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Front assist always beeping?

Mcdoodlz

Active Member
Mar 21, 2018
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Derbyshire
Hi, I've had my cupra for a week and the last couple of days the parking sensor on the front middle is constantly on when travelling slow. I've tried cleaning it but nothing will stop it and theres physically no sign of damage or an object infront!

Personally I think it's the tackiest thing I've ever seen but how do I stop it beeping??
 

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Is it a brand new car or just new to you.

Can you turn it off with the button on the dash.
 

Copra68

Active Member
Jun 10, 2013
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Sounds like a faulty sensor if there is definetly nothing in front of it.
 

Branta

Active Member
Feb 22, 2015
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Nottinghamshire
Don't neglect the possibility that it may be a software issue. The VAG group company that does the software "Cariad" has a stinking reputation, even within (well actually _especially_ within !) other VAG companies. I mean be prepared to take your car to a dealer to be told the sensors are all perfectly o.k.
Yesterday evening I reversed out of a "fairly snug" car park space, with all the proximity sensors wailing. But when I was clear of the space a lower frequency beep-beep-beep remained. So of course I got out to check there was no small child attached to my bumpers, but all was clear. By now I was causing a traffic jam in the busy car park, so drove on trying to ignore the incessant beeping. But chose a route home where I could park in a quiet but well-lit street to have a look around. Nothing obstructing the sensors. Even turned off the ignition, got out and locked the car, but beeping recommenced when I got in again.
Finally got home with my nerves in tatters, and as I approached the hedge alongside my driveway that I park near, the first genuine sensor beep cancelled the noise that had plagued me all the way home. No, I hadn't touched the hedge and brushed something off one of the sensors, the hedge is freshly trimmed so no bits sticking out.
Now to me that's clearly a software issue. What's really unforgivable is that there was never any explanation of the "alarm" on the instrument cluster, I had scrolled through all options of all 3 areas and you'd think nothing was wrong.
I should mention that this is a Seat Leon Estate, FR Sport 1.5 DSG, registered at the end of August 2024, only 10 weeks ago, just 1491 miles on the odometer.
 
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