Member Since: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 229
Rear Park Sensors
Put my mountain bike on the bike rack and slotted it into the LR hitch for the first time on the weekend. Naturally it hangs down a bit and as soon as I put th vehicle in reverse the sensors went off - continuously. Is there anyway to prevent this happening? Note, the MY08 does not have a switch to turn the park sensors off, as I believe earlier models did.
Cheers,
MartinMY08 TDV6 SE. White/Alpaca. BFG265/65/18 At's
Autologic, Trackside Dual Battery syst., Remote GME UHF, 4X4 Intelligence rear wheel carrier, Boab removable rear drawer system w National Luna fridge, Mitchell Bros hitch.
Rasta Plate. 110L LRA long-range fuel tank.
My 08MY D3 has a button in the same place as my 05MY did, in the dash next to the hazard light buttonThe End
19th Nov 2007 11:33 am
Shrinky
Member Since: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 2515
So has mine Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it
19th Nov 2007 11:37 am
Martin Krutli
Member Since: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 229
Rear Park Sensors
How interesting! Mine has the DSC switch, a blank plate (where I reckon the disable switch was) and then the Hazard light switch. Is that where your's is Slimer?
Cheers.MY08 TDV6 SE. White/Alpaca. BFG265/65/18 At's
Autologic, Trackside Dual Battery syst., Remote GME UHF, 4X4 Intelligence rear wheel carrier, Boab removable rear drawer system w National Luna fridge, Mitchell Bros hitch.
Rasta Plate. 110L LRA long-range fuel tank.
19th Nov 2007 11:40 am
simonsi
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: Auckland
Posts: 1264
My D2 did this for 6.5yrs while I had it, couldn't turn them off either. Do you spend long in reverse? Cheers
How interesting! Mine has the DSC switch, a blank plate (where I reckon the disable switch was) and then the Hazard light switch. Is that where your's is Slimer?
Cheers.
Yes, from memory there's the DSC button, the PDC one and a blank (where the TPM button would be if it was fitted), I'll check and take a photo laterThe End
19th Nov 2007 12:45 pm
Benson
Member Since: 23 May 2007
Location: Perth
Posts: 18
Aussie MY08 SE here - no switch to to disable rear PDC
19th Nov 2007 2:24 pm
Sniegy
Member Since: 01 May 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 72
08MY In Australia the switch was deleted from the line-up. D4 Alaska/Almond 2.7 TDV6 with E-diff & extra's..
Keep smilin' Pete.
20th Nov 2007 12:12 pm
Alex08
Member Since: 09 Nov 2006
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1600
I thought the rear park sensors were disabled in software when the towing electrics were connected - that is why as well as having the electrical harness fitted there is also a software update needed when fitting the towing kit. Certainly that happens in mine. Did the switch not only allow activation of the front sensors - I don't remember it deactivating the rear sensors.
20th Nov 2007 12:17 pm
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
As mine is an "s" model it does not have front parking sensors, but I have the dash button to deactivate the rear ones.
08MY In Australia the switch was deleted from the line-up.
Do you know why? Seems ridiculous to not have the switch. Not being able to turn them off would be a PITA in the bush.Have a nice day!
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21st Nov 2007 12:14 pm
Sniegy
Member Since: 01 May 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 72
Jamo wrote:
Sniegy wrote:
08MY In Australia the switch was deleted from the line-up.
Do you know why? Seems ridiculous to not have the switch. Not being able to turn them off would be a PITA in the bush.
Jamo, I could only think of cost saving!D4 Alaska/Almond 2.7 TDV6 with E-diff & extra's..
Keep smilin' Pete.
22nd Nov 2007 10:06 am
Martin Krutli
Member Since: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 229
Rear Parking Sensors
Well looks like I'll have to live with it Still, I guess it's not like I'm covering 100's of Km in reverse with the bike rack on!
Cheers.MY08 TDV6 SE. White/Alpaca. BFG265/65/18 At's
Autologic, Trackside Dual Battery syst., Remote GME UHF, 4X4 Intelligence rear wheel carrier, Boab removable rear drawer system w National Luna fridge, Mitchell Bros hitch.
Rasta Plate. 110L LRA long-range fuel tank.
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Still, I guess it's not like I'm covering 100's of Km in reverse with the bike rack on!
