Front Parking Sensors

nam · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:19

Hi,

Does anyone know how these should work i have ordered a set of front and rear for my new mazda and can understand the rear sensors only get engaged with selecting reverse. I don't really want the front sensors beeping all the time so am not sure how this works, any ideas ?

Pinter75 · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:21

I have wondered about the fronts too. I do need some though. I keep on leaving my car about 2ft from the front of the space in carparks.

NickXX · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:21

You might need to push a button to activate front/rear sensors. Think this is how it worked on the BMWs with front sensors.

Stonedofmoo · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:22

LOL!

Front parking sensors?!

Seriously... get some skills

GlasgowTitan · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:23

Pinter75 said:
I have wondered about the fronts too. I do need some though. I keep on leaving my car about 2ft from the front of the space in carparks.

Look at your car's reflection in the side wings of the car you are parking next to. Saves you a lot of money doing it that way.

Stonedofmoo said:
LOL!

Front parking sensors?!

Seriously... get some skills

What he said ^^

Cueball · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:23

Parking sensors? Thought that's what the bumper was for? :confused:

-westy- · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:23

Stonedofmoo said:
LOL!

Front parking sensors?!

Seriously... get some skills

NickXX · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:23

Pinter75 said:
I have wondered about the fronts too. I do need some though. I keep on leaving my car about 2ft from the front of the space in carparks.

I used to do that, until I spent an hour in a traffic jam practicing parking against my mate's Mondeo in front. Spent most of the time pushing in his rear bumper though

Firestar_3x · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:24

Stonedofmoo said:
LOL!

Front parking sensors?!

Seriously... get some skills

Exactly what i was thinking, if its a new car it must take what a few weeks max to get used to it?

z0mbi3 · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:24

Stonedofmoo said:
LOL!

Front parking sensors?!

Seriously... get some skills

Calm down dear!

nam · 29 Sep 2006 at 14:04

z0mbi3 said:
Calm down dear!

have got the skills, but unfortunately i am not the only driver on the car which means it will suffer from the parking scrapes

Fantom · 29 Sep 2006 at 14:09

4TW!

Stellios · 29 Sep 2006 at 14:30

I can understand rear sensors, but forward ones :confused:

Cant see the point at all.

Dave85 · 29 Sep 2006 at 14:32

try parking an e39 into a multistory with that big ass bumper than disapears in front of the bonnet its hard to judge with precision.

Conscript · 29 Sep 2006 at 15:11

Cueball said:
Parking sensors? Thought that's what the bumper was for?

Q4T.

When you hear a "Bang!"....youve gone too far

-Laser- · 29 Sep 2006 at 15:25

DAvE18 said:
try parking an e39 into a multistory with that big ass bumper than disapears in front of the bonnet its hard to judge with precision.

just go forwards till it hits the wall, that's what the bumper's for. it's only a bmw

seriously though, i'd assumed that they'd be automatic? if you're parking slow enough they don't need to warn early enough that it would cause problems in traffic? unless you have a habit of pulling up un-neccesarily close to the car in front? no idea how they actually work.

Dave85 · 29 Sep 2006 at 15:34

heh I do and so far its cost me a number plate

-Laser- · 29 Sep 2006 at 16:31

better that than the bumper i guess though. i have nice rubbery overriders to protect mine, not the best look, but practical.

Rilot · 29 Sep 2006 at 16:56

I have front and rear in my A8 and this is how they work.

Upon engaging reverse, both front and rear are activated.
To activate the fronts only, there is a button that I can push. They are deactivated after the car passes a certain speed.

Beepcake · 29 Sep 2006 at 17:02

Rilot said:
I have front and rear in my A8 and this is how they work.

Upon engaging reverse, both front and rear are activated.
To activate the fronts only, there is a button that I can push. They are deactivated after the car passes a certain speed.

^^ Pretty much the same in the E39. Automatically come on in reverse, or when the button is pressed and switch off when you hit a certain speed or hit the button again.