Get Rear View Camera system with dynamic orientation lines -> Perpendicular parking (Mode 1) Guide for Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

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Wet the camera lens with a commercially available alcohol-based glass cleaner and clean with a

dry cloth ⇒ꢀ

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Remove snow with a brush.

Remove ice with deicer spray ⇒ꢀ

NOTICE

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Never use abrasive cleaning agents to clean the camera lens.

Never remove snow or ice on the camera lens with warm or hot water. This can damage the

camera lens.

Volkswagen recommends practicing parking with the Rear View Camera system in a safe place

with little or no traffic or in a parking lot under good visibility and weather conditions in order to

familiarize yourself with the system, the orientation lines and the way they work.

Rear View Camera system cannot be activated when the factory-installed trailer hitch is

electrically connected to the trailer or the rear hatch is open.

Perpendicular parking (Mode 1)

Fig. 156 On the screen: Orientation lines of the parking area behind the vehicle.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

Orientation lines overview

Meaning of the orientation lines projected on the screen ⇒ꢀfig. 156. All distances of the orientation

lines refer to a vehicle on a level surface.

(1)

(2)

Red: Safety distance: Area up to about 16 inches (40 cm) behind the vehicle on the road.

Green: Vehicle extension (somewhat wider) toward the rear. The green area ends about 6 feet

(2 meters) behind the vehicle on the road.

(3)

Yellow: The extension of the vehicle to the rear shows the vehicle path as determined by the

position of the steering wheel. The yellow area ends about 10 feet (3 meters) behind the vehicle

on the road.

Parking

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Position the vehicle in front of a parking space and shift into Reverse (R).

Slowly back up and steer in so that the yellow orientation lines lead into the parking space (3).

ꢀ Align the vehicle in the parking space so that the green and yellow orientation lines are parallel to

the parking space.

Parallel parking (Mode 2)

Fig. 157 On the screen: Orientation guides and surfaces of the parking area behind the vehicle.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

When a turn signal is set, unnecessary lines and areas are hidden.

Orientation lines overview

Meaning of the orientation lines and areas projected on screen ⇒ꢀfig. 157. All distances of the

orientation lines refer to a vehicle on a level surface.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Red: Safety distance: Area up to about 16 inches (40 cm) behind the vehicle on the road.

Vehicle's width limits.

Point to change steering angle.

When the yellow line touches the curb or any other parking space boundary, the steering wheel

must be turned in the opposite direction (close-up view).

(4)

(5)

The parking area parallel to the vehicle which is needed for parking. The area shown must fit

completely into the parking space.

Parked vehicle at the curb.

Parking

ꢀ Position the vehicle about 3 feet (1 meter) away from and parallel to the parking space and shift

into Reverse (R).

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On the screen of the navigation system, activate Mode 2 for parallel parking.

Back up slowly and steer the vehicle so that the yellow surface on the screen is flush with the side

boundary of the parking space (such as the curb) and stops short of any obstacle (5), such as another

vehicle.

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up.

Turn the steering wheel as far as it will go into the direction of the parking space and slowly back

ꢀ Once the yellow line (3) touches the side boundary of the parking space, such as a painted line or

a curb (close-up view), turn the steering wheel as far as it will go in the opposite direction.

ꢀ Continue backing up until the vehicles is positioned in the parking space parallel to the roadway. If

necessary, correct the parking position.

It may take up to 5 seconds for the area detected by the sensors to be displayed on the factory-

installed radio or navigation screen.

Rear View Camera system with dynamic orientation lines -> Perpendicular parking (Mode 1) for Your Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

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