parking sensors Citroen C2 DAG 2007.5 1.G Owner's Manual

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P A R K I N G A S S I S T A N C E
Proximity sensors are located in the rear bumper of your vehicle.
When you are manœuvring in reverse gear at a speed of less than around 10 km/h, they inform you of the presence of any obsta-cle located within their detection zone, by means of:An audible signal emitted by the rear loudspeakers on the LH and/or RH side.Display of the outline of your vehicle with shading corre-sponding to the area where an obstacle is detected.
As the vehicle approaches the obstacle, the sound signal becomes more and more urgent and the shaded areas are displayed closer and closer to the vehicle.
When the obstacle is less than around 25 centimetres from the vehicle, the sound signal becomes continuous with display of a “WARNING” panel on the screen.


Operation
When you engage reverse gear, a sound signal confi rms to you that the system is active. The outline of your vehicle appears on the screen. Any obstacles situated to the rear of your vehicle can be detected.
Remarks:The proximity sensors cannot detect objects that are immedi-ately under or over the bump-ers.
A thin object such as a spike, a bollard or similar, can only be detected at the start of the manœuvre but not when the vehicle arrives close up to it.In poor weather or in winter, you need to ensure that the sensors are not covered with mud or with ice or snow.



Activation/Deactivation
You can activate/deactivate the parking assistance by pressing button 1. When the parking assist-ance is inactive, the warning lamp on button 1 is lit up.
Activation/deactivation of the park-ing assistance is memorised when you stop the vehicle.
Remark: The system is deacti-vated automatically if a trailer is attached to the vehicle.
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