Parking Sensors

Q. Is the PD1 a universal parking sensor or car manufacturer specific?

A. For ease of selection we list by specific vehicle manufacturer but the PD1 front, rear and rear-vision are totally universal and fit any car or vehicle make and model. The PD1 fits cars, vehicles, 4x4, MPV, SUV and motorhomes.

Q. What advantages does the PD1 have over traditional ultrasonic type sensors?

A. The PD1 has many advantages including:

- Invisible when fitted design. Nobody will ever know its fitted.

- Full bumper coverage and protection without any missed areas that you get with ultrasonic sensors. Plus no need for 4 to 8 sensors.

- Capability to approach obstacles up to 10 cm away which is ideal for tight parking spaces. The ultrasonic type sensors are unable to distinguish distances below 30 cm.

- Compatible with vehicles that have a tow bar (tow hook) fitted or spare wheel fixed to rear door.

- The PD1 only starts detecting objects when actually moving towards an object and this has many safety advantages as well as being compatible with tow bars (towing hooks). Its important to know that the PD1 starts working immediately when you start moving backwards and so detects objects directly behind the car or vehicle within millimeters.

- Easier to install with less components.

Q. What are the Front and Rear PD1 product options?

A. The PD1 is available for the front and rear of your car / vehicle and is available in 3 different options. 1. The PD1-Rear has an audible alert and is activated by selecting reverse gear. 2. The PD1-Rear Vision has a visual and audible alert and is activated by selecting reverse gear. 3. The PD1-Front is for the front bumper and is activated by a push-button switch.

Q. What objects can the PD1 detect?

A. The PD1 parking sensor can detect objects and obstacles of all kinds from people, vehicles, kerbs, walls, fences, skips all the way garage doors, bushes and garden materials.

The only material which has a lower detection is pure ceramic and glass if not containing contaminating particles.

Q. Does the PD1 rear sensor have to be reset after it has run its alert cycle?

A. Once the PD1 system has completed its full cycle of zones 1, 2, 3 (alert/stop) the system will then need to be reset if you want the alerts again during the same parking manoeuvre.

However, if when parking you only get alert zones 1 and 2 the PD1 system will continue to work and alert you, its only when you have hit zone 3 (alert/stop) that you need to reset the system (by selecting reverse gear again) to reactivate the PD1.

Likewise if you have parked within say 20cm of an object, when you reactivate the system it will once again alert you to this object (once you start moving backwards - see question below) because switching off the system resets the PD1.

Q. Can a tow bar (towing hook) or spare wheel fixed to rear door affect the operation of the rear PD1 sensor?

A. No because the PD1 system only detects objects that are approaching the car/antenna sensor and so it recognises that the tow bar (towing hook) or spare wheel are fixed to the vehicle and ignores these. The PD1 only starts working once the vehicle starts moving towards an object. This detection is instant and detects objects directly behind the vehicle within millimeters of your movement.

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