Get Parking and manoeuvring -> Braking functions Guide for Volkswagen Transporter Van Seventh Generation (2021-2025)

System fault in the monitored area(depending on equipment level). The colour may vary.

The following also applies to vehicles with rear view camera system

Switch to Park Distance Control.

Switch to “Perpendicular parking”.

Switch to “Crossing traffic”.

Switch to “Trailer support”.

Red line: boundary or safety clearance.

Yellow lines: the vehicle's path depending on the steering wheel angle.

Green lines: limits.

Additional information for vehicles with Park Assist

Switch Park Assist on and off.

NOTICE

Visual and acoustic warnings are given only for obstacles in the vehicle path.

In the camera image, the guiding lines are shown by the system regardless of the vehicle surroundings. No

automatic detection of obstacles by cameras takes place. Drivers must judge for themselves whether the

vehicle will fit into the parking space.

All of the reversing camera’s guiding lines are hidden when the factory-fitted towing bracket is connected

electrically to a trailer. The same applies when the boot lid where the camera is installed is open.

Automatic braking intervention

The automatic braking intervention of a parking system is designed to reduce the possible damage due to a collision

if an obstacle is detected during the parking manoeuvre.

Braking functions

The following systems may be available depending on the vehicle equipment:

—Manoeuvre braking function of Park Distance Control .

—Emergency braking function of Park Assist (→ Park Assist).

—Rear Traffic Alert emergency braking function (→ Rear Traffic Alert).

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Prerequisites

✓ The vehicle does not exceed a maximum speed of around 10 km/h(6 mph) when manoeuvring.

✓ A parking system is active.

✓ An obstacle is detected by the system.

The automatic braking intervention does not take place if Park Distance Control has been activated automatically

when driving forwards (→ Park Distance Control).

What happens when an automatic braking intervention takes place?

—The vehicle is braked.

Or: The vehicle is braked to a standstill and can then be held for around 1.5 secondsS. tep on the brake!

Switching off

The automatic braking intervention function is switched off as soon as a parking system is deactivated.

The manoeuvre braking function can be permanently deactivated:

1. Press the touch panel for parking functions (→ Driver side).

2. Tap the

function button in the Infotainment system and adjust the setting.

You can cancel the automatic braking intervention performed by manoeuvre braking by pressing the accelerator→

Switching on

The automatic braking intervention function is active as soon as a parking system has been activated.

Manoeuvre braking is activated automatically each time the ignition is switched on, provided that the function has

not been permanently deactivated in the Infotainment system.

Things to note for trailer towing

If an electrically connected trailer is hitched to the factory-fitted towing bracket, the following restrictions apply :

—The manoeuvre braking function is deactivated automatically.

The parking system must be manually deactivated for trailer towing if a non-factory-fitted towing bracket is used.

WARNING

Do not let the automatic braking intervention triggered of the parking systems tempt you to take any risks while

driving. In some situations the automatic brake intervention can only work in a limited way or not at all. Collisions

with obstacles can cause injuries to persons and vehicle damage. The system is not a substitute for the full

concentration of the driver.

● Always pay due attention and do not rely exclusively on the parking systems.

● Always be prepared to brake and steer the vehicle yourself.

● Do not take any safety risks.

● React appropriately to the warnings and driving recommendations of the parking systems.

● Automatic braking intervention of the park assist steering is terminated after approximately 1.5 seconds. Depress

the brake pedal of the vehicle yourself following the automatic braking intervention.

Switch off the parking system if automatic braking intervention takes place too frequently, e.g. when driving

on offroad terrain.

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If the Park Distance Control’s manoeuvre braking function has intervened, the function is inactive for

five metres in the same direction of travel or is operational again after a change in the direction of travel.

After emergency braking of the park assist steering, the parking manoeuvre is

terminated.

After the Rear Traffic Alert has performed emergency braking, another automatic braking intervention may

only take place after 10 seconds.

The automatic braking intervention is deactivated if the doors, sliding doors or boot lid are

open.

Troubleshooting

The parking system is not responding as expected

This could have various causes:

—The prerequisites for system operation are not met (→ Parking systems).

—The sensors or the camera are dirty or iced-up (→ Vehicle care, exterior).

—The camera lens is not clean and the camera image is unclear (→ Vehicle care, exterior).

—The ultrasound signal is subject to interference from external noise sources, e.g. pneumatic drill or cobblestones.

—Only the scanned area to the front of the vehicle is shown on the Infotainment system display in vehicles with a

factory-fitted towing bracket and a trailer with an electrical connection to the vehicle.

—The vehicle is damaged in the area around the sensors or the camera, e.g. caused by parking collisions.

—The detection range of the sensors or camera is blocked by add-on parts, e.g. bicycle carriers.

—Changes have been made to the paintwork or structural modifications have been made in the area of the sensors or

the camera, e.g. on the vehicle front end or the running gear.

Please also observe text messages that appear in the display of the instrument cluster and the Infotainment system.

No sensor or camera view, or the parking system has been switched off

The sensor area is switched off permanently if a sensor fails. The affected sensor area can be displayed by the

symbol and a grey image segment in the Infotainment system. The parking system is switched off completely if

necessary.

If there is a fault in the Park Distance Control, a signal tone will sound for several seconds when it is switched on. A

text notification may also be shown on the instrument cluster display.

1. Check whether one of the listed causes is present.

2. Switch the system on again once you have rectified the source of the fault.

3. If the problem persists, go to a correspondingly qualified workshop.

Park Assist is active and the vehicle brakes

In some countries, Park Assist can assist the driver with an automatic braking intervention in certain situations

(→ Automatic braking intervention).

Depending on the vehicle equipment and certain conditions, e.g. weather, load or inclination of the vehicle, Park

Assist can automatically brake the vehicle before an obstacle. Following this intervention, the driver must depress the

brake pedal.

The parking manoeuvre is ended if an automatic braking intervention occurs.

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Park Assist is active and the parking manoeuvre is automatically cancelled

Park Assist automatically cancels a parking procedure if one of the following criteria is met:

—The function button is pressed.

—The driver intervenes using the steering wheel.

—The driver door is opened.

—The time limit or number of manoeuvres for parking are exceeded.

—The TCS is switched off or is taking corrective action.

—There is a fault in the system.

Start the parking procedure again (→ Driving into a parking space).

Park Assist is active and supports steering movements when the vehicle is stationary

If Park Assist attempts to turn the steering wheel when the vehicle is stationary, the white symbol appears on the

instrument cluster display.

1. Depress the brake pedal.

Park Assist parks inaccurately after a wheel change

If Park Assist does not park properly after a wheel change(e.g. vehicle is too far away or too close to the curb,) it may

be necessary for the system to adopt the new wheel circumferences.

1. Drive a longer distance with the vehicle, including curves.

Park assist automatically learns the new wheel circumferences.

Introduction

The Park Distance Control assists the driver when manoeuvring and parking.

Fig. 1 In the Infotainment system: obstacle detection and

steering wheel angle for Park Distance Control

(illustration).

How the system works

Park Distance Control detects the distance from an obstacle by means of sensors in the front and rear areas of the

vehicle .

Park Distance Control warns about an obstacle by means of colour segments on the Infotainment system screen and

acoustic signals → Fig. 1. The closer the vehicle drives towards an obstacle, the closer the segment will move

towards the vehicle as shown on the display → Introduction.

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