Parksense Rear Park Assist - If Equipped - Fiat 500x 2016 User Manual

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
PARKSENSE REAR PARK ASSIST — IF EQUIPPED
The ParkSense Rear Park Assist system provides visual and audible indications of the dis-
tance between the rear fascia and a detected obstacle when backing up, e.g. during a
parking maneuver.
ParkSense will retain the last system state (enabled or disabled) from the last ignition
cycle when the ignition is changed to the MAR/RUN position.
ParkSense can be active only when the shift lever/gear selector is in REVERSE.
ParkSense Sensors
The four ParkSense sensors, located in the rear fascia/bumper, monitor the area behind
the vehicle that is within the sensors' field of view. The sensors can detect obstacles from
approximately 12 in (30 cm) up to 59 in (150 cm) from the rear fascia/bumper in the
horizontal direction, depending on the location, type and orientation of the obstacle.
Chime
By shifting the vehicle in REVERSE and in the case of the presence of a rear obstacle, an
acoustic signal that varies with the distance of the obstacle from the bumper is activated.
The frequency of the acoustic signal:
• Increases with the distance between car and object decreases.
• Becomes continuous when the distance that separates the car from the obstacle is less
than approximately 12 inches (30 cm), while terminates immediately if the distance to
the obstacle increases.
• Remains constant if the distance between car and obstacle remains unchanged. If this
situation occurs for the side sensors, the signal is stopped after approximately three
seconds to avoid, for example, it activates in case of maneuver along a wall.
When the system emits a beeping sound, the volume of the Uconnect system, if turned
on, is automatically lowered by ParkSense.
Detection Distances
If the sensors detect more obstacles, it is taken into account only what is the shorter dis-
tance.
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