PARKING AID CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

There is provided a parking aid control system () and method () for a vehicle (). The control system () is configured to receive proximity data () indicative of a location of one or more objects () in an environment of the vehicle. The control system () is configured to output, to a parking aid interface () of the vehicle, parking aid data () indicative of the location of at least some of the one or more objects (). A cancellation signal () is received indicative of a user input for inhibiting the parking aid interface (). A gear change signal () is received, the gear change signal () being indicative of a change in a gear selection of the vehicle. The control system () is configured to suppress the inhibition of the parking aid interface in dependence on the gear change signal ().