepthesensorsfreefromdirt,iceandsnow.
Ifdepositsbuilduponthesurfaceofthe
sensors,theirperformancemaybeimpaired.
Whenwashingthecar,avoidaiminghigh
pressurewaterjetsdirectlyatthesensors
fromcloserange.
RearParkingAid
Fourultrasonicsensors,situatedintherearbumper ,scan
theareabehindthecarsearchingforobstructions.Ifan
obstructionisdetected,thesystemcalculatesitsdistance
fromtherearofthecarandcommunicatesthisinformation
tothedriverbysoundwarningchimes.
ParkingAidOperation
WhentheignitionswitchisinpositionON,therear
parkingaidisenabledautomaticallywhenreversegear
isselected,itisswitchedoffassoonasreversegearis
disengaged.Ashortbeepisgivenbytheparkingaidwithin
1secondafterselectingreversegeartoindicatethatthe
systemisoperatingnormally.
Note:Ifalonger,higherpitchedsoundisemittedfor
3secondswhenreversegearisselected,thisindicates
afaultinthesystem.Inthiscase,seekassistancefrom
yourMGAuthorisedRepairer.
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