Skoda Superb Owner's Manual page 123

122 Starting-off and Driving
Activating
The parking aid is activated automatically when reverse gear is engaged and the
ignition is turned on. This is confirmed by a brief audible signal.
Deactivating
The parking aid is deactivated by removing the reverse gear.
WARNING

The parking aid is not a substitute for the driver paying proper attention and
it is always the driver's responsibility to take care when parking the vehicle or
carrying out similar manoeuvres.

You should therefore satisfy yourself, before reversing, that there is no small
obstacle, such as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar etc., behind your vehicle. Such
an obstacle might not be within the range detected by the sensors.

Under certain circumstances, surfaces of certain objects and types of
clothing cannot reflect the signal of the parking aid. Thus, these objects or
people who wear such clothing are not recognised by the sensors of the parking
aid.
Note

The parking aid does not operate if you are towing a trailer (applies to models
which feature a factory-fitted towing device).

If a warning signal sounds for about 3 seconds after switching the ignition on
and engaging reverse gear, and there is no obstacle close to your car, this indicates
a system fault. Have the fault rectified by a specialist workshop.

The sensors must be kept clean and free of ice to enable the parking aid to
operate properly.
Front and rear parking aid
The parking aid provides a warning of obstacles in front and behind
the vehicle.
Fig. 134 Activating the parking aid/parking aid: Detection range of the front sensors
The audible parking aid determines the distance between the front or rear bumper
and an obstacle with the aid of ultrasound sensors. The sensors are integrated in
the front and rear bumper. The signal tones for the front parking aid sound higher
as standard than for the rear parking aid. The tones of the parking aid can be
adapted in the menu of the Information display  page 24.
Range of sensors
The distance warning begins at a distance of about 120 cm from the obstacle in
A  fig.
front of the vehicle (area 134) and about 160 cm from the obstacle behind
A
the vehicle (area A ). The interval between the warning signals becomes shorter as
A
the clearance is reduced.
A continuous tone sounds from a distance of approx. 30 cm (area
From this moment on do not continue driving! If the vehicle is equipped with a
factory-fitted towing device, the indication threshold of the danger area starts -
continuous tone - 5 cm further behind the vehicle. The vehicle can be extended
through an installed detachable towing device.
On vehicles equipped with a factory-fitted radio or radio navigation system, the
distance to the obstruction is shown graphically in the display. On vehicles with a
factory-fitted towing device, the rear sensors are deactivated when towing a trailer.
The driver is informed about this by a graphic display (vehicle towing a trailer) in the
radio or the radio navigation display. The factory-fitted car stereo or radio naviga-
tion system can be set so that the play function volume decreases when activating
the parking aid, see Owner's Manual radio or radio navigation system. This improves
the audibility of the parking aid.
A
) - danger area.
B