Fiat 500L2018 Owner's Manual page 195

properly. The Rear Park Assist system might not detect
an obstacle behind the fascia/bumper, or it could pro-
vide a false indication that an obstacle is behind the
fascia/bumper.
• Objects such as bicycle carriers, etc., must not be placed
within 12 inches (30 cm) from the rear fascia/bumper
while driving the vehicle. Failure to do so can result in
the system misinterpreting a close object as a sensor
problem, causing a failure indication to be displayed in
the instrument cluster.
WARNING!
• Drivers must be careful when backing up even when
using Rear Park Assist. Always check carefully be-
hind your vehicle, look behind you, and be sure to
check for pedestrians, animals, other vehicles, ob-
structions, and blind spots before backing up. You
are responsible for safety and must continue to pay
attention to your surroundings. Failure to do so can
result in serious injury or death.
• Before using Rear Park Assist, it is strongly recom-
mended that the ball mount and hitch ball assembly
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 con-
tinuous tone. Also, the sensors could detect the ball
mount and hitch ball assembly, depending on its size
and shape, giving a false indication that an obstacle
is behind the vehicle.
• Rear Park Assist is only a parking aid and it is
unable to recognize every obstacle, including small
obstacles. Parking curbs might be temporarily de-
tected or not detected at all. Obstacles located above
or below the sensors will not be detected when they
are in close proximity.
• The vehicle must be driven slowly when using Rear
Park Assist in order to be able to stop in time when
an obstacle is detected. It is recommended that the
driver looks over his/her shoulder when using Rear
Park Assist.
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