2017-2024 Volkswagen Arteon 4 Door Parking and maneuvering -> Park Distance Control (PDC) User Manual
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3. If the problem persists, contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility. Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized  
Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.  
The Park Assist is canceled automatically  
Park Assist will end the parking process if one of the following situations occurs:  
The  
function key is pressed.  
The driver takes over steering.  
The driver’s door is opened.  
The time limit or number of movements for the parking process is exceeded.  
ASR is switched off or it engages.  
There is a system malfunction.  
1. Restart the parking process.  
Park Assist is active and supports steering movements when the vehicle is stationary  
If Park Assist attempts to turn the steering while the vehicle is stationary, the white  
1. Press the brake pedal.  
symbol appears in the instrument cluster display.  
After a wheel change, Park Assist parks inaccurately  
If, after a wheel change, Park Assist parks inaccurately, e.g. with an increased or reduced distance from the curb, the system may have to acquire the wheel sizes  
again.  
1. Drive the vehicle over a longer distance, including around bends.  
The Park Assist system automatically learns the new wheel sizes.  
Park Distance Control (PDC)  
Introduction  
Park Distance Control assists the driver  
when parking and warns if there are  
obstacles.  
Fig. 121 Infotainment system: Display of Park Distance Control (general example).  
Obstacle detection.  
Steering lock.  
System function  
Using ultrasound sensors, the Park Distance Control detects the distance of the vehicle from an obstacle.  
The Park Distance Control warns you of a collision via colored segments on the screen of the Infotainment system and via warning chimes fig. 121, ⇒  
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If the driver does not respond to an approaching obstacle, automatic braking support may intervene (depending on the vehicle equipment)  
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WARNING  
The intelligent technology of the Park Distance Control (PDC) cannot overcome the natural laws of physics and it can only operate within the limits of the  
system. Not paying attention can result in accidents, serious injuries and vehicle damage.  
The PDC cannot replace the driver's attention.  
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NOTICE  
The collision area has been reached, at the latest, when the penultimate segment is displayed or a continuous warning tone sounds.  
Brake the vehicle in good time before reaching an obstacle.  
NOTICE  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, distances to obstacles in the side areas are also displayed. In order to fully scan and display the side areas, you must  
move the vehicle a few yards forward or back. Any obstacles that enter these areas from the outside are not displayed.  
Screen display  
Red section of the image: Nearby obstacle. The vehicle is at risk. Apply the brakes.  
Yellow section of the image: Obstacle in the path of the vehicle.  
The vehicle is at risk. Steer around the obstacle.  
on and off (depending on the vehicle equipment).  
equipment). The colors may vary.  
White or gray section of the image: Obstacle outside of the vehicle's path. Switch maneuver braking  
Mute the warning chimes. There is a system malfunction in the area that is detected (depending on vehicle  
NOTICE  
The system will only provide visual and audible warnings for obstacles within the vehicle's path.  
Park Distance Control settings  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, settings for the Park Distance Control can be adjusted in the vehicle settings in the Infotainment system ⇒ Vehicle settings  
menu.  
Special considerations when towing a trailer  
If a trailer electrical system is connected, the rear sensors of the Park Distance Control are not switched on:  
You are not warned about obstacles.  
The maneuver braking is also deactivated automatically.  
Switching Park Distance Control (PDC) on and off  
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒  
and Safety instructions.  
Fig. 122 In the center console: Park Distance Control button.  
Switching on  
1. Select the reverse gear.  
Or: Press the  
Or: Press the  
button fig. 122.  
button.  
Or: The vehicle will roll backward.  
Switching off  
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1. Press the  
button fig. 122.  
Or: Press the  
button.  
Or: engage the P selector lever position.  
Or: the vehicle is driving forward at more than approx. 10 km/h (approx. 6 mph) up to approx. 15 km/h (approx. 9 mph).  
Automatic activation when driving forward  
If the vehicle slowly approaches an obstacle, Park Distance Control is automatically activated.  
1. Switch the function on or off in the Infotainment system vehicle settings ⇒ Vehicle settings menu.  
If the driver switches off Park Distance Control, no further automatic activation occurs.  
Automatic activation is available again under following conditions:  
The vehicle has been accelerated to more than approx. 15 km/h (approx. 9 mph) and then the speed has fallen below this again.  
Or: the ignition has been switched off and on again.  
Or: parking lock P has been changed to a gear.  
If an obstacle is detected in front of the vehicle, the display in the Infotainment system is activated. If the vehicle approaches further, warning chimes also  
sound.  
Rear View Camera (Rear View)  
Introduction  
The Rear View Camera system in the  
rear of the vehicle makes it easier for  
the driver to see behind the vehicle and  
assists when parking.  
System function  
The Rear View Camera system shows the area behind the vehicle on the Infotainment system screen. Depending on the mode and vehicle equipment, orientation  
lines may assist in the view toward the rear ⇒  
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WARNING  
The intelligent technology of the Park Distance Control (PDC) cannot overcome the natural laws of physics and it can only operate within the limits of the  
system. Not paying attention can result in accidents, serious injuries and vehicle damage.  
The PDC cannot replace the driver's attention.  
Brake the vehicle in good time before reaching an obstacle.  
The orientation lines superimposed on the camera image are shown by the system regardless of the vehicle's surroundings. There is no automatic obstacle  
detection by the camera while it is active. The driver must evaluate whether the vehicle will fit in the parking space.  
If a trailer is connected to the factory-installed trailer hitch, all orientation lines for the rear area are hidden in the camera image.  
If a camera is installed in the trunk lid, the orientation lines are also hidden if the trunk lid is open.  
USA and Canada: If the camera image on a parking system has been switched on by engaging the reverse gear, no function keys are displayed for safety reasons.  
These function keys can be displayed again by tapping the function key  
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CAUTION  
Vehicles with a swiveling emblem: The Rear View Camera system extending can cause serious injuries due to entrapment.  
When engaging reverse gear, make sure that there are no persons directly behind the vehicle and that nobody can intervene in the range of operation of  
the Volkswagen emblem on the trunk lid.  
Switching the Rear View Camera system on and off  
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒  
and Safety instructions.  
Switching on  
Rear View Camera system with parking mode selection:  
1. Select the reverse gear.  
Or: Press the  
button.  
Switching off  
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