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The rear acoustic park assist system is integrated
in the rear of the vehicle and the rear view cam-
era is integrated in the rear lid
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page
108
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WARNING
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- The rear view camera has blind spots, in
which objects cannot be detected. Be espe-
cially careful to check for small ch ildren and
animals before back ing
up.
Small children
and animals
will
not a lways be detected by
the sensors.
General Information
App
lies
to
vehicles: with
parking
system (rear, with
rear
view
camera)
Fig.
112
Covered
area
(D
and
uncovered
area
@
of the
rear
view camera
0
0
Fig. 1 13
Trunk lid: Location of the
rear
view camera
Sensors in the bumper
Sensors are located in the rear bumpers
.
If
these
detect an obstacle, audible s ignals war
n
you. The
range at which the se nsors begin to measure is
a
pprox imately:
To the side
2 ft (0.60 m)
Center rear
5.2
ft
(1.60 m)
Distance warning when reversing sta rts when an
obstacle is detected in the range of the parking
Parking
Sys
tem
ass ist system. As the distance dec reases, the
time interva
l
between the audible tones becomes
shorter.
When
t
he distan ce is less than
1 ft
(0.30 m),
t
he
tone becomes cont inuous
.
At th is point you
shou ld stop backing up
.
If
t
he distance to an obstacle stays the same, the
volume of
t
he
dist
ance signal ch ime is gr adually
reduced after abo ut
4
seconds (does not affect
the continuous signal tone). Approaching anoth-
er obstacle w ill cause the distance s ignal to
sound again at the normal volume.
Rear view camera coverag
e
area
The MMI display shows the a rea cove red by the
rea
r
view camera
¢
fig.
112
@.
Objects that are
not in the area covered
@
are not shown on the
MMI display.
We recommend that you practice parking with
the rear view camera in a traffic-free location o
r
parking lot to become fami
liar
with the system,
the or ientat ion lines, and their function
.
When
doing t his, there shou ld be good light and weath-
er conditions.
In the MMI display, objects or vehicles appear
closer or further away if:
-
you a re dr iving in reve rse gear from a leve
l sur-
face onto an incline, or a downward slope,
-
you are dr iving in reve rse gear toward
protr
ud-
ing objects,
- t
he vehicle is car rying
t
oo m uch load in the
rear.
The accuracy of the orientat ion lines and bl ue
surfaces dim inishes if:
-
the rear view camera does not provide a reliab le
image, fo
r
example, in poor visib ility condi
t
ions
or if the lens is dirty,
-
the image on the screen is not visible due to
sun glare and reflect ion
.
Caring for the rear view camera
lens
The rear view camera is located above the rear li-
cense plate bracket. For the parking assist to op-
erate, the lens
¢
fig.
113 must be kept clean:
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107
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