Parking Aids
Note: If your vehicle sustains damage
PARKING AID PRECAUTIONS
leaving the sensors misaligned, this will
cause inaccurate measurements or false
alerts.
WARNING: To help avoid personal
When you connect a trailer to your vehicle,
injury, always use caution when in
the rear parking aid detects the trailer and
reverse (R) and when using the sensing
provides an alert. Disable the parking aid
system.
when you connect a trailer to prevent the
alert.
WARNING: The system may not
detect objects with surfaces that absorb
Note: The system might detect a connected
reflection. Always drive with due care
trailer, if so, it turns parking aid off.
and attention. Failure to take care may
Note: Certain add-on devices installed
result in a crash.
around the bumper or fascia may create
false alerts. For example, large trailer
WARNING: Traffic control systems,
hitches, bike or surfboard racks, license plate
fluorescent lamps, inclement weather,
brackets, bumper covers or any other device
air brakes, external motors and fans may
could block the normal detection zone of
affect the correct operation of the
the parking aid system. Aftermarket spare
sensing system. This may cause reduced
tires or spare tire covers mounted to the rear
performance or false alerts.
tailgate could cause false alerts from the
park aid system. Remove the add-on device
WARNING: The system may not
to prevent false alerts.
detect small or moving objects,
particularly those close to the ground.
Note: Keep the sensors free of debris.
Accumulation of dirt, snow or ice over the
WARNING: The parking aid system
sensors can affect the accuracy of the
can only assist you to detect objects
system.
when your vehicle is moving at parking
Do not clean the sensors with sharp
speeds. To help avoid personal injury you
objects.
must take care when using the parking
aid system.
Note: When using a programmed MyKey,
you cannot switch the parking aids off. See
WARNING: The system may not
MyKey™ (page 55).
function if the sensor is blocked.
SWITCHING PARKING AID ON
WARNING: In cold and severe
AND OFF
weather conditions the system may not
function. Rain, snow and spray can all
limit sensor performance.
You can turn the system on or
off by pressing the parking aid
WARNING: If damage occurs in the
E139213
button. If your vehicle does not
immediate area surrounding the sensor,
have a parking aid button, the system can
have your vehicle checked as soon as
be switched off through the information
possible.
display menu or from the pop-up message
that appears once you shift the
transmission into reverse (R).
238
Puma (CF7) Vehicles Built From: 27-03-2023, CG3833en enGBR, Edition date: 202301, First-Printing