Help with parking and manoeuvring
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Function buttons Fig. 185:
There should be no damage to the vehicle
in the camera area. If the position or installa-
tion angle of the cameras have been
changed, e.g. after a rear-end collision, the
system should be checked by a specialised
workshop.
connected electrically to a trailer
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Exit the current display.
Adjust the display: bright, contrast and
colour.
Note
To become familiar with the system and its
functions, CUPRA recommends that you
practice handling the Area View system in
an area where there is not too much traffic
or in a car park.
Depending on the equipment: con-
necting and disconnecting the ParkPilot
Special characteristics
sound.
The images on the area view system cameras
are only two-dimensional. Due to a lack of
spatial depth, it is difficult or impossible to
make out on-screen any holes there may be
on the ground, objects jutting out from the
ground or parts protruding from other vehi-
cles.
The aerial view is generated by combining
the images from all the cameras
Fig. 185. The aerial view can be selected
by pressing the vehicle in the area.
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Connecting and disconnecting
Select the corresponding view by pressing
Connect the reverse assist
A
D
the different areas Fig. 185
to
of the
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Select reverse gear.
aerial view or the reduced aerial view.
Situations in which the objects or other vehi-
cles appear to be further away or closer than
they really are:
OR: in the infotainment system select >
Assistants > Parking > Park distance
control.
Conditions necessary for the use of the
Area View system
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On moving from a horizontal plane to a
slope.
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The doors and the rear lid must be closed.
The image must be reliable and clear. For
Disconnect the reverse assist
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Drive forwards at over 15 km/h (9 mph) ap-
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On moving from a slope to a horizontal
plane.
this reason, for example, the camera lens
must be clean.
proximately.
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If the vehicle is heavily loaded at the rear.
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The area around the vehicle must be clear-
ly and totally visible.
If the vehicle approaches protruding ob-
Views of the peripheral vision sys-
tem (modes)
jects. These objects may be outside the
cameras' angle of visibility.
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The area for parking or manoeuvring
should be a flat surface.
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The vehicle should not be loaded very
heavily at the rear.
Depending on the equipment: con-
Trailer mode
necting and disconnecting the ParkPilot
The Area View system conceals, in the rear
camera area, all the auxiliary guiding lines
when the factory-fitted towing bracket is
sound.
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The driver must be used to the system.
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Exiting the Area View system screen:
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