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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Snooze on 01 May 2014, 21:43

Title: Parking sensors
Post by: Snooze on 01 May 2014, 21:43

So got in my car yesterday and my parking sensors just made a high pitched beep, weren't working and the light by the gear stick was flashing. Has anyone else experienced this? Think they are broken :-(

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: Snooze on 02 May 2014, 20:45

Surprised no one else has had this issue. Bit worried now! Car is out of warranty

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: Mattyj on 02 May 2014, 20:48

Not got parking sensors but i'm an aircraft electrician possibly there could be a short/water ingress somewhere kind of a shot in the dark but a sensible one

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: Rhyso on 02 May 2014, 21:01

As above

Its usually just one sensor that has failed

VCDS should be able to pinpoint which one

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: Snooze on 02 May 2014, 21:16

Thanks guys. Trip to stealers it is then :-(

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: Rhyso on 02 May 2014, 22:46

Quote from: Snooze on 02 May 2014, 21:16

Thanks guys. Trip to stealers it is then :-(

Nooo check out the VCDS user location on the forum

Or consider investing in it yourself. You soon get your money back by not visiting the stealers. Plus you can help out local people for beer tokens  :wink:

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: Snooze on 14 May 2014, 20:33

So stealer tells me the fault is either with the control unit or one of the front sensors. They want £230 to do more tests. I told them to jog on! Luckily they didn't charge me anything as they didn't actually carry out any work apart from plugging it in to a diagnostics machine. Can't believe this doesn't pin point the problem. Oh well just have to go old school and actually look where I'm reversing ha ha!

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: Rgdogg on 14 May 2014, 21:03

Try an auto electrician! I had a problem with my parking sensors on my old merc and the independent specialist wanted £140 to fix it, took it to this auto electrician who fixed it for £15. Might be worth a try.

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: RedHP on 14 May 2014, 21:16

£230 !!...No chance !

If they think that possible issue/test would be that of a single sensor then you could do this yourself. Press sensor button and test each sensor by standing away and using a long stick to 'activate' each one individually.
If that fails then maybe an internal sensor issue, but defo not for £230 !!!

Red

Title: Re: Parking sensors
Post by: -car- on 18 May 2014, 20:00

When I had my E46 parking sensor failures were a comon feature of ownership. One way of telling if they worked was that the sensors emited a clicking noise whilst in operation so it was easy to listen for the one which wasn't working.

I don't know if VW ones work the same but it maybe worth checking.