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Driving your vehicle
The detecting range may decrease
when:
Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system
Rear parking assist system
precautions
1. The sensor is stained with foreign
matter such as snow or water.
(The sensing range will return to
normal when removed.)
The rear parking assist system
may not operate properly when:
• The rear parking assist system
may not sound sequentially
depending on the speed and
shapes of the objects detected.
1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It
will operate normally when the
moisture has been cleared.)
2. Outside air temperature is
extremely hot or cold.
• The rear parking assist system
may malfunction if the vehicle
bumper height or sensor installa-
tion has been modified or dam-
aged. Any non-factory installed
equipment or accessories may
also interfere with the sensor per-
formance.
2. The sensor is covered with foreign
matter, such as snow or water, or
the sensor cover is blocked. (It will
operate normally when the materi-
al is removed or the sensor is no
longer blocked.)
The following objects may not be
recognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objects such as
ropes, chains or small poles.
3. Driving on uneven road surfaces
(unpaved roads, gravel, bumps,
gradient).
2. Objects which tend to absorb the
sensor frequency such as clothes,
spongy material or snow.
• The sensor may not recognize
objects less than 40 cm (15 in.)
from the sensor, or it may sense an
incorrect distance. Use caution.
4. Objects generating excessive
noise (vehicle horns, loud motor-
cycle engines, or truck air brakes)
are within range of the sensor.
3. Undetectable objects smaller than
1 m (40 in.) and narrower than 14
cm (6 in.) in diameter.
• When the sensor is frozen or
stained with snow, dirt, or water,
the sensor may be inoperative until
the stains are removed using a soft
cloth.
5. Heavy rain or water spray exists.
6. Wireless transmitters or mobile
phones are within range of the
sensor.
• Do not push, scratch or strike the
sensor. Sensor damage could
occur.
7. The sensor is covered with snow.
8. Trailer towing
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