turning the parking sensors on!

**apom** · 11-12-2009, 06:32 PM

no Swallowtail i am not trying to inflame the previous thread, but I would like to know how to have the front parking sensors automatically come on when after you have been at normal road speed. I have to switch mine on for the front to work after the drive. They come on automatically after you have the car parked.

Its a pity they don't have the automatic strip lights like in the Touareg so you don't have to have the beeping

Guest0608 · 11-12-2009, 06:56 PM

the passats only come on when reverse has been selected or the car started up. they will not come on when driving and then coming to a stop, we have tested this on a 4 passats all the same and this is how the system works, a touareg tho automatically comes on when you come close to another car at a junction etc. For this to happen in a passat you will have to press the button mate........VW...........

**Rocket36** · 11-12-2009, 08:41 PM

As if anyone even needs parking sensors!

LOL!!!

(*jokes* Swallowtail...)

apom the sensors in the .:R36 only come on automatically when reverse is selected. That's why there's a button to press for when parking etc and you haven't selected reverse, eg: into a garage. They will also only come on with the button under about 10kph (not 100% sure on the speed).

**Swallowtail** · 11-12-2009, 08:49 PM

Yup, the other posters are correct. Have to manually put them on....

When I pull into my driveway and want to get close to the trailer I flick auto-hold off and parking sensors on...

**apom** · 12-12-2009, 10:36 AM

I assume you have checked the vagcom settings swallowtail? (silly question but worth the ask)

**Lance B** · 12-12-2009, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

Yup, the other posters are correct. Have to manually put them on....

When I pull into my driveway and want to get close to the trailer I flick auto-hold off and parking sensors on...

Exactly what I do, too.