Parking Distance Control

[Snake]

i was reading the forums, and stumbled apon the PDC issue, how people said it is annoying (and looks bad???)

i am planning for a cooper, and was wondering if i had pdc, could i possibly sometimes turn it off, or is it on wheni go into R???

if it really shows physically, then could anyone take a pic so that i could have an idea on how it looks??

thanks

[EBMCS03]

No the PDC staies on once u are in reverse... its not annoying... how long do u stay in reverse anyways? and it only beeps when u are cloes to somthing... so if for some reason u want to drive backwards on the road it shouldnt beep cuz nothings there... its noticable... theres extra dots on the bumper... but i like the looks of it... doesnt bother me one bit... when people see it they know that this car has one extra feature... heres a not so clear pic... its the only one i can find right now.

[mikeythemini]

You could always leave it off the order and get one fitted aftermarket
We do one which is a microwave strip that is fitted inside along the length of the bumper - NO HOLES
I am sure it must be available over there.

[EBMCS03]

Holes look good...

[M-Jay]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini

You could always leave it off the order and get one fitted aftermarket
We do one which is a microwave strip that is fitted inside along the length of the bumper - NO HOLES
I am sure it must be available over there.

Hé Mike,

Which one do you sell? I can't find it on your site?

Greetz,
M-Jay

[Electric Sheep]

My Cooper has PDC. I've just uploaded two photos (800x600) to my gallery. The first one is the left hand side of the bumper, showing the one of outer sensors. The second shows the two central ones.



Personally, I don't think it looks bad at all. For me it's worth the trade-off to make it less likely that I'll reverse into something! And it's another gadget - always fun. If it has snowed and there's snow on the sensors, make sure you clear the snow off, else it'll beep continuously (in my experience) and take care when you're cleaning the car - you're not supposed to spray water directly at the sensors.

PDC is always on when you're in reverse (after a momentary pause for it to become active). You cannot turn it off. You can get your dealer to turn on the optional "PDC is active" beep - the car beeps once when you stick into reverse, so you know it's active. My dealer turned it on for free, which was nice!

PDC is fairly unobtrusive and only activates when you're quite close to something in my experiences. I tried it out on my drive at home the day after I got the car and managed to get pretty close to a stationary car before it started beeping. If you have your radio on loud, you might not hear the beeps - it's not that loud at all.

PDC is only £200. Bearing in mind that I've spent around £1500 after having a number of reversing accidents, I'd say it's worth it.

[MotorOn]

I love my PDC. Remember, your dealer can program the volume of the beep, and switch off or on the acknowledgement beep when you first shift into reverse. (at least on my 2/03 build MINI).
I think the four sensors look cool, personally.

MotorOn

[CurtP]

I have every option on my new MCS except PDC. I didn't get PDC because of the sensors in the rear bumper. I personally don't like the way it looks and it doesn't make any sense to me why car manufacturers don't hide them.

I also wonder what the use is on a car this small. My thought is that if you need help backing up a 12' long car, then you shouldn't be driving
(don't take that comment serious, it was meant to be humerous)

[M-Jay]

@Mikeythemini

Do you install the Taurus T123?

Greetz,
M-Jay

[SoggyCornFlakes]

Quote: Originally Posted by EBMCS03

Love the green roof job, very original

[cliffywong]

Quote: Originally Posted by M-Jay

Hé Mike,

Which one do you sell? I can't find it on your site?

Greetz,
M-Jay

Got the same problem,

Cliff

[EBMCS03]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoggyCornFlakes

Love the green roof job, very original

WHAT? You making fun of my MINIs new HAT? how DARE you!

KNow i didnt even notice that till you pointed it out. haha