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  • Tempted
    Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 38
    United Kingdom 

    PDC sensor calibration

    I bought my vehicle dealer approved 7 months old a month or so ago. I did not realise until a day or two later, but on collection, the 360 PDC sensors were not working. I had assumed they were disabled via a setting or something. The comprehensive 700 or whatever point check the dealer ranted on about obviously didn't include fundamental vehicle functions Evil or Very Mad

    Anyway, I've been into my local dealer who established that the connector behind the front bumper wasn't connected and my fog lights weren't working either, so they are now working. God knows if they'd been like this from new, or for some other reason. My question is whether they require some kind of calibration? Mine beep like an ATM that has only just offered you your card back when I'm miles away from danger (flat tarmac, no kerb). In my previous few vehicles with PDC sensors, the fast beeping was useful to detect whether you're about to hit something, whereas this is fairly useless at this distance.

    Anyone have any thoughts? Are they all this bad? I looked in the online manual but didn't find anything.
    19th Jun 2019 6:59 am
  • Whippetman
    Member Since: 16 Feb 2019
    Location: North Somerset
    Posts: 386
    England 

    Mine work well, sounds like a return trip needed Sad
    HSE LUX, Aintree Green GONE
    19th Jun 2019 7:33 am
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    Yep, mine works normal as well
    19th Jun 2019 8:34 am
  • mordred1973
    Member Since: 08 Jan 2019
    Location: Northamptonshire
    Posts: 758
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    mine shows a "red" on the right front corner about 50% of time, so the front have been turned off for last 6 months. When on, they beep randomly a few times when theres nothing about and beep when there almost enough space to get another car between mine and the one in front in traffic.

    BTW the 7million point check is not actually done by many dealers, mine was delivered with 3 tyres at 21psi, load cover missing, none of the updates/recalls undertaken, but a certificate signed to day they had done the checks.
    2023 D300 Metropolitan, Hakuba Silver, Low Range, Solar screen, Deployable towbar, FBH, sidesteps.
    19th Jun 2019 9:12 am
  • Tempted
    Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 38
    United Kingdom 

    Thanks for the feedback. I wondered if I'd maybe not given it a fair test and so upon arriving home tonight, I reversed up to my garage and stopped at the exact moment it went mad. Intereated to know if this is normal or if the sensors are a bit too keen? Obviously I'd over egged my original comments 🤣

    19th Jun 2019 4:01 pm
  • Chopsy
    Member Since: 05 Jul 2018
    Location: Warwickshire
    Posts: 179
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    I think the beeps turn to a continuous tone when you are about 12 inches from object.
    19th Jun 2019 4:50 pm
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    The sensors don't detect everything, just at or up to a certain height. I parked here today and the beeps had just started at this point.



    Ron
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    20th Jun 2019 9:21 am
  • Craigp
    Member Since: 09 Nov 2016
    Location: Hull
    Posts: 690
    England 

    I think you answed your question as to why it was disconnected. Im now thinking of a reason why the fog lights where disconnected Shocked
    20th Jun 2019 9:59 am
  • Tempted
    Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 38
    United Kingdom 

    Sorry, I don't follow. If you're suggesting they're disconnected because they're innacurate, that seems an odd approach.
    20th Jun 2019 10:05 am
  • Craigp
    Member Since: 09 Nov 2016
    Location: Hull
    Posts: 690
    England 

    Really ? Thats how i fix things just ask the wife.
    In all seriousness mine will start bleeping at around 3 to 4 foot until i reach a instantaneous echo at around 1ft. I get a false alarm sometimes from a curb edge.
    20th Jun 2019 10:17 am
  • Tempted
    Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 38
    United Kingdom 

    Would the consensus be that my image is about right, or should you get closer before it goes mental? I would say my vehicle is further away than 1 foot...
    20th Jun 2019 10:30 am
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    I reversed out of the driveway once after recently moving house with my D4. For some reason the beeps started but I couldn't see anything in the mirrors so I thought it must have been a sprig of grass, kept going and knocked the neighbour's bin over. At least it was empty Very Happy

    Ron
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    20th Jun 2019 10:33 am
  • MalithS
    Member Since: 16 Aug 2018
    Location: Warwickshire
    Posts: 140
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Santorini Black

    Just parked front end behind another car (discovery sport) and went forward till beep went to solid beep. Measurement was just over 8 inches or 100 mm roughly (from front number plate to other cars rear bumper)
    20th Jun 2019 12:41 pm
  • Tempted
    Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
    Location: UK
    Posts: 38
    United Kingdom 

    There's only one solution to this, I shall measure with a tape measure and compare [the parking distance] Rolling with laughter
    20th Jun 2019 12:56 pm
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    MalithS wrote:
    Measurement was just over 8 inches or 100 mm roughly (from front number plate to other cars rear bumper)


    Isn't 8 inches just over 200mm ?
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    21st Jun 2019 2:29 am
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