Volvo 2008 C70 - Manual (Page 133)

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Parking assistance (option)
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General information on parking
assistance
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Parking assistance front and rear.
Parking assistance is used as an aid to park-
ing. A signal indicates the distance to a
detected obstacle.
Variants
Parking assistance is available in two vari-
ants:
• Rear only
• Both front and rear.
Function
The frequency of the signal increases the
shorter the distance to an obstacle 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 obstacles within this
distance both behind and in front of the car,
the signal alternates between left and right-
hand speakers.
Rear parking assistance only
The system is automatically engaged when
the car is started.
Rear parking assistance is activated when
reverse gear is engaged and the message
Park Assist active, Exit to deactivate is
shown on the audio system display.
If the system is switched off, the display
shows
Park Assist deactivated Enter to
activate as soon as reverse gear is engaged.
To change the settings, see page 62.
The distance covered behind the car is about
1.5 metres. The signal comes from the rear
loudspeakers.
Limitations
The system must be deactivated when
reversing with a trailer, or bike carrier on the
towbar or similar. Otherwise the trailer or bike
carrier would trigger the sensors.
1 Depending on the market, the Parking
assistance 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 obsta-
cles cannot be detected. Be aware of chil-
dren and animals near the car.
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NOTE
Rear parking assistance is deactivated au-
tomatically when towing a trailer if a Volvo
genuine trailer cable is used.