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Parking Aids(If Equipped)  
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION  
PARKING AID  
WARNINGS  
WARNINGS  
The parking aid does not relieve you  
of your responsibility to drive with  
due care and attention.  
To help avoid personal injury, please  
read and understand the limitations  
of the system as contained in this  
section. Sensing is only an aid for some  
(generally large and fixed) objects when  
moving in reverse on a flat surface at  
parking speeds. Traffic control systems,  
inclement weather, air brakes, and external  
motors and fans may also affect the  
function of the sensing system; this may  
include reduced performance or a false  
activation.  
The sensors may not detect objects  
in heavy rain or other conditions that  
cause disruptive reflections.  
The sensors may not detect objects  
with surfaces that absorb ultrasonic  
waves.  
The parking aid does not detect  
obstacles moving away from the  
vehicle. They will only be detected  
shortly after they start to move towards  
the vehicle again.  
To help avoid personal injury, always  
use caution when in R (Reverse) and  
when using the sensing system.  
Take particular care when reversing  
with rear fitted accessories e.g. a  
bicycle carrier, as the rear parking aid  
will only indicate the distance from the  
bumper to the obstacle.  
If you use a high pressure spray to  
wash your vehicle, only spray the  
sensors briefly from a distance not  
less than 8 inches (20 centimeters).  
This system is not designed to  
prevent contact with small or moving  
objects. The system is designed to  
provide a warning to assist the driver in  
detecting large stationary objects to avoid  
damaging the vehicle. The system may not  
detect smaller objects, particularly those  
close to the ground.  
Certain add-on devices such as large  
trailer hitches, bike or surfboard racks  
and any device that may block the  
normal detection zone of the system, may  
create false beeps.  
Note: Keep the sensors free from dirt, ice  
and snow. Do not clean with sharp objects.  
Note: The parking aid may emit false tones  
if it detects a signal using the same  
frequency as the sensors or if the vehicle is  
fully laden.  
Note: The outer sensors may detect the  
side walls of a garage. If the distance  
between the outer sensor and the side wall  
remains constant for three seconds, the  
tone will switch off. As you continue, the  
inner sensors will detect rearward objects.  
Note: Keep the sensors located on the  
bumper or fascia free from snow, ice and  
large accumulations of dirt. If the sensors  
are covered, the systems accuracy can be  
affected. Do not clean the sensors with  
sharp objects.  
Note: If your vehicle sustains damage to  
the bumper or fascia, leaving it misaligned  
or bent, the sensing zone may be altered  
causing inaccurate measurement of  
obstacles or false alarms.  
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Parking Aids(If Equipped)  
The sensing system warns the driver of  
The system detects certain objects while  
the transmission is in R (Reverse):  
obstacles within a certain range of the  
bumper area. The system turns on  
automatically whenever the ignition is  
switched on.  
and moving toward a stationary object  
at a speed of 5 km/h or less  
but not moving, and a moving object is  
approaching the rear of the vehicle at  
a speed of 5 km/h or less  
When receiving a detection warning, the  
radio volume is reduced to a  
predetermined level. After the warning  
goes away, the radio volume returns to the  
previous level.  
and moving at a speed of less than 5  
km/h and a moving object is  
approaching the rear of the vehicle at  
a speed of less than 5 km/h.  
Rear Sensing System  
If a fault is present in the system, a warning  
message appears in the information  
display and does not allow the driver to  
switch the faulted system on.  
The rear sensors are only active when the  
transmission is in R (Reverse). As the  
vehicle moves closer to the obstacle, the  
rate of the audible warning increases.  
When the obstacle is fewer than 25  
centimeters away, the warning sounds  
continuously. If a stationary or receding  
object is detected farther than 25  
centimeters from the side of the vehicle,  
the tone sounds for only three seconds.  
Once the system detects an object  
approaching, the warning sounds again.  
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Coverage area of up to 2 meters  
from the rear bumper (with a  
decreased coverage area at the  
outer corners of the bumper).  
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