Side Distance Warning System - Jeep CHEROKEE 2021 Owner's Manual

148 STARTING AND OPERATING
WARNING!
Drivers must be careful when backing up
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even when using ParkSense. Always check
carefully behind your vehicle, look behind
you, and be sure to check for pedestrians,
animals, other vehicles, obstructions, 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 ParkSense, it is strongly

recommended 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 continuous
tone. Also, the sensors could detect the ball
mount and hitch ball assembly, depending
on its size and shape, giving a false indica-
tion that an obstacle is behind the vehicle.
CAUTION!
ParkSense is only a parking aid and it is
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unable to recognize every obstacle,
including small obstacles. Parking curbs
might be temporarily detected 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 ParkSense 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 ParkSense.
S D W
IDE ISTANCE ARNING
The Side Distance Warning system detects the
presence of side obstacles near the vehicle
using the parking sensors located in the front
and rear bumpers.
Side Distance Warning Display
The Side Distance Warning screen will only be
displayed if "Sound and Display" is selected
from the Customer Programmable Features
section of the Uconnect system Ú page 181.
The system warns the driver with an acoustic
signal and, when enabled, with visual
indications on the instrument panel display.
Distance
(inches/cm)
Arcs-Left
Arcs-Right
Audible Alert
Chime
S
YSTEM
Radio
Volume
Reduced
NOTE:
Parksense will reduce the volume of the radio if
on when the system is sounding an audible
tone. An audible tone will only sound if a colli-
sion is possible.
WARNING ALERTS
Less than 12 –
12 inches 24 inches
(30 cm) (30–60 cm)
Flashing Flashing
Flashing Flashing
Fast audible
chime as the
Continuous objects get
close to the
vehicle.
Yes Yes