Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (Urpa) - Pontiac Montana SV6 2007 Owner's Manual

Ultrasonic Rear Parking
Assist (URPA)
If your vehicle is equipped with the Ultrasonic Rear
Parking Assist (URPA) system, it 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.
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The Ultrasonic Rear Park Assist (URPA)
system does not replace driver vision.
URPA does not:
•
Operate above speeds of
3 mph (5 km/h).
•
Detect objects more than
5 feet (1.5 meters) behind the vehicle.
This distance may be less during
warmer or humid weather.
•
Detect objects that are below the
bumper, underneath the vehicle,
or that are very close to the vehicle.
•
Detect children, pedestrians, bicyclists,
or pets.
So if you do not use proper care before
backing up, you could hit a vehicle, child,
pedestrian, bicyclist, or pet, resulting in
vehicle damage, injury, or death. Even
though the vehicle has the URPA system,
always check carefully before backing up
by checking behind your vehicle.