VW T5 Front and Rear Optical Parking Sensors provide a visual display of the Vehicle on the radio or navigation system screen, showing the vehicles position and distance from obstacles. The location of any obstacle within range of the ultrasonic sensors is highlighted on the screen. Optical Rear parking sensors would mute your Radio ( if you have one fitted like OEM VW RNS510 or RNS315)  helping you to focus on parking.

If Your Volkswagen Transporter T5 does have Aftermarket Multimedia or Navigation Fitted, we may need to fit a CAN Interface that would work with your radio, steering wheel controls and provide the optical display for parking sensors, cost may vary. In many cases the audio fitter will usually go for the cheapest option... and unfortunately the only way to get OPS on the Multimedia system is by replacing the basic CAN interface.

Front and Rear OPS parking sensors activate automatically with reverse gear engaged or via the PDC button on the centre console. The buzzer will beep once, the system will then stay active as long as reverse gear is engaged. Logically the closer you are to an obstacle, the faster it beeps, and finally at around 1 foot away it'll be a constant beep.

If no obstacle is detected, the Front and Rear OPS system switches off automatically several seconds after deselecting reverse gear or when travelling forward faster than approximately 6mph.

You can mute the acoustic signals of the VW optical parking system by pressing the MUTE button on the radio screen or navigation system. The muting will be cancelled if the OPS is Switched off and on again.

The Front and Rear OPS sensors will work in conjunction with a Rear view OEM VW Camera, If you have both fitted, selecting reverse gear would turn the camera and OPS On. The overlayed display of parking sensors will be displayed on the left hand side of the screen. This may work differently with an aftermarket Navigation, however in general most of the later Multimedia/ Navigation System will either display both the rear camera and parking sensors or give you ability to switch between them.