Mini COUNTRYMAN Owner's Manual page 211

System limits
Safety information
Warning
The system is designed to operate in cer-
tain conditions and circumstances. Due to
conditions or other factors, the system
may not respond. There may be a risk of
accident or risk of damage to property. Ac-
tively intervene as warranted. Refer to the
information in this Owner's Manual re-
garding the scope of the system's opera-
tion and limitations.
No parking assistance
The Automatic Parking Assistant does not
offer assistance in the following situations:
– In tight curves.
Functional limitations
The system may be limited in the following
situations:
– On bumpy road surfaces such as gravel
roads.
– On slippery ground.
– With accumulations of leaves/snow in
the parking space.
– With a mounted emergency wheel.
– With ditches or edges, for instance an
edge of a port.
Limits of ultrasonic measurement
The detection of objects with ultrasonic
measurements can run into physical limits,
for instance under the following conditions:
– For small children and animals.
– For persons with certain clothing, for in-
stance jacket.
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– With external fault of the ultrasound, for
instance from passing vehicles or loud
machines.
– When sensors are dirty, iced over, dam-
aged or out of position.
– If cargo protrudes.
– Under certain weather conditions such
as high moisture, wet conditions, snow-
fall, extreme heat, or strong wind.
– With tow bars and trailer couplings of
other vehicles.
– With thin or wedge-shaped objects.
– With moving objects.
– With elevated, protruding objects such
as ledges or cargo.
– With objects with corners and sharp
edges.
– With objects with a fine surface struc-
ture such as fences.
– For objects with porous surfaces.
– Low objects already displayed, for in-
stance curbs, can move into the blind
area of the sensors before or after a con-
tinuous tone sounds.
– The parking assistant may identify park-
ing spaces that are not suitable for park-
ing.
Tire size
The parking position may vary depending
on the tire size.
Malfunction
A Check Control message is displayed.
The Automatic Parking Assistant has mal-
functioned. Have the system checked by a
dealer's service center or another qualified
service center or repair shop.
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