parking sensor

[koimaster79]

hi chaps and ladys, i have just brought a a4 avant tdi and it has the circles on the front and rear bumpers and beeps one long 2-3 sec beep when i place it in reverse my question is has my car got parking sensors ? as i have no dash control i do have a p on the indicator stick with lines coming off i gather this is parking light. can you help me out in solving this

[carl-1968]

Yes but sounds like they are faulty, to test put car in reverse without engine running and window down, no radio on!, and move close to each sensor if no sound heard from any sensor, then either control unit is not working or all the sensors are duff, I have been told if you listen closely you can hear a faint ticking noise from the sensors if they are working



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[kite]

With front and rear sensors you should have a 'P' button on the dash near the hazard switch. The long tone when you select reverse indicates a fault.
Try giving all sensors a clean, they are sensitive.
A fault scan will tell you which one is faulty..

follow me on twitter...kiteaudi...

[carl-1968]

Cheers Kite, mine only has rears, the connections aren't very good either :-)


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Furion]

Just a quick post on the faulty side of things, I was told by a vw tech that jet washes can damage sensors, supermarket washes are common offenders when they hold the water jet directly over the sensor for to long.

Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk 2

[koimaster79]

I have consulted the paper work that came with the car looks like just rear and I have a tracker fitted will do as suggested above and listern to each sensor .

Any idea where the tracker may be if not been removed as this will lower my insurance

[carl-1968]

Generally it will be tucked away so thieves cannot find it to disable it, however if you can track down the installer, they tend to use the same location on similar cars, spares for parking sensors etc can be found on ebay, ensure you replace like for like but do check all connections are good before splashing out, good luck :-)


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[koimaster79]

cheers carl it seems my two drivers side ones are not working do they just pop out and in to replace or will i have to take bumpers etc off.

[carl-1968]

Try youtube for video demo? or ring local dealer and ask, not looked at mine tbh but think it's quiet straight forward, anyone?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[koimaster79]

argh i dont wanna take a screwdriver to my new baby just in case i break something [i have a habbit of doing so] i cant even find the control box to unplug the ones that dont work to see if it works with only two working sensors.