Parktronic

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Parktronic, also called Acoustic Parking System (APS), or Park sensor (Park radar), is a parking-assistance system installed on some Audi & Mercedes-Benz cars, and new BMW cars as well.

Parktronic uses ultrasonic sensors embedded in the front and rear bumpers, to measure distance to nearby objects. The system emits an intermittent warning tone, (and in some other luxury marques, it offers visual signals through LCDs on the dashboard and above the rear window) to indicate how far the car is from an obstacle.

As the distance decreases, the warning tone becomes faster. Dependent on model of car fitted on, it first sounds when the car is approximately 1.0, 1.2, or 1.8 metres from the obstacle, and the car is operating at speeds less than 9 mph, and the tone becomes continuous when only 300mm remain. Parktronic can be switched off for situations such as stop-and-go traffic. Mercedes-Benz and BMW also use the Parktronic name.

Parktronic is a registered trademark of Audi AG.

Other technological features:

• Tiptronic
• Advanced Key

[edit] See also

• Blind Spot Monitor (BSM)

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