Guest Mpvman Posted August 25, 2003 Report Posted August 25, 2003 Just 4 months into ownership of our 2002 Galaxy Tdi 115 Auto Zetec . Great car with one minor irritation.....the parking sensors! Is there any way in which they can be switched off except when you need them, rather than the other way round? I would guess it is some simple switch rewiring but has anyone tried it?? Mpvman PS Excellent site by the way...just found it by accident! Quote
Temp Posted August 26, 2003 Report Posted August 26, 2003 My neighbour has a Volvo V70 with which he tows a caravan, and he has had a switch installed in line to turn the sensors off when he has the caravan hitched up. Seems to work with out problem. Quote
HJT Posted August 26, 2003 Report Posted August 26, 2003 Not quite sure what you mean by switching them off. They are only active when you go into reverse or switch them on in forward below 15 kph and then they are noticable if there is something in front or behind which makes them bleep, which is the point of parking sensors! Howard Quote
Guest Mpvman Posted August 27, 2003 Report Posted August 27, 2003 To clarify, I just want to choose when to use the parking sensors...mostly I can park without all the bleeping, it is only in tighter spots I might want the parking aid. They also bleep when someone walks by the vehicle if I am in slow moving traffic in town etc...irritating! Quote
pj_andrew Posted August 28, 2003 Report Posted August 28, 2003 Are the sensors on all the time? (re: people walking past in slow moving traffic set them off). On our car they only come on either when I press the button on the console or I put the car in reverse. They are not on all the time. They can be slightly annoying but I find that I need them on more often than not needing them, so automatically coming on when in reverse seems ok. Quote
grifjl Posted August 28, 2003 Report Posted August 28, 2003 sensors switch off automatically when you go over a certain speed (10mph?) and only come back on if you reverse or hit the switch. I think they're great, just hit the button to switch off if you haven't gone over the 10mph and hit a traffic jam. Quote
HJT Posted August 28, 2003 Report Posted August 28, 2003 It does sound as though you might have a fault in them if people walking by in slow moving traffic set them off. I have never had this problem. They should definately switch off at 15 kph or 10 mph and only come on when you select reverse or press the button on the console. Howard Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 10, 2003 Report Posted September 10, 2003 never had my sensors come on at speed,only the front at about 5mph and rear when you put her in reverse Quote
Guest SA Intruder Posted September 10, 2003 Report Posted September 10, 2003 Front only come on if reverse is/has been selected OR button pressed AND forward speed is less than 10mph. They do not come on on their own when driving forward. Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 11, 2003 Report Posted September 11, 2003 sorry sa your dead wrong there not sure what your seat does because i dont have one but on my galaxy tdi ghia ,when i parked in my garage get about 2 foot from the wall the front come on ..without me pressing the button have a nice day Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted September 11, 2003 Report Posted September 11, 2003 On my 2001 Ghia TDI, front parking sensors only operate as per SA I's info; i.e. you must have recently engaged reverse (or pressed the switch on centre console) and not exceeded about 10mph. Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 11, 2003 Report Posted September 11, 2003 the truth is ivor on my 2002 i dont have to press nothing i dont go into reverse because im driving straight into the garage,i get a couple of feet from the wall and i get beeps from the back where its close to the sides of the garage door then the front start beeping to james Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 11, 2003 Report Posted September 11, 2003 the only thing i can think is where the backs come on ,and with the front so close to the wall that brings them on to,unless fords done changes to dec 2002 model,which i cant see, my old y reg did not do this and that was 1.9tdi ghia also mind u has a few changes from the late 2002 model Quote
Sher Posted September 16, 2003 Report Posted September 16, 2003 Parking sensors don't just have a direct forwards and reverse sensing function they also radiate outwards slightly from the corners as I have noticed when reversing out of my drive and doing a reverse park, which is very useful for myself. With regard to the problem of them coming on for no apparent reason:- I wonder if you have possibly selected reverse which activates the sensor function or just started up the car. ( General question:-Do the sensors switch of after deselecting reverse?) When the car goes forwards and does not travel at more than 15mph the sensors remain active, both front and rear. Why I reply on this topic is I find the standard fitment of parking sensors one of the most useful innovations in automotive technology in the last 20 years following ABS and Power Steering. (ABS we get a fair bit of snow/ice in winter and Power steering helps my wife and myself now) I feel all should be and will be standard fitments in the near future (ABS from next year?) Parking sensors standard are one reason I bought a Galaxy Ghia. If like me you have vision in one eye only then distance measurement is far more difficult over those last 12 to 18 inches when parking. Width and going through gaps is not a problem, you line up at a distance and take it easy. The curved 'lane changer' mirror which sits over the interior mirror, I bought from Halfords (about Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 16, 2003 Report Posted September 16, 2003 been in drive,staright in thegarage,up to the wall,sensors come on,with out hitting the button it does tell u this in the hand book all the best james Quote
HJT Posted September 16, 2003 Report Posted September 16, 2003 Tried this with mine tonight. The fronts definately don't come on with mine unless you've selected reverse or pressed the button. I have had one thought though Jim, you've got an auto and to get from park to drive, you have to pass through reverse, I imagine that the sensors get switched on as you do this or the sensors are wired differently for an auto box. Howard Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 16, 2003 Report Posted September 16, 2003 might well be howard,also what it might be is i dont go from park to reverse to drive when im commin home ,shes already in drive but as i slow down to go on my drive,my rear sensors might come on as i pass the wall,then in turn enter the garage which might bring on the front ,then park up to the front wall all the best james Quote
Guest SA Intruder Posted September 17, 2003 Report Posted September 17, 2003 Hooked up VAG-COM tonight - there appears to be no option available to make the front sensors come on automatically, though the speed at which they go off may be there - that ain't on my car, it's on my old fellas 2002 V6 Auto Gal firebreather. Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 18, 2003 Report Posted September 18, 2003 hi sa i still think its where my rear bumper passes so close to the wall,starts the rear sensors off,then right after the front enters the garage which inturn brings on the front ones done it again last night all the best james Quote
Sher Posted September 20, 2003 Report Posted September 20, 2003 So if you drive to a clear area and come to rest, with the engine running, if someone were to walk from the back of the car past the sensors and then past the front ones you might be able to simulate the same conditions! Ah! Remember the front sensors have already passed the entrance. You may need to pass from the front to the back and the front again!!! Sounds like a joke, but I find that if you can cause a condition to arise under your control you've almost got the problem licked. Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 20, 2003 Report Posted September 20, 2003 u need to look at it like this the car goes on the drive the front passes the wall then just as it go into the garage the rear goes pass and there is very littlespace on the ns&os so they rear comes on,no sooner than that the front come on also because she has entered the garage so has i drive in both the front and back start beeping,so has i drive up to the wall they come on again plus it does tell u this in the handbook all the best james Quote
Guest EMDEE Posted September 20, 2003 Report Posted September 20, 2003 My Sedona stalls when I hit the garage wall...is this the same thing? Anyone seen a froont bumper on EBAY recently? Quote
Guest JIMSTDI Posted September 20, 2003 Report Posted September 20, 2003 no but might c a whole kia soon wacth this space Quote
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