Parking Sensor Problems

[PaulVRS]

I need some help on a problem with the parking sensors for my 03 Octavia vRS. I asked my dealer at the last service to have a look at the rear parking sensors as they had stopped working. He diagnosed a faulty control box and said he would order one. Well, it has been a few months and it hasn't turned up.

I thought that I might have a go at fixing it myself. Is it a straightforward job? Where is the unit located? Does anyone know the part reference for the reversing sensor control unit and where the best place to order it would be.

Many thanks

Paul

[Bowders1]

I would imagine that the control unit is a sealed box, and stripping it apart maybe difficult. I believe the control box is in the hatch under the passenger side carpet trim just above the CD mulichanger. Sometimes a leak in the hatch can cause the unit to fail. I have an aftermaket one that I fitted, that the control box failed and I ended up fitting a replacement.