At last, you've found a parking space. You don't want to hold up the traffic behind you any longer than necessary, and the parking spot isn't exactly huge either. Now it's time to act quickly while maintaining full awareness. A small moment of inattention can have costly consequences. Even a minor parking collision can easily result in repair costs of €500 or more.
Like a passenger guiding you with a watchful eye, the AMPIRE front/rear parking assistance system helps you master this challenge – only faster and more reliably. The system activates automatically via GPS and enables continuous monitoring of the front area of the vehicle. You receive timely acoustic warnings about obstacles, helping to prevent personal injury and property damage while making parking significantly easier. The sensors are installed almost flush with the bumper surface.
Variant
- Installation location: Front bumper and rear bumper
- Activation: Automatic front activation controlled via GPS signal
- Installation type: Inserted from the front into the mounting hole
- Color: Painted matte black
Your Benefits at a Glance
- Continuous monitoring in front of the vehicle
- Automatic activation via GPS at speeds >15 km/h
- Automatic deactivation via GPS at speeds <15 km/h
- Timely warning of obstacles
- Prevention of personal injury and property damage
- Easy parking in tight spaces
- Self-diagnostic function
- Acoustic warning
- 4 matte black painted ultrasonic sensors for front bumper installation
- 4 matte black painted ultrasonic sensors for rear bumper installation
- 22 mm drill hole, 24 mm installation depth
- Detection range adjustable between 30 cm to 100 cm and 30 cm to 260 cm
- Detection range (factory setting) from 160 cm to 30 cm
- Easy installation through plug-in connectors
- Wireless connection between the control unit and speaker, maximum range 12 m
- E-type approval E24 10R-06 1287
Technical Specifications
- Ultrasonic frequency: 58 kHz
- Detection angle: vertical/horizontal: 60° +/- 10°
- Wireless frequency between control unit and speaker: 2.4 GHz
- Temperature range: -40°C to +80°C
- Operating voltage: 10-30VDC
- Current consumption control unit (max): 55 mA
- Current consumption speaker (max): 100 mA
- Current consumption ACC off: 0.35 mA
- Sensor cable lengths: 235 cm
- Detection ranges
- Level 1: 30-100 cm
- Level 2: 30-130 cm
- Level 3: 30-160 cm (factory setting)
- Level 4: 30-210 cm
- Level 5: 30-260 cm
- Total weight: 491 g
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
SENSOR POSITIONING NOTICE
The proper functioning of the PDC system depends on the position and orientation of the sensors. Therefore, it is important to verify certain conditions before installation. The area inside the bumper must provide sufficient depth and space for proper installation. The sensors must be mounted between 35 cm and 65 cm above the ground. The sensor surface must be aligned vertically to the ground. The distance between sensors can vary from 30 cm to 70 cm and should be evenly distributed. The spacing of the outer sensors must be identical.
OPERATING NOTICE
For vehicles equipped with a trailer hitch, the PDC system should not be activated while towing a trailer. In some cases, smaller objects, bushes, poles, or posts may not be detected by the system, which could result in vehicle damage without human intervention.
INSTALLATION NOTICE
Please connect the positive terminal of the speaker to the ignition-switched power supply (KL15) and not to constant power, in order to avoid deep discharge of the vehicle battery. Installation of the sensors in metal bumpers is not possible.
SAFETY NOTICE
The driver bears sole responsibility during parking and all other maneuvering operations. The electronic parking assistance system is a driver assistance system but cannot replace the driver's attention. Due to physical limitations, ultrasonic measurements may have blind spots in object detection, particularly when sound reflection is poor. Therefore, assessing obstacles always remains the driver's responsibility.
ADDITIONAL SEARCH TERMS
Acoustic Parking System (APS), Park Distance Control (PDC), Parking Assist Module (PAM), Parktronic, Parking Assist System (PAS)
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PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION REQUIRED?
We are happy to perform the complete installation on your vehicle at a fixed price of only €599. For appointment requests, please contact us via our contact form. For an additional charge of only €59, the sensors can be painted in your vehicle color by a neighboring professional paint shop. We require approximately 6 hours for the complete installation.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONNECTION / INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please note that this product includes only connection instructions. Due to differences between model years and equipment variants, the connection instructions contain no information regarding the removal of vehicle components (e.g. trim panels) that may be necessary for installation. Detailed information on removing vehicle-specific components can be found at: www.volkswagen.erwin-store.com
This product description has been translated automatically. The original and authoritative version is the German-language description. In case of any discrepancies or uncertainties, please refer to the German version.
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