Parksense® Front And Rear Park Assist; If Equipped - Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual

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WARNING! (Continued)

• Before using ParkSense®, it is strongly recom-

mended that the ball mount and hitch ball assem-

bly is disconnected from the vehicle when the

vehicle is not used for towing. Failure to do so can

result in injury or damage to vehicles or obstacles

because the hitch ball will be much closer to the

obstacle than the rear fascia when the loudspeaker

sounds the continuous tone. Also, the sensors

could detect the ball mount and hitch ball assem-

bly, depending on its size and shape, giving a false

indication that an obstacle is behind the vehicle.

PARKSENSE® FRONT AND REAR PARK ASSIST

The ParkSense® Park Assist system provides visual and

audible indications of the distance between the rear

and/or front fascia and a detected obstacle when backing

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 239

up or moving forward, e.g. during a parking maneuver.

If your vehicle is equipped with an Automatic Transmis-

sion, the vehicle brakes may be automatically applied

and released when performing a reverse parking maneu-

ver if the system detects a possible collision with an

• The driver can override the automatic braking func-

tion by pressing the gas pedal, turning ParkSense® off

via ParkSense® switch, or changing the gear while the

automatic brakes are being applied.

• Automatic brakes will not be available if ESC is not

• Automatic brakes will not be available if there is a

faulted condition detected with the ParkSense® Park

Assist system or the Braking System Module.

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