Automotive system including a back-up aid with parking assist

A technique for combining a back-up aid function with a park assist function in a motor vehicle initially includes determining a distance from a motor vehicle to an object (204). Next, a velocity of the motor vehicle (206) is determined. Then, a scaled version of the velocity and a minimum distance threshold are subtracted from the distance to provide a first multiplicand (208). Finally, a driver stimulus is provided as a function of the first multiplicand (210).