Parking Distance Sensors 3 - Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

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Parking distance senso rs
The p arking dista nce sensors m ake
parking easier by measuring the distance
between the vehicle a nd any obstacles to
the front and rear and giv ing an acoustic
signa l in the passenger' s com partment.
The system record s the distance using four
sensors in both the front and rear
panelling.
To act ivat e
The p arking dista nce sensors ac tiv ate
automatically when the ignition is sw itc hed
on and a forward gear or reverse is
enga ged and the handbrak e is released.
The acoustic signal m ay d iffer depending
on the type of object detected.
If the vehicle a pproaches an obstacle w hen
in a forward gear or while reversing, a
series of signals can b e heard in the v ehicle
interior. The interva l between the sig nals
becomes shorter a s the dista nc e is
reduced. If the distance is less than 30 c m,
the signa l will be continuous.
Under certain circumstances, v arious
reflective surfaces on objects or c lothing
as well as ex ternal noise sources may
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cause the system to fail to d etec t
obstacles.
The parking distanc e sensors m ay not
rec og nise sharp objects, thick clothes or
spong e-like materia ls w hich ab sorb the
frequency.
If the sensors are damaged or covered
with snow, dirt or ice, the parking
distance sensors may not ac tiv ate.
For these reasons, care must be taken
when reversing even if the parking
distance sensors are operational. This is
of particular importance when in the
vicinity of p edestrians.
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Warning
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To deact ivat e
The sy stem deactivates automatically
when in neutral (automatic transm ission 3
in N or P) with the handbrake applied.
When the vehicle sp eed is greater than
3 mph (5 km /h), the sy stem also
deactivates.
To deactivate the system manually, p ress
r button on the c entre of the instrument
panel. The control indicator in the b utton
will illuminate.
If the button is pressed again, the control
indicator in the button will go out a nd the
system will be reactivated as soon as a
forward or reverse g ear is engaged a nd the
handbrake is released.