In a very dark parking space and had to reverse out (it was light when I parked)  and while reversing I bumped my Roomster into one of those porche tractor things someone had parked close by..... turns out my reversing sensors have packed up - not a beep out of the little blighters, probably the first time i could have really used their input - luckily I was crawling very slowly so no damage done, but it has peeved me.... Uhh....

Porsche Tractor?

You could always use your eyes when driving instead of relying on technology to stop you from crashing. Just saying.

Porsche Tractor?

 

Cayenne I suspect.

 

The ugly ones.

Not small and perfectly formed like a Roomster.

Porsche Tractor?

They exist!!

Yes. it was the Cayenne, a black one hidden in the shadows - I misjudged the distance and relied a bit too much on my sensors warning me.... But they didn't. And still aren't working...

Doh! I almost got caught out like that once, reversing on a hill so I didn't bother putting it in reverse and almost hit a Beemer because I was being lazy and relying on the sensors!

Doh! I almost got caught out like that once, reversing on a hill so I didn't bother putting it in reverse and almost hit a Beemer because I was being lazy and relying on the sensors!

I did that once.  Difference is, it was on my drive and the car I nearly hit was my wife's.  Very nearly a double whammy!

Didn't your Dad teach you to BACK INTO parking spaces ' cos headlamps are brighter than reverse lamp(s)?

I read the other day that a high pressure wash can damage the sensors - another reason why I wash my own car.

I read the other day that a high pressure wash can damage the sensors - another reason why I wash my own car.

Last time I washed my car it was seriously mudded up around the edges so I decided to pressure wash the mud off.  A couple of the parking sensors were a bit unhappy for a few days afterwards!  OK now but I won't be doing that again in a hurry!

you can use a pressure washer but not closer than about 18-24  inches of the sensor with care

 

basically minimal distance to clean the dirt, but a quick spray with minimal amount of water just to wet them and use a sponge / mitt to clean them is best