Overhead Console Switchbank; Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (Urpa) - Pontiac 2003 Montana Owner's Manual

Overhead Console Switchbank
This switchbank is located in the overhead console. The
switchbank may include the interior lamps override,
the power sliding door(s)/override, the power rear
quarter windows and the Ultrasonic Rear Parking Aid
(URPA) disable switches. If your vehicle does not have
some of these options, there will be a blank.
For more information, see each of these features in the
Index.
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
(URPA)
The Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) system is
designed to help you park, while the vehicle is in
REVERSE (R).
It
operates only at very
low
speeds, less
than 3 mph (5 km/h). URPA can help make parking
easier and to help you avoid colliding with objects such as
parked vehicles. The URPA system can detect objects up
to 5 feet (1.5 m) behind the vehicle, and tell you how
close these objects are from your rear bumper.
Your vehicle's URPA operates when the shift lever is
moved into REVERSE (R) and the vehicle speed is less
than 3 mph (5 km/h). Four ultrasonic sensors located at
the rear bumper are used to detect the distance to the
object. The URPA display is located inside the vehicle,
near the rear window. It has three color-coded lights used
to provide distance and system information to the driver.
If child1
I,
b Icles, or pets are behi your
vehicle, RPA won't tell you they are there. You
could strike them and they could be injured or
killed. Whether or not you are using URPA,
check carefully behind your vehicle and then
watch closely whenever you back up.
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