System Operation - Vauxhall Ampera 2014 User Manual

124 Driving and operating

System operation

When the vehicle is shifted into R the
parking assist sensors are
automatically turned on. After the
vehicle is shifted out of R, the rear
parking assist is turned off and the
front parking assist stays on until the
vehicle is moving at a speed higher
than 5 mph. For front parking assist
system to be active again without
shifting into R, the park assist button
in the overhead console must be
pressed.
High-toned beeps from the front
speakers are emitted when objects
are detected near the front bumper.
Low-toned beeps from the rear
speakers are emitted when objects
are detected near the rear bumper.
The intervals between the beeps
become shorter as the vehicle gets
closer to the obstacle. When the
distance is less than 30 cm the
beeping is a continuous tone for
5 seconds.
Object detection on front and
rear
In general, if objects are detected at
the same time near both the front and
rear bumpers while backing up, the
beeps only sound to indicate that
objects are close to the rear bumper.
However, if an object appears within
a distance of 0.3 m of the front
bumper while the vehicle is backing
up and at the same time there is
another object within a distance
bigger than 0.3 m from the rear
bumper, the beeps will only indicate
the object that is closer to the front
bumper.
Activation and deactivation
Press r on the overhead console to
activate the system. The LED lights
up.
Press r again to deactivate the
system. The LED is turned off.
After the system has been
deactivated or when there is a
temporary condition causing the
system to be disabled, a message in
the Driver Information Centre (DIC) is
displayed briefly.
Ultrasonic parking assist is
reactivated each time the vehicle is
restarted.