Parking sensors (service/unavailable?)

[henrytad]

Hey everyone, everytime I shift into reverse or manually switch on the parking sensors, I keep getting the error message “parking assistance unavailable, service parking assist etc”. I’ve tried cleaning all my sensors with soapy water and even rubbing alcohol but it just won’t work

Can anyone shed some light into what I should do next?

Appreciate any help

 

[stooge]

Hey everyone, everytime I shift into reverse or manually switch on the parking sensors, I keep getting the error message “parking assistance unavailable, service parking assist etc”. I’ve tried cleaning all my sensors with soapy water and even rubbing alcohol but it just won’t work

Can anyone shed some light into what I should do next?

Appreciate any help

One of the sensors is probably dead which will throw that message.
A scan with gds2 will tell you which sensor to replace and you can get them on aliexpress for something like 30 bucks.

 

[mtd]

Sounds like the VF parking sensors are about as good as those in the VE. I had 2 replaced in 2009 (1 week after I got the car - new), 1 replaced about 6 years ago, and another 2 about 3 years ago. They still get 'stuck' and stuff up all the time. That said, a mate has a VF (can't remember year) and has never had a problem. Go figure.

 

[stooge]

the sensors do not like being hit so all it takes to mess one up is a hard knock or a dent on the front of the sensor plate.
this can happen easily on the front if a stone manages to hit the sensor.

this is one of mine that got hit and stopped the whole system working, its just a little dent on it.

 

[FalconF16]

One of the sensors is probably dead which will throw that message.
A scan with gds2 will tell you which sensor to replace and you can get them on aliexpress for something like 30 bucks.

Could you please supply a link to the correct ones on AliExpress?Thank You

 

[stooge]

Could you please supply a link to the correct ones on AliExpress?Thank You

they have different part numbers so you need to know the exact part number of the sensor you are replacing before you can search for it.