Front parking aid, Volvo XC60

Front Parking Assist is an excellent system that alerts you to obstacles when the space in front of your car is tight, for example, when parking in a traffic jam.

The system is activated when the speed is below 15 km/h. A signal indicates the distance in relation to the object in front of the car. If an object is detected, the volume of the radio/stereo is reduced and an intermittent "buzzer signal" is heard from the car's front speakers. The signal sounds when the car is still approximately 80 cm from an obstacle and changes to a steady tone when the obstacle is approximately 30 cm from the front bumper. The remaining distance is also shown on the multimedia display in the center console.

To distinguish between the front and rear systems, different tone frequencies are used and the sound comes from different speakers, front and rear.

The kit consists of the wiring and four sensors mounted in the front. The parking aid can be turned off via the button on the center console when driving in a traffic jam, among other things.

The system can generate "false" signals in response to external sound sources with the same frequency as the systems' sensors. Such sources often include a horn, wet tires on the asphalt, pneumatic brakes and motorcycle exhaust pipes.