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Park Distance Control -> Switch Park Distance Control on and off for Your Volkswagen Polo SUV Seventh Generation (2021-2025)

Infotainment system: Park Distance Control display  
(illustration).  
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Obstacle indicator.  
Steering wheel angle.  
Red image segment: close obstacle. The vehicle is at risk. Brake!  
Yellow image segment: obstacle in the vehicle path. The vehicle is at risk. Adjust the steering wheel angle.  
White or grey image segment: obstacle outside the path of the vehicle.  
Switch the manoeuvre braking function off or on (depending on equipment).  
Mute audio signals.  
Park Distance Control settings  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, settings for Park Distance Control can be made in the vehicle settings in the Infotainment system  
(→ Vehicle settings menu).  
Driving with a trailer  
The rear sensors of Park Distance Control are not switched on if a trailer is electrically connected:  
No warnings are given for obstacles.  
The manoeuvre braking function is also automatically deactivated.  
Some Park Distance Control settings, e.g. the volume of the acoustic signals, can be stored in the personalised user accounts.  
The settings change automatically when the user account is changed.  
In the centre console: button for Park Distance Control.  
Switching on  
1. Select reverse gear.  
press the  
button → Fig. 1.  
the vehicle rolls backwards.  
Switching off  
1. Disengage reverse gear and then press the  
move the selector lever to position  
button → Fig. 1.  
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Park Distance Control also switches itself off if the vehicle is driven forwards at higher speed.  
If the screen display is closed by means of the function button in the Infotainment system, Park Distance Control still  
provides an acoustic warning about obstacles.  
Automatic activation when driving forwards  
The function can be switched on and off in the Park Distance Control settings in the Infotainment system.  
Park Distance Control is activated automatically when an obstacle is encountered in the front area, such as in heavy traffic, or when  
driving into a garage.  
1. Tap the home button to close the Park Distance Control display again.  
No automatic braking intervention takes place (→ Automatic braking intervention). The braking intervention can be switched  
on by means of the  
function button.  
Automatic activation is available again under the following conditions:  
The vehicle was accelerated to over a speed of around 15 km/h (around 9 mph) and then slowed down below this speed again.  
the ignition was switched off and then back on again.  
a position was selected from the parking lock position  
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If an obstacle is detected in front of the vehicle, the Park Distance Control display appears on the Infotainment system. An  
acoustic signal also sounds if the vehicle continues to approach the obstacle.