Limitations for park assist camera

Updated 03/19/2020

The park assist camera cannot detect everything in all situations and may therefore have limited functionality.

A driver should be aware about the following examples of the park assist camera's limitations:

Warning

Pay additional attention while reversing when this symbol is shown if a trailer, bicycle rack or similar is mounted and electrically connected to the car.

The symbol indicates that the parking assistance sensors rearward are switched off and will not warn of any obstacles.

Note

A bike carrier or other accessory mounted on the rear of the car could obscure the camera's view.

Blind sectors

P5-1617-PAC 360-All camera-views — There are "blind" sectors between the cameras' fields of vision.

In 360° view obstacles/objects can “vanish” in the gaps between the individual cameras.

Warning

Pay attention to the possibility that, even if it only looks like a relatively small part of the image is obscured, a relatively large sector could be hidden from view. An obstacle could thereby go undetected until the car is very close to it.

Defective camera

If a camera sector is black and contains this symbol then it means that the camera is out of order.

The following illustration shows an example.

P5-1617-PAC 360-view w defect camera — The car's left-hand camera is out of order.

Black camera sector

A black camera sector is also shown in the following instances, but then without the symbol for defective camera:

open door
open tailgate
folded-in door mirror.

Light conditions

The camera image is adjusted automatically according to prevailing light conditions. Because of this, the image may vary slightly in brightness and quality. Poor light conditions can result in reduced image quality.