Starting&Driving
ParkingAid
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UltrasonicSensorParkingAid
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Thepurposeoftheparkingaidsystemisto
assistthedriverduringreversing!Thesensors
maynotbeabletodetectcertaintypes
ofobstruction,e.g.narrowpostsorsmall
objectsnomorethanafewincheswide,
smallobjectsclosetotheground,objects
abovethebootlidandsomeobjectswith
nonreectivesurfaces.
Keepthesensorsfreefromdirt,iceandsnow.
Ifdepositsbuilduponthesurfaceofthe
sensors,theirperformancemaybeimpaired.
Whenwashingthecar,avoidaiminghigh
pressurewaterjetsdirectlyatthesensors
fromcloserange.
RearParkingAid
Theultrasonicsensorsontherearbumpermonitorthe
areabehindthevehicletosearchforobstacles.Ifan
obstacleisdetected,thesystemwillcalculateitsdistance
fromtherearofthevehicleandcommunicatesthemessage
tothedriverbysoundingwarningchimes.
ParkingAidOperation
RearParkingAid
WhentheignitionswitchisinpositionON/RUN/START ,
therearparkingaidisenabledautomaticallywhenreverse
gearisselected,anditisswitchedoffassoonasreverse
gearisdisengaged.Ashortbeepisgivenbytheparkingaid
appr.1secondafterselectingthereversegeartoindicate
thatthesystemisoperatingnormally.Ifanobstacleis
detectedattherear,thesystemwillpromptthedriverwith
warningalarms.
Note:Ifalonger,higherpitchedwarningalarmis
emitted(forapproximate3seconds)whenreverse
gearisselected,thisindicatesafaultinthesystem.
SeekassistancefromyourMGAuthorisedRepairer.
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