Get Active Park Assist Guide for Ford Puma SUV 2019-2024

Active Park Assist

Press the button to activate active park

WHAT IS ACTIVE PARK

assist. Press again to switch between

ASSIST

parking modes.

Press the soft keys on the touchscreen to

Assists you with parking in and out of

switch between the parallel park in,

parking spaces.

perpendicular park in, or parallel park out

parking modes.

ACTIVE PARK ASSIST

Cancelling Active Park Assist

PRECAUTIONS

To cancel parking assistance at any time,

press the active park assist button or turn

WARNING: You must remain in

the steering wheel.

your vehicle when the system turns on.

Note: It also cancels when your vehicle

At all times, you are responsible for

exceeds 9 km/h (6 mph).

controlling your vehicle, supervising the

system and intervening, if required.

Brake System Intervention

Failure to take care may result in the loss

When active park assist is controlling the

of control of your vehicle, serious

steering, it may under certain conditions

personal injury or death.

apply the brakes to slow or stop your

vehicle.

WARNING: The sensors may not

detect objects in heavy rain or other

Note: This could cause the parking

conditions that cause interference.

assistance to cancel.

WARNING: You are responsible for

ENTERING A PARALLEL

controlling your vehicle at all times. The

system is designed to be an aid and does

PARKING SPACE

not relieve you of your responsibility to

drive with due care and attention. Failure

1. Press the active park assist button.

to follow this instruction could result in

Note: The system searches for parallel

the loss of control of your vehicle,

parking spaces on the passenger side. Press

personal injury or death.

the active park assist button again to make

the system search for perpendicular spaces.

WARNING: Do not use the system

with accessories that extend beyond the

2. Use the direction indicator lever to

front or rear of your vehicle, for example

search for a parking space on the driver

a trailer hitch or bike rack. The system is

or passenger side of your vehicle.

not able to make corrections for the

3. Drive your vehicle approximately 1 m

additional length of the accessories.

(3 ft) away from and parallel to the

other parked vehicles when searching

for a parking space.

SWITCHING ACTIVE PARK

Note: A tone sounds and a message

ASSIST ON AND OFF

appears in the information display when

active park assist finds a suitable parking

The active park assist button is

space.

next to the gearshift lever.

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Active Park Assist

4. Bring your vehicle to a complete

Note: When parking is complete, a tone

standstill.

sounds and an information message

appears.

5. Release the steering wheel and shift

into reverse (R).

Note: Active park assist does not recognize

parking space lines and centers your vehicle

6. Drive backward and your vehicle steers

between objects.

itself into the parking space.

Note: When the system detects only one

Note: You can slow down your vehicle at

object, it allows enough distance to open

any time by pressing the brake pedal.

the door on either side.

Follow the instructions on the

information display.

EXITING A PARKING SPACE

Note: When parking is complete, a tone

sounds and an information message

The system assists leaving only parallel

appears.

parking spaces.

1. Press the active park assist button.

ENTERING A PERPENDICULAR

2. Use the turn signal lever to choose the

PARKING SPACE

direction to leave.

3. Release the steering wheel and shift

Press the active park assist button

into reverse (R).

twice.

4. Follow the instructions on the

2. Use the direction indicator lever to

information display.

search for a parking space on the driver

or passenger side of your vehicle.

Note: You can slow down your vehicle at

any time by pressing the brake pedal.

3. Drive your vehicle approximately 1 m

(3 ft) away from and parallel to the

Note: After the system drives your vehicle

other parked vehicles when searching

to a position where you can exit the parking

for a parking space.

space in a forward movement, a message

appears instructing you to take full control

Note: A tone sounds and a message

of your vehicle.

appears in the information display when

active park assist finds a suitable parking

space.

4. Bring your vehicle to a complete

standstill.

5. Release the steering wheel and shift

into reverse (R).

6. Drive backward and your vehicle steers

itself into the parking space.

Note: You can slow down your vehicle at

any time by pressing the brake pedal.

Follow the instructions on the

information display.

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Active Park Assist

•

There is not enough space for the

ACTIVE PARK ASSIST –

parking maneuver on the opposite side

TROUBLESHOOTING

of the parking space.

•

The parking space is more than 1.5 m

ACTIVE PARK ASSIST –

(1.6 yd) or less than 0.5 m (0.5 yd)

INFORMATION MESSAGES

away from your vehicle.

•

Your vehicle's speed is greater than

Message

Action

35 km/h (21.7 mph) for parallel parking

or greater than 19 km/h (11.8 mph) for

Active Park Fault

The system

perpendicular parking.

requires service.

•

You recently disconnected or replaced

Have your vehicle

the battery. After you reconnect the

checked as soon as

battery you must drive your vehicle on

possible.

a straight road for a short period of

time.

ACTIVE PARK ASSIST –

Why does active park assist not

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

correctly position the vehicle into

Why does active park assist not

a parking space?

operate correctly?

•

An irregular curb along the parking

•

The system is unable to detect a

space prevents the system from

vehicle, curb or object to park next to

correctly aligning your vehicle.

or in between. The system needs

•

Vehicles or objects bordering the space

boundary objects to operate correctly.

could not be correctly parked.

•

Your vehicle stopped too far past the

Why does active park assist not

parking space.

search for a parking space?

•

The tires are not correctly installed or

•

You have switched traction control off.

maintained. For example, using a spare

•

The transmission is in reverse (R). Your

tire, not inflated correctly, improper

vehicle must be moving forward to be

size, or of different sizes.

able to detect a parking space.

•

A repair or alteration changed the

detection capabilities.

Why does active park assist not

•

A parked vehicle has a high

offer a parking space?

attachment. For example, a salt

•

The sensors could be blocked. For

sprayer, snowplow or moving truck bed.

example, snow, ice or large

•

The parking space length or position of

accumulations of dirt. Blocked sensors

parked objects changes after your

can affect how the system functions.

vehicle passes the space.

•

The sensors in the front or rear bumper

•

The temperature around your vehicle

could be damaged.

quickly changes. For example, driving

•

There is not enough room in the parking

from a heated garage into a cold

space for your vehicle to safely park.

outside temperature, or after leaving a

car wash.

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Active Park Assist for Your Ford Puma SUV 2019-2024

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