Acoustic warning
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When an object is approached, the position is indicated accordingly by an intermittent tone. If e.g. an object is detected on the left behind the vehicle, the sound signal is issued from the rear left loudspeaker. The shorter the distance to an object, the shorter the intervals become. If the distance to a detected object is less than approx. 30 cm, a continuous tone sounds. If there are objects both in front of and behind the vehicle, an alternating continuous tone sounds.
An intermittent tone is interrupted after approx. 3 seconds under the following conditions:
- Coming to a halt in front of an object that is only detected by one of the corner sensors.
- Driving parallel to a wall.
The sound signal is switched off when gearbox position P is engaged.