Get Rear Park Assist Guide for Volkswagen Routan SUV First Generation (2009-2014)

REAR PARK ASSIST — IF EQUIPPED

Rear Park Assist Sensors

The Rear Park Assist System provides visual and audible The four Rear Park Assist sensors, located in the rear

indications of the distance between the rear fascia and the fascia/bumper, monitor the area behind the vehicle that

detected obstacle when backing up. Refer to System is within the sensors’ field of view.

Usage Precautions for limitations of this system and

The sensors can detect obstacles from approximately

recommendations.

12 in (30 cm) up to 79 in (200 cm) from the rear

The Rear Park Assist System will remember the last fascia/bumper in the horizontal direction, depending on

system state (enabled or disabled) from the last ignition the location, type and orientation of the obstacle.

cycle when the ignition is changed to the RUN/ON

Rear Park Assist Warning Display

position.

The Rear Park Assist Warning screen will only be dis-

The Rear Park Assist System can be active only when the played if Sound and Display is selected from the

shift lever is in REVERSE. If the Rear Park Assist System Customer-Programmable Features section of the Elec-

is enabled at this shift lever position, the system will be tronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC). Refer to “Elec-

active until the vehicle speed is increased to approxi- tronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)/Personal Set-

mately 11 mph (18 km/h) or above. The system will be tings

(Customer-Programmable

Features)”

active again if the vehicle speed is decreased to speeds “Understanding Your Instrument Panel” for further in-

less than approximately 10 mph (16 km/h).

formation.

The Rear Park Assist Warning Display is located in the Rear Park Assist Display

Instrument cluster’s EVIC display. It provides both visual When the vehicle is in REVERSE, the warning display

and audible warnings to indicate the distance between will turn ON indicating the system status.

the rear fascia/bumper and the detected obstacle.

Park Assist ON

Park Assist Warning Display

Park Assist Disabled

Slow Tone

The system will indicate a detected obstacle by showing

three solid arcs and will produce a ¹⁄2 second tone. As the

vehicle moves closer to the object the EVIC display will

show fewer arcs and the sound tone will change from

slow, to fast, to continuous.

Fast Tone

Continuous Tone

The vehicle is close to the obstacle when the EVIC display

shows one flashing arc and sounds a continuous tone.

The following chart shows the warning display operation

when the system is detecting an obstacle:

WARNING DISPLAY DISTANCES

DISPLAY MESSAGE

OBSTACLE DISTANCE FROM:

ARC’s

AUDIBLE SIGNAL

REAR CORNERS

REAR CENTER

Park Assist ON

None

Yes, 1/2 second

Slow Tone

Warning Object Detected

78.7 in (200 cm)

39.3 in (100 cm)

31.4 in (80 cm)

25.5 in (65 cm)

19.7 in (50 cm)

15.7 in (40 cm)

11.8 in (30 cm)

3 Solid

3 Flashing

2 Flashing

1 Flashing

27.5 in (70 cm)

25.5 in (65 cm)

19.7 in (50 cm)

15.7 in (40 cm)

11.8 in (30 cm)

Slow Tone

Fast Tone

Continuous Tone

NOTE: The Rear Park Assist System will MUTE the radio, if on, when the system is sounding an audio tone.

Enabling/Disabling The Rear Park Assist Information Center (EVIC)/Personal Settings (Customer-

You can turn the Rear Park Assist System ON or OFF Programmable Features)” in “Understanding Your In-

through the EVIC. The available choices are: OFF, Sound strument Panel” for further information.

Only, or Sound and Display. Refer to “Electronic Vehicle

As soon as the system is disabled, the instrument cluster

will display the “PARK ASSIST DISABLED” message,

refer to “Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)” in If “SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM” appears in the

“Understanding Your Instrument Panel” for further in- Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) after mak-

formation. When the shift lever is moved to REVERSE ing sure the rear fascia/bumper is free from snow, ice,

and the system is disabled, the EVIC will display the mud, dirt and debris, see your authorized dealer.

“PARK ASSIST DISABLED” message for as long as the

vehicle is in REVERSE.

Cleaning The Rear Park Assist

Clean the Rear Park Assist Sensors with water, car wash

Service The Rear Park Assist

soap and a soft cloth. Do not use rough or hard cloths. Do

When the Rear Park Assist System is malfunctioning, the not scratch or poke the sensors. Otherwise, you could

instrument cluster will actuate a single chime, once per damage the sensors.

ignition cycle, and it will display the “SERVICE PARK

ASSIST SYSTEM” message. Refer to “Electronic Vehicle

System Usage Precautions

Information Center (EVIC)” in “Understanding Your NOTE:

Instrument Panel” for further information. When the

shift lever is moved to REVERSE and the system has

detected a faulted condition, the EVIC will display the

“SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM” message for as long

as the vehicle is in REVERSE. Under this condition the

Rear Park Assist System will not operate.

•

Ensure that the rear bumper is free of dirt and debris

to keep the Rear Park Assist System operating prop-

erly.

•

Jackhammers, large trucks, and other vibrations could

affect the performance of the Rear Park Assist System.

•

When you turn off the Rear Park Assist System, the

instrument cluster will display “PARK ASSIST DIS-

ABLED.” Furthermore, once you turn off the Rear

Park Assist System, it remains off until you turn it on

again, even if you cycle the ignition key.

•

Clean the Rear Park Assist Sensors regularly, taking

care not to scratch or damage them. The sensors must

not be covered with ice, snow, slush, mud, dirt, or

debris. Failure to do so can result in the system not

working properly. The system might not detect an

obstacle behind the fascia/bumper, or it could provide

a false indication that an obstacle is behind the fascia/

bumper.

When you move the shift lever to the REVERSE

position and the Rear Park Assist System is turned off,

the instrument cluster will display “PARK ASSIST

DISABLED” message for as long as the vehicle is in

REVERSE.

•

Objects must not be within 12 in (30 cm) from the rear

fascia/bumper while driving the vehicle. Failure to do

so can result in the system misinterpreting a close

object as a sensor problem, causing the “SERVICE

PARK ASSIST SYSTEM” message to be displayed in

the instrument cluster.

•

The Rear Park Assist System, when on, will MUTE the

radio when it is sounding a tone.

If a Rear Park Assist System malfunction occurs, a

single chime will sound once per ignition cycle. In

addition, the Electronic Vehicle Information Center

(EVIC) will display “SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYS-

TEM”. If this occurs making sure the rear fascia/

bumper is free from snow, ice, mud, dirt and debris,

see your authorized dealer.

CAUTION!

WARNING!

•

The Rear Park Assist System is only a parking aid

and it is unable to recognize every obstacle, in-

cluding small obstacles. Parking curbs might be

temporarily detected or not detected at all. Ob-

stacles located above or below the sensors will not

be detected when they are in close proximity.

The vehicle must be driven slowly when using the

Rear Park Assist System to be able to stop in time

when the obstacle is detected. It is recommended

that the driver looks over his/her shoulder when

using the Rear Park Assist System.

•

Drivers must be careful when backing up even

when using the Rear Park Assist System. Always

check carefully behind your vehicle, look behind

you, and be sure to check for pedestrians, animals,

other vehicles, obstructions, and blind spots be-

fore backing up. You are responsible for safety and

must continue to pay attention to your surround-

ings. Failure to do so can result in serious injury or

death.

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WARNING! (Continued)

•

Before using the Rear Park Assist System, it is

strongly recommended that the ball mount and

hitch ball assembly is disconnected from the ve-

hicle when the vehicle is not used for towing.

Failure to do so can result in injury or damage to

vehicles or obstacles because the hitch ball will be

much closer to the obstacle than the rear fascia

when the warning display turns on the single

flashing arc and sounds the continuous tone. Also,

the sensors could detect the ball mount and hitch

ball assembly, depending on its size and shape,

giving a false indication that an obstacle is behind

the vehicle.

Rear Park Assist for Your Volkswagen Routan SUV First Generation (2009-2014)

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