Mini COUNTRYMAN 2018 Owner's Handbook Manual page 185

Overview
With front PDC: button in vehicle
Park Assistant button
Ultrasonic sensors
Ultrasonic sensors of the PDC,
for example in the bumpers.
Operating requirements
To ensure full functional capability:
– Do not cover sensors, for example by
stickers, bicycle rack.
– Keep the sensors clean and unobstruc-
ted.
Switching on/off
Switching on automatically
The system switches on automatically in the
following situations:
– If selector lever position R is engaged
while the engine is running.
The rearview camera also switches on.
– With front PDC equipment: if obstacles
behind or in front of the vehicle are de-
tected by PDC and the speed is slower
than approximately 4 km/h, approxi-
mately 2.5 mph.
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Driving comfort
With PDC at the front: automatic activation
for detected obstacles can be disabled. Us-
ing the on-board monitor:
1. "My MINI"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Parking"
4. "Automatic PDC activation": depending
on the equipment installed.
5. "Automatic PDC activation"
The setting is saved for the currently
used driver profile.
Automatic switching off when moving
forwards
The system switches off when a certain dis-
tance or speed is exceeded.
Switch the system back on if necessary.
With front PDC: switching on/off
manually
Press the Park Assistant button.
– On: the LED is illuminated.
– Off: the LED is extinguished.
The image from the rearview camera is
shown when reverse gear is engaged and
the Park Assistant button is pressed.
Warning
Acoustic signals
An intermittent sound respectively indi-
cates the position of an object as the vehicle
approaches it. For instance, if an object is
identified to the rear left of the vehicle, the
acoustic signal is emitted from the rear left
loudspeaker.
The shorter the distance to an object, the
shorter the intervals become.
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