Lancia Delta Owner's Handbook Manual - page 136
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
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BUZZER WARNINGS
The information concerning the presence and distance of
an obstacle from the vehicle is transmitted by means of
acoustic signals from 2 buzzers installed in the passen-
ger compartment:
❍ a front buzzer warns of the presence of obstacles at the
front and a buzzer located at the rear warns of the pres-
ence of obstacles at the rear. This notifies the driver of the
direction (front/rear) of the obstacles.
Operation is automatically activated when reverse gear
is engaged.
The acoustic signal:
❍ increases as the distance between the car and the ob-
stacle decreases;
❍ becomes continuous when the distance between the car
and the obstacle is less than 30 cm and stops immediate-
ly if the distance increases;
❍ remains constant if the distance between the vehicle
and the obstacle remains unchanged, whilst if this situa-
tion occurs for the side sensors, the signal is interrupted
after about 3 seconds, for example, to prevent signals in
the case of manoeuvres alongside walls.
SENSOR OPERATING RANGE
The sensors allow the system to check the front part (ver-
sion with 8 sensors) and rear part of the vehicle.
Their position covers the middle and side areas of the front
and rear of the vehicle.
If an obstacle is located in a middle area, it is detected
when the distance is less than about 0.9 m (front) and 1.30
m (rear).
The sensor must be clean of mud, dirt, snow or
ice in order for the system to work. Take great
care when cleaning the sensors not to scratch
or damage them; avoid using dry, rough or hard cloths.
The sensors should be washed with clean water with
possibly some car shampoo added. In washing sta-
tions, clean the sensors quickly, keeping the steam
jet/high pressure washing nozzles at least 10 cm away
from the sensors.
Only have the bumpers repainted or any re-
touches to the paintwork in the area of the
sensors carried out by a Lancia Dealership.
If the paint is incorrectly applied this could ad-
versely affect the operation of the parking sensors.
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