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Old 02-15-2018, 08:54 AM
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Guys - Having an issue with my rear parking sensor on my 2013 A4 Premium+ Quattro. I had some repair work done on my back fender, which included paint work. Ever since then, when I back up the parking sensors go off too soon and for things that I will never hit. For instance, when I back up there is nothing directly behind the bumper but another car might be 18 inches on my side rear. Again, the car is next to me, not behind me. The sensors go off at that where they never did before the body work. Is there a way I can adjust or recalibrate this problem away?
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I know on my A8 I can adjust sensitivity and loudness etc thru the MMI. It sounds like you have a misaligned sensor. A scan tool would probably tell you that, maybe even which one.
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@net1994 - did you managed to sort this out?
I have the same problem with rear sensors and front outside sensors.
Nothing is near but they react on the outside border of sensitivity and when I come close to object, they are doing ok.
On VCDS there are no errors on any sensor.
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Originally Posted by borg123
@net1994 - did you managed to sort this out?
I have the same problem with rear sensors and front outside sensors.
Nothing is near but they react on the outside border of sensitivity and when I come close to object, they are doing ok.
On VCDS there are no errors on any sensor.
Yes it was fixed. And by fixed, I mean by the driver who rear-ended me. Really. Had a guy hit me in February. After everything was fixed, the repair shop had to send it to the local Audi stealership to get everything reset/calibrated. So sometimes you can get lucky too, even if it means having $5,000 worth of rear end work to 'solve' the problem. :-)
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