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Parktronic

Parktronic, also called Acoustic Parking System (APS), is a parking-assistence system installed on some Audi vehicles. Parktronic uses ultrasonic sensors embedded in the front and rear bumpers to measure distance to nearby objects. The system emits an intermittent warning tone (and in some other luxury marques, it offers visual signals through LCDs on the dashboard and above the rear window) to indicate how far the car is from an obstacle. As the distance decreases, the warning tone becomes faster. It first sounds when the car is approximately 5 feet from the obstacle and is operating in speeds less than 9 mph, and the tone becomes continuous when only 8 inches remain. Parktronic can be switched off for situations such as stop-and-go traffic. Mercedes-Benz also uses the Parktronic name.

Parktronic is a registered trademark of Audi AG.


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