broken parking sensors???????

cheffie · 08-05-2006, 18:00

Has anybody had any problems with there parking sensors?? Why i select reverse a beep tells me that i am in reverse, But today select reverse and a long high pitched tone comes on, then when reversing nothing!!!!!!! any ideas please.

Lummox · 08-05-2006, 18:08

Sounds like a sensor has gone defective, a VAG COM check can identify which one.

cheffie · 08-05-2006, 19:35

Thanks for the quick response, i'll take it to skoda tomorrow, Will it be costley??

SkodiRS · 08-05-2006, 21:34

Are these factory fit or retro fit in the rubbing strip?

I sometimes get this if it's been raining and some water is "caught" between sensor and hole it is located in, in the rubbing strip.

Also if the sensor has been pushed in slightly it will detect the rubbing strip.

Sheaf · 09-05-2006, 06:43

Just pull the fuse and reverse like a man, with no electronic aids

- The beeping is irritating anyway.

cheffie · 09-05-2006, 09:15

Factory fit.. Had a little look last night, played about with the cable and seems to work ok now???

Hammett · 09-07-2007, 20:56

Same happened to me, twiddled with wires in boot and hey presto.

I have already asked the question in the Superb forum, but because I've got an Octavia (2002 TDI Elegance MK1), I just noticed that my reverse parking sensor only seems to be utilising the driver's side back door tweeter and not the passenger side, is this right?

daver · 09-07-2007, 22:42

this is a very common defect across the VAG range and as far as I know it can't be checked on Vag com as they are not part of the BUS System......prove me wrong lummox and tell me how / where in Vag Com to find them as I have one that keeps going awol when its cold

**mannyo** · 09-07-2007, 22:43

There is only one speaker and its located behind the B pillar trim. The sound is not produced using any of the normal car speakers, so you get sound from one side only.

Hammett · 09-07-2007, 23:54

Excuse my stupidity but where is the B pillar trim located?

Mine is definitely coming from the tweeter in the back driver's side door. They are disconneted from the stereo for the sole purpose of hearing the parking sensor! Seems a bit of a waste to me.

Thanks in advance

mattbeef · 10-07-2007, 09:31

the B pillar is the where the front passenger seat belts are located.

There is a separated speaker for them in there (trust me i fitted my own) and with it being close to the tweeter you think its coming from there when its not

Hammett · 10-07-2007, 11:04

I heard they disconnected the tweeters in the door for parking sensor as my tweeters don't work with the car stereo, could be another issue...

08-05-2006, 18:00	#1
cheffie Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leamington spa Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	broken parking sensors??????? Has anybody had any problems with there parking sensors?? Why i select reverse a beep tells me that i am in reverse, But today select reverse and a long high pitched tone comes on, then when reversing nothing!!!!!!! any ideas please.

08-05-2006, 18:08	#2
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08-05-2006, 19:35	#3
cheffie Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leamington spa Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? Thanks for the quick response, i'll take it to skoda tomorrow, Will it be costley??

08-05-2006, 21:34	#4
SkodiRS BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: darkest Hampshire Posts: 8,650 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? Are these factory fit or retro fit in the rubbing strip? I sometimes get this if it's been raining and some water is "caught" between sensor and hole it is located in, in the rubbing strip. Also if the sensor has been pushed in slightly it will detect the rubbing strip. __________________ Adrian.

09-05-2006, 06:43	#5
Sheaf Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South UK Posts: 157 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? Just pull the fuse and reverse like a man, with no electronic aids - The beeping is irritating anyway. __________________ Parents: '02 Octavia 1.9TDi Me: '99 V Honda Accord Type-R

09-05-2006, 09:15	#6
cheffie Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leamington spa Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? Factory fit.. Had a little look last night, played about with the cable and seems to work ok now???

09-07-2007, 20:56	#7
Hammett Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Preston, Lancs Posts: 101 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? Same happened to me, twiddled with wires in boot and hey presto. I have already asked the question in the Superb forum, but because I've got an Octavia (2002 TDI Elegance MK1), I just noticed that my reverse parking sensor only seems to be utilising the driver's side back door tweeter and not the passenger side, is this right?

09-07-2007, 22:42	#8
daver Skudmunki Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northwest Posts: 482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? this is a very common defect across the VAG range and as far as I know it can't be checked on Vag com as they are not part of the BUS System......prove me wrong lummox and tell me how / where in Vag Com to find them as I have one that keeps going awol when its cold __________________ http://www.sloganizer.net/en/] Diamond Silver 54 Octy vRS Mk1, 18" TT Quattro Black / Polished rims, 225x40x18 Goodyear F1 GSD3,a Forge FMIC, Forge Eliminator DV , 4bar FPR, HID Hi/Lo Mains and fogs, LED purewhite LED Sidelights, HID Fogs, Silvervision Indicator bulbs all round, Headlight protectors...

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mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 10,758 Thanks: 27 Thanked 266 Times in 249 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? There is only one speaker and its located behind the B pillar trim. The sound is not produced using any of the normal car speakers, so you get sound from one side only. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info

09-07-2007, 23:54	#10
Hammett Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Preston, Lancs Posts: 101 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? Excuse my stupidity but where is the B pillar trim located? Mine is definitely coming from the tweeter in the back driver's side door. They are disconneted from the stereo for the sole purpose of hearing the parking sensor! Seems a bit of a waste to me. Thanks in advance

10-07-2007, 09:31	#11
mattbeef Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 3,336 Thanks: 38 Thanked 114 Times in 113 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? the B pillar is the where the front passenger seat belts are located. There is a separated speaker for them in there (trust me i fitted my own) and with it being close to the tweeter you think its coming from there when its not __________________ I few bits here and there but im happy to Performance Torque Go on click me you know you want to

10-07-2007, 11:04	#12
Hammett Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Preston, Lancs Posts: 101 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: broken parking sensors??????? I heard they disconnected the tweeters in the door for parking sensor as my tweeters don't work with the car stereo, could be another issue...

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