Park Assist Issues / Problems

[Ebo]

I'd be back at the dealer before yo can say "park assist". There is obviously something wrong with the car's electronics. And they need to fix it. Simple as that!

[Ryan_R]

We may only need .9 or whatever to fit in, but we have tpo allow room for the turkeys out there who cant drive and park.

In Victoria there's a law that says you have to leave 1m at either end of your car when parking iirc

[hooba]

In Victoria there's a law that says you have to leave 1m at either end of your car when parking iirc

Victoria, the anti motorist nanny state.

[Ryan_R]

Hehe - if there's a plus sign, I've never seen the law enforced - they must all be too busy staring at their new handheld PC's that tell alert them the second you've overstayed your parking time limit.

[Spydar]

UPDATE:

Well I got my car looked at this week by my dealers servicing department. The problem turned out to be that the front sensors where not connected correctly at the time of manufacturer. They told me that you could touch them and the wiring would fall off. So they have connected them all up correctly and now everything is working properly. Thankfully it wasnt anything serious which required new parts to be ordered from Germany. Not sure why it impacted on the rear camera - but its working now.

I am still waiting on a response regarding the wheel scratch. I havent asked for a new wheel, just VW to cover the cost to repair. I know about all the disclaimers etc which VW put, but I think i have a case considering it was proven that the sensors were not correctly installed at time of manufacturer. I even tried the PA assist again at the same location as where it scratched - (front of my house) and after 5 goes it not once hit the curb. Anyway no harm in putting in a claim and seeing if VW will help with the costs.

[Corey_R]

Thanks for the update Spydar. Glad to hear it was something pretty simple.

[dave_r]

In Victoria there's a law that says you have to leave 1m at either end of your car when parking iirc

Not to mention that given other people seem to struggle with parking, you need to leave at least a metre so they don't hit your farken car on the way in or out.

[blutopless2]

glad to hear it was resolved with minimal fuss.

[JasonP]

I have it.
I love it.
I use it often, & it's never not worked.

Er,...I'm talking about my Park Assist......

[dzeRnumbrd]

Agreed Jason, it works perfectly a great option to have fitted

[MkVIGTI]

I optioned it because I think the front sensors will be really handy. I've used PA a few times for fun and it worked pretty well for me

[Tux]

If you use the auto mirror adjustment function, you can spot the gutter as it approaches and intervene in the event that Park Assist were to steer too closely. I've had it happen a couple of times and was easily able to brake in time and adjust. Park Assist isn't perfect, but it's pretty nifty and allows you to get into spots you may not had considered. Remember a potential parking space only needs to be 0.9m longer than the car!

This is exactly what I do. Always keep your wits about you and intervene if you have to. For me that would be about 1 in 20 perhaps.

[night_flight]

Parallel Park Assist

Parallel Park Assist is playing up....I had my car serviced for the first time the 2, 3 weeks ago and I think that they have put new software which disabled parallel park assist from the drivers side. When I had the car originally delivered the car was able to do parallel park assist at a touch of a button passenger or drivers side..now it only works on the passengers side not the drivers side. I was driving in a one way street where the parks where on the drivers side space was more than enough reversed few times seems scans just don't pick up...Does anyone know if VW Australia disables this when you service your car? Also my daytime driving lights were enabled now they have disabled them...I guess that's not too much of a problem..any info on any of these before I go and see my service centre?

[MkVIGTI]

From my understanding Oz delivered park assist should only be able to park on the passenger's side, as is the case with my car. They may have delivered the car with a wrong software when you first picked it up. As for DRLs you can turn it on via the stalks. Refer to you manual.

[aVex]

Actually from my experience, by default it's the passengers side. To have it scan on the drivers side, you need to turn you signal indicators to the drivers side and then park assist will change it's scan to the right. (It's in the user manual).