Parking Aid Components

Parking Aid Sensor, Painting

If a new parking aid sensor is installed, the sensor head must first be painted to match the color of the bumper cover. The following requirements must be observed when painting the sensors to ensure that the parallel parking assistance will work correctly.

Parking aid sensor paint

• If the sensors are packaged in a box, where the sensor head (painted area) is stickling out, then these sensors can be painted still packaged in the box.






- Remove the decoupling ring (black silicone ring) from the sensor head.

- Use isopropyl alcohol to remove the grease from the sensor head - 1 - in the area to be painted - 2 -.






- Paint the sensor in the area to be painted - 2 - the same color as the bumper cover.

• Paint application dimension - B - is 3 mm (+ maximum 2 mm).

- When the paint has dried, reinstall the decoupling ring (black silicone ring) on the sensor head.

Do not bend the coupling ring.

Using a damaged decoupling ring can cause malfunctions.

Replace damaged decoupling rings.