2014 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG trailer

Front camera views

View Screen display of front camera
Front cross-traffic I Area on left of screen: Left-hand side of intersection.
Area in center of screen: Area directly in front of vehicle.
Area on right of screen: Right-hand side of intersection.
Perpendicular parking J The area in front of the vehicle is displayed. Orientation lines are displayed for assistance. See Rear Assist Mode 1
Off-road N The area directly in front of the vehicle is shown in a bird's eye view. This can be used, for example, when driving across a slope so that the area directly in front of the vehicle can be seen more easily.
Side camera views

View Screen display of side cameras
Off-road, left and right side O Areas directly next to the vehicle are displayed in a bird's eye view so you can steer the vehicle accurately around obstacles. The red lines are displayed when an obstacle is about 16 inches (40 cm) from the vehicle.
Left side P Shows the driver or front passenger side D next to the vehicle separately as a bird's eye view. This helps you to see the blind spot along the side of the vehicle. Right side Q
Rear camera views

View Screen display of rear camera
Perpendicular parking K The area behind the vehicle is displayed. Orientation lines are displayed for assistance. See Rear Assist Mode 1
Parallel parking M The area directly behind the vehicle is displayed. The colored areas and lines are provided for orientation. See Rear Assist Mode 2
Trailer hitch R The rear of the vehicle is displayed. The red line and the green lines are used to indicate the distance. The distance between the green lines and the red line is about 12 inches (30 cm) each. The distance between the red line and the vehicle is also about 12 inches (30 cm). The yellow line indicates the extension of the trailer hitch towards the rear and shows the direction to the trailer hitch depending on the position of the steering wheel.
Rear cross-traffic H
Area on left of screen: Left-hand side of intersection.
Area in center of screen: Area directly behind the vehicle.
Area on right of screen: Right-hand side of intersection.
Settings on the Infotainment System screen
Tap the function key (5), to adjust the following settings:

Function key Action
Helligkeit Tap the function key - or + .

NOTICE
x Things like trailer draw bars, thin rods, fences, trees, and narrow painted vertical poles or posts may not be detected by the Park Distance Control and Optical Parking System sensors and could damage the vehicle.
x If you continue driving closer to an object that the Park Distance Control and Optical Parking Systems have already detected and reported, the object may disappear from the sensor range and may no longer be detected. This is especially true for low or high objects. The system will no longer sound warnings about these objects. Ignoring signals from the Park Distance Control system could result in serious damage to the vehicle.
x The sensors in the bumper can be damaged or become misaligned in low speed impacts and parking maneuvers. Damaged or misaligned sensors cannot accurately detect or report objects that might be within range of the PDC system
x To help make sure that the system works properly, always keep the sensors in the bumpers clean, free of snow and ice; do not cover the sensors with stickers or other objects.
x When cleaning the sensors with power washers or steam cleaners, only spray the sensors directly for a very short time, and always keep the washer nozzle at least 4 inches (10 cm) from the sensors.
x Noise from rough roads, cobblestones, other vehicles and the surrounding area, for example, can prevent the Park Distance Control system from accurately detecting and reporting people and objects that may be within range of the system sensors.
x Aftermarket components such as bicycle racks can impair the function of the Park Distance Control system.
Volkswagen recommends practicing with the Park Distance Control and the Optical Parking System in a location or parking space with no traffic in order to become familiar with the system and how it works.
Park Distance Control

Fig. 279 On the front and rear bumper: Park Distance Control system sensors.

Function Proper response
Manually deactivate the display: Press the  or ∗ button again.
Automatically deactivate the display: Drive forward faster than about 5 - 10 mph (10 - 15 km/h).

Scanned areas
In front of the vehicle, the area in which obstacles are detected extends about 48 inches (120 cm) straight ahead and up to 24 inches (60 cm) to either side. Behind the vehicle, the area scanned area extends about 5 ft. 4 inches (160 cm) to the rear and about 2 ft. (60 cm) to either side (C) and
⇒ fig. 282 (C).
When the system is activated automatically, the acoustic signal sounds only if an object is detected in the area about 20 inches (50 cm) to the front or rear of the vehicle.
Screen display
The display shows the scanned area in several segments. The closer the vehicle gets to the obstacle,
the closer the segment advances to the displayed vehicle ⇒ fig. 281 (B) and ⇒ fig. 282 (B).
When the next-to-last segment is displayed, you have reached the collision zone. Stop the vehicle!

Distance between vehicle and obstacle Audible signal Screen: Segment color if obstacle detected
Front: about 12 – 48 inches (31 – 120 cm)Beep tone if manually activatedYellow Rear: about 12 – 64 inches (31 – 160 cm)
Front: about 12 – 20 inches (31 – 50 cm) Beep tone if automatically activated Yellow Rear: about 12 – 20 inches ( 31 – 50 cm)
About 0 – 12 inches (0 – 30 cm) front or rear Continuous tone Red

The distance at which the continuous tone sounds is somewhat greater for vehicles with a factory-installed trailer hitch.
Infotainment System settings for OPS
A number of settings can be selected in the Infotainment System.
x Switch on the ignition.
x Press the CAR Infotainment button.
x Tap the Assist systems function key on the screen.
x Select Parking Distance Warning System from the list.

Function key: Actions
Front volume/tone level : Different volume and pitches can be separately selected for front by
tapping the - or + function keys or by moving the slider.
Rear volume/tone level : Different volume and pitches can be separately selected for rear by tapping
the - or + function keys or by moving the slider.
Reduced audio volume : Different volume and pitches can be separately selected for front and rear
by tapping the - or + function keys or by moving the slider.

Function key: Actions
Automatic activation of mini-OPS : If the check box in the function key is checked =, the small screen OPS display is automatically switched on when you slowly approach an obstacle. To switch off this feature, tap Automatic activation of mini-OPS . After deactivation, there will not be any warning when you approach an obstacle.
Reset settings : Resets all settings to the factory settings.
When towing a trailer
On vehicles with a factory-installed trailer hitch and an electrically connected trailer, a corresponding graphic is displayed on the screen. Distance values behind the vehicles will not be displayed.
Muting the Park Distance Control volume
You can mute the PDC beeping signals by tapping the  function key on the Radio or Navigation system screen. Tap the function key again to reactivate the acoustic signals.
Muting is cancelled by switching Park Distance Control back on after it was switched off. The warning messages cannot be switched off.
If the display has been switched off manually and PDC remains active, the mute setting is also cancelled.
Switching Park Distance Control back on after it was switched off reactivates the volume. System malfunction warning signals cannot be switched off.
WARNING
Never rely completely on the OPS for information about people and objects that might be in the way of the vehicle and could be struck by the vehicle causing serious personal injury.
x The OPS sensors have blind spots where they cannot detect persons or objects.
x Never pay so much attention to the OPS and the graphics shown on the screen that you fail to notice what is going on around you.
x Always watch for people, especially small children and animals, because the sensors may not always be able to detect them.
NOTICE
Automatic activation of OPS when approaching an obstacle works only when your speed falls below a threshold of about 5 - 10 mph (10 - 15 km/h). If you then close the display, you must either switch the ignition off and back on or exceed the speed threshold and then reduce speed to under the threshold a second time in order for it to activate automatically again.
Volkswagen recommends practice parking with Park Distance Control and the Optical Parking System on a parking lot or other place where there is little traffic to get used to how the system works.