Rear parking sensor

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Gill55
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Post by Gill55 »

How do I turn them on?

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By putting the car in reverse gear.
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jtonline wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:44 pm By putting the car in reverse.

.. the wife has just said 'Brilliant'.. but on second thoughts - if you have a manual gearbox and you freewheel backwards (reverse) the sensors will not be working, so no warning..
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You should not be freewheeling backwards, and nor should your wife.
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For clarity, I have added the word 'gear' to my original post.
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zoylander wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:59 am You should not be freewheeling backwards, and nor should your wife.
I did not say we do ..

'the Brilliant' comment related to not knowing that one had to select reverse..

The secondary comment about rolling backwards (which is done) in manual - as we do not know whether GIll55 has a manual or auto (no signature).
I made this comment - if you had noted my signature you will note we have an auto.. so dipping the clutch and rolling backwards is not an option.

Please eat humble pie..
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