parking sensors PORSCHE BOXSTER 2007 2.G Owners Manual

ParkingAids
ParkingAssistant(ParkAssistant)
Functionoftheparkingassistant
Whenthedriverbacksup,theparkingassistantsystemindicatesthedistancebetweenthecarandalargeobstaclebehindit,bymeansofsignaltones.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.ParkAssistantcannotdetectsmallobjectssuchaschildrenandpets.Despiteuseoftheparkingassistantsystem,thedriverisstillresponsiblefortakingduecareandassessingobstacleswhenbackingup.
Makesurethatnopersons,especiallysmallchildren,animalsorobstaclesarewithinthemaneuvringarea.
Theparkingassistantsystemisactivatedautomati-callywhenreversegearisselectedandtheignitionison.
Note
Beawarethattheparkingassistantsystemisnotswitchedonifthecarrollsbackwardwithoutreversegearbeingengaged.
Ultrasoundsensors
Sensors
Fourultrasoundsensorsintherearbumpermeasurethedistancetotheclosestobstacle.
–Rangemiddlesensorsaround60in./150cm
–Rangeoutersensorsaround24in./60cm
Obstaclescannotbedetectedinthe“blind”sensorarea(e.g.neartheground).
Note
Thesensorsmustalwaysbekeptfreeofdust,iceandsnowinordertoensurethattheyarefullyfunctional.
Caution!
Toavoiddamagingthesensors:
Maintainsufficientdistancewhencleaningwithsteam-jetunits.
Signaltones/function
Whenreversegearisselected,theparkingassistantconfirmsthatitisswitchedonbyissuingashortsignaltone.Adetectedobstacleissignalledbyanintermittenttone.Theintervalsdecreaseastheobstacleisapproached.Acontinuoustonesoundswhenthedistancebecomeslessthanonefoot.Thiscontinuoustonecanstopiftheobstacleisapproachedcloserthanonefoot.Theradiovolumeshouldnotbesoloudastodrownoutthesignaltones.
Limitsofultrasonicmeasurement
Theparkingassistantsystemcannotdetect:
–sound-absorbingobstacles(e.g.winteroperation,powdersnow),
–sound-reflectingobstacles(e.g.glasssurfaces,flatpaintedsurfaces)
–andverythinobstacles.
Otherultrasoundsources(e.g.pneumaticbrakesofothervehicles,jackhammers)caninterferewithdetectionofobstacles.
Controls,Instruments77

Faultindication
Theparkingassistantsystemindicatesafaultintwoways:
–Afterreversegearhasbeenselected,theshortsignaltoneisfollowedbyacontinuoustoneofthesamepitch:Thisindicatesthatsensorsaresoiledorcoveredwithice.
–Afterreversegearhasbeenselected,theshortsignaltoneisfollowedbyacontinuoustonewithamuchlowerpitch:Thisindicatesageneralsystemfault.PleasehavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
A-Controlswitchfordoormirroradjustment
Swivellingdownmirrorglassonthe
passenger’sside
Function
Onvehicleswithseatmemoryyoucanactivateanadditionalparkingaid.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SEATMEMORY”onpage43.
–Whenreversegearisengaged,themirrorglassonthepassenger’ssideswivelsdownslightlytoshowthecurbarea.
Preconditions
–Vehiclemustbeequippedwithseatmemory.
–SetthecontrolswitchAto“passenger’sside”.
–Reversegearmustbeengaged.
Returningmirrorglasstoitsoriginalposition
Driveforwardswithaspeedofover4mph(6km/h)or
–SetthecontrolswitchAto“driver’sside”.
78Controls,Instruments