Anyone got Park Assist? If so can you advise what happens curb side parking?

 

I can see the side sensors picking up a wall but what about curbs 1" higher that the wheel rim edge...........does it pick these up, do you trust it? Any bad experiences?

 

I have ordered it as we often have to use small car parks with little room to maneuver,   but can cancel if I want to!

 

Cannot spell check title 'Curbs' with a 'Ke' I ask you

Edited 17 November, 201411 yr by ajw1100

It's watching the other cars in front and behind for the parallel part - not the kerb. If they were on the kerb then you'd end up there too!

Be aware that this is a faulty system. I had to go 2 times in 2 weeks in the service because of the side sensors failure. It seems that there is a notification from Skoda saying that during "very wet" weather conditions the sensors stop working...and guess what...they told me that this is normal. First time they fix is via recalibration of the sensors...second time the same...third time the sensors fixed by themselves after 1 week when the outside temperature went above 5° C. I regret now that I choose this option...if you care about your mental comfort...cancel it and get something else.

Edited 17 November, 201411 yr by barqqsanu

Be aware that this is a faulty system. I had to go 2 times in 2 weeks in the service because of the side sensors failure. It seems that there is a notification from Skoda saying that during "very wet" weather conditions the sensors stop working...and guess what...they told me that this is normal. First time they fix is via recalibration of the sensors...second time the same...third time the sensors fixed by themselves after 1 week when the outside temperature went above 5° C. I regret now that I choose this option...if you care about your mental comfort...cancel it and get something else.

Interesting.  I have it on my car but so far never used it.  I wonder if Skoda would pay for any damage if a wheel got kerbed or bodywork was damaged when using it?

Interesting.  I have it on my car but so far never used it.  I wonder if Skoda would pay for any damage if a wheel got kerbed or bodywork was damaged when using it?

 

Id say no as the driver is still in control of the car and should stop before driving into something.

Watched a demo video on youtube. Yes, it parked between 2 cars fine but in the video it hit the kerb! This put me off ordering when the alloys are £260 a corner!

I've found it pretty good on the whole. It doesn't get that close to the kerb, I'm definitely not fearful of it hitting. I've probably used it 6-8 times with only one fail. The fail happened yesterday: wet and busy road, someone behind me, must have given it a bit much gas midway through the reverse manoeuvre, causing a little loss of traction. Understandable in the wet, full lock, and over zealous pushing on the go pedal. A thud sound from the wheels and all sensors beeping told me I needed to take manual control!

I'll tell you what is farkin annoying, motorbikes zooming passed when I'm stuck in traffic setting off the side sensors, scares the bejesus out of me at least once a week!

I've used mine probably 30+ times (in same place, outside my house, 4-5" kerb) and generally it will end up 1-2" away from it but it has rubbed the alloys against it twice in that period.  Sometimes the side sensors see the kerb and let off an audible warning but maybe 50% of the time they don't.

 

Would I have it again......yes

Some very good thoughts here, thanks.

 

Watched a demo video on youtube. Yes, it parked between 2 cars fine but in the video it hit the kerb! This put me off ordering when the alloys are £260 a corner!

Couldn't find the one you refer to, Looked at Octavia/Superb/Yeti videos on YouTube but did not find one that curbed with wheel.

 

 

 

I've used mine probably 30+ times (in same place, outside my house, 4-5" kerb) and generally it will end up 1-2" away from it but it has rubbed the alloys against it twice in that period.  Sometimes the side sensors see the kerb and let off an audible warning but maybe 50% of the time they don't.

 

Would I have it again......yes

 

If I can get the passenger mirror to drop when selecting reverse then that would help keep an eye on the inside rear wheel.

 

Now I had thought of getting front sensors as well as the standard rear 4 to help out in tight spaces but they cost £300 and I am sure you get 4, so that works out at £75 each, with Park Assist you get 8,  4 front and 4 side sensors for £575 making them £71.88 each and you get Park Assist for FREE .

 

I assume the parking sensors work as they did on my  BMW and Passat; engage reverse and all become active, will show up on the Amundsen+ and so I would only need Park Assist if I really needed it.

 

 

I've found it pretty good on the whole. It doesn't get that close to the kerb, I'm definitely not fearful of it hitting. I've probably used it 6-8 times with only one fail. The fail happened yesterday: wet and busy road, someone behind me, must have given it a bit much gas midway through the reverse manoeuvre, causing a little loss of traction. Understandable in the wet, full lock, and over zealous pushing on the go pedal. A thud sound from the wheels and all sensors beeping told me I needed to take manual control!

I'll tell you what is farkin annoying, motorbikes zooming passed when I'm stuck in traffic setting off the side sensors, scares the bejesus out of me at least once a week!

 

"I'll tell you what is farkin annoying, motorbikes zooming passed when I'm stuck in traffic setting off the side sensors, scares the bejesus out of me at least once a week!"

 

I assume this is because you have not got to the speed when the sensors turn off? It would be a nightmare to have them go off passing a row of cars driving slowly!

 

Keep your thoughts coming..............

Front and rear park sensors needed at best. Park assist is something to impress your mates with imo. I spent weeks researching options before selecting and believe me, my car won't be 'standard' and to me park assist is not worth it.

Now I had thought of getting front sensors as well as the standard rear 4 to help out in tight spaces but they cost £300 and I am sure you get 4, so that works out at £75 each, with Park Assist you ge

Front and rear sensors are standard for the VRS in Luxembourg, But I still went for the park assistant to get the extra few senors..so your calculation doesn't quite work for me, In the end the 4 extra sensors cost me 285€ which means just above 70€ each. but I thought they were more useful than the rear view camera, since they work, in the dark and even when there's dirt around.

I haven't got the car yet, so can't help with the park assistant limitations or advantages.

One thing I have found with these sensors is that it can pick up the kerb occasionally, it can pick up the neighbours fence which is about 3' from the kerb and it's affected by mud & dirt.

 

It's still a reasonably good system though.

I still personally think park assist is a bit of a gimmick. Rear sensors are a must for me now (as I pretty much reverse park everywhere) and think id find fronts quite handy. Dont need a car to park itself though; if I had it I doubt if ever use it.

I have park assist, never used it in anger, only for fun so would agree with others its a bit of a gimmick. However, the extra side sensors are useful for manual parking, especially in multi storey car parks with lots of concrete columns. The bleeping from the side sensors is a bit annoying as they often override the rear bleeps but the graphics on the screen are pretty accurate so I tend to use those and ignore the bleeping beeping!

Edited 18 November, 201411 yr by Matt Pez

If I can get the passenger mirror to drop when selecting reverse then that would help keep an eye on the inside rear wheel.

You can, just enable it in the car settings. (At least if you have mirror memory.)

You can code mirror memory using VCDS; its something id like on mine

There is one additional thing that the park assist is phonomenal at...

 

Turn it on as you drive past parked cars looking for a space and if the display shows that the car will fit then even though to your eyes there's no way it will go in... it WILL fit.

 

ok, it might need a lot of backwards and forwards to get it but it will get itself in there. 

I still personally think park assist is a bit of a gimmick. Rear sensors are a must for me now (as I pretty much reverse park everywhere) and think id find fronts quite handy. Dont need a car to park itself though; if I had it I doubt if ever use it.

No disrespect but when beeping parking sensors first appeared they were a bit of a gimmick, I remember people saying things like if you cannot part without them you shouldn't be driving, now they are pretty much accepted as normal, having them back and front came next and now we have a screen giving us a guide of 'safety space' as  well, all to help the driver from damaging his and other cars. Now we have Park Assist, a natural advancement of using the sensors.

 

Personally I feel that any aide to protect your car from damage (You see loads of cars with dents in the rear or front plastic bumpers) and probably a good bet that most of them costs more to repair than the cost of Park Assist, Loss of NCB etc.

 

I reckon the general opinion is on the positive side.....

If you need a car to park for you, best you give a local driving school a phone and re-learn to drive. As said above about parking sensors, you can't compare them to self parking. They are there for distance, not putting the car in.

If you need a car to park for you, best you give a local driving school a phone and re-learn to drive. As said above about parking sensors, you can't compare them to self parking. They are there for distance, not putting the car in.

The fact is that the park assist feature is something that makes driving easier in some areas. No, it's not necessary, and yes, it may breed a generation of people who rely on it to park there car. But who gives a ****. Frankly, I'd rather people learned to indicate than parallel park!

Does an auto transmission mean the driver can't change gears and should go back to school and learn to drive "properly"? Or is it just that they've chosen a feature that suits their driving and how they use a car? I'd say it's the latter, just as I'd say it is for park assist.

I tried park assist on a friend's car as they'd no idea how to use it. It picked up a car on the other side of a chainlink fence as the back car, not the one on the side we were on and wanted to drive through the fence. It started reversing ok, turned in past the car we were next to, but then didn't straighten out and kept going diagonally back towards the car behind the fence, so I had to stop it. I laughed and told them not to bother with it.

If you need a car to park for you, best you give a local driving school a phone and re-learn to drive. As said above about parking sensors, you can't compare them to self parking. They are there for distance, not putting the car in.

Why?  Driving schools don't teach you how to park.  And if they did it would be in a little Corsa not a geet big Octavia.

Why?  Driving schools don't teach you how to park.  And if they did it would be in a little Corsa not a geet big Octavia.

My school did. Both bay parking and parallel park.

 

In fact Parallel Park is on the syllabus and can be part of your test, so if yours didn't teach you then I wouldn't recommend them to anyone!

If you need a car to park for you, best you give a local driving school a phone and re-learn to drive. As said above about parking sensors, you can't compare them to self parking. They are there for distance, not putting the car in.

 

"best you give a local driving school a phone and re-learn to drive".

 

I learnt to drive many years ago, mostly in a pre-war Austin, no indicators-only hand signals, no syncromesh so it was a case of double de-clutch or mash the gearbox, one wiper-hand operated, no heater, opening windscreen for when it got too hot, pump up windows. it was equipped with the the latest 'gimmick' though, it had an electric starter.

 

You drive a posh VRS, powerful and with lots of modern 'toys' compared to my leaner curve and far advanced in modern driver aids, or should I say, modern Gimmicks?

 

I CAN park a car, so don't make stupid comments, I asked a simple question how does Park Assist cope with curbs, nothing wrong with that, I also mentioned that £ for £ using the front and side sensors was better value than 4 front sensors only. Your VRS has rear sensors have you disabled them as you clearly need no modern aids to park your car under any circumstances? I would prefer to have the sensor warnings as were on my BMW 5. Sensors are simply a 'guide' the driver is in control or should be at all times, Park Assist is just another modern advancement that comes free of charge with 8 more sensors and is there should I want to try or need the function for any reason. However that does not mean or indicate in any way that I am unable to park a car. I have decades of NCB, a clean license, I have built my own sports car and restored another old Austin.

 

99% of members on this forum are very happy to give their time to help to those not so knowledgeable on various Skoda subjects, and this help is invaluable so to the 99% please keep it up. To meta55b; please keep you nasty comments to yourself and try to be a much nicer person. Your comments do nothing to help anyone and only show you in a poor light. I am sure you could, if you wanted too, join the other 99%.

 

Obviously you have the right to say what you think, but in this case you do not know me or how I drive, or even that I drove Ferrari's and Porsche's around Silverstone. so you comment "give a local driving school a phone and re-learn to drive" really made me smile!!!!!

If you need a car to park for you, best you give a local driving school a phone and re-learn to drive. As said above about parking sensors, you can't compare them to self parking. They are there for distance, not putting the car in.

Having just got PA, it is a bit of a gimmick BUT it is very good as stated earlier in determining if you can fit in those really tight spaces.

 

It does a pretty good job of it as well!