Volvo S60 S60R - Manual (Page 129)

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Parking assistance
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General 1
Parking assistance front and rear.
Parking assistance is used as an aid to park-
ing. A signal indicates the distance to a de-
tected object.
Function
The system is activated automatically when
the car is started at which point the LED in
the switch for parking assistance illuminates.
The display shows the text message
PARK
ASSIST ACTIVE if reverse gear is engaged or
if the front sensors detect an object.
Parking assistance is active at speeds below
15 km/h. The system is deactivated at higher
speeds. The system is reactivated when the
speed falls below 10 km/h again.
The frequency of the signal increases as you
come closer to an object in front of or behind
the car. If the volume of another sound
source from the audio system is high, this is
automatically muted.
The tone becomes constant at a distance of
about 30 cm. If there are objects within this
distance behind or in front of the car, the sig-
nal alternates between left and right-hand
speakers.
Rear parking assistance
The distance covered to the rear of the car is
about 1.5 m. Rear parking assistance is acti-
vated when reverse gear is engaged. The sig-
nal comes from the rear loudspeakers.
The system must be deactivated when re-
versing with a trailer, or bike carrier on the
towbar or similar. Otherwise the trailer or bike
carrier would trigger the sensors.
Rear parking assistance is deactivated auto-
matically when towing a trailer if a Volvo gen-
uine trailer cable is used.
Front parking assistance 2
The distance covered to the front of the car is
about 0.8 metres. The signal comes from the
front loudspeakers.
Front parking assistance cannot be com-
bined with extra lights because the sensors
are affected by the extra lights.
Fault indicator
If the yellow warning symbol illumi-
nates and the display shows
PARK
ASSIST SERVICE REQUIRED then
parking assistance is disengaged.
1 Depending on the market, the Parking assist-
ance system may be either Standard, Option
or Accessory.
WARNING
Parking assistance does not relinquish the
driver’s own responsibility during parking.
The sensors have blind spots where objects
cannot be detected. Be aware of children
and animals near the car.
2 Provided that the parking assistance is
mounted both front and rear.
WARNING
Some sources may deceive the system with
false signals. Examples of such sources in-
clude horns, wet tyres on asphalt, pneumat-
ic brakes and motorcycle exhaust pipes. Ice
and snow covering the sensors may also
cause false warning signals.