3. AVOIDING USER DETECTION, HOLD THE SENSOR (WITH LOCATOR UP AND SENSOR FACE
PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND
) AT EACH MARKED LOCATION. IF THE SYSTEM DETECTS THE
HITCH OR SPARE TIRE, MOVE THE SENSOR AWAY FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE VEHICLE
UNTIL NO DETECTION IS HEARD
.
4. M
ARK NEW LOCATIONS SYMMETRICAL ABOUT THE VEHICLE CENTERLINE AND RETEST.
I
F DETECTION IS UNAVOIDABLE, OR NEW SENSOR LOCATIONS DO NOT ADEQUATELY COVER THE
CENTER PORTION OF THE BUMPER, USE ROSTRA PARKPILOT SERIES 250-1814/1832 WITH
DYNAMIC SCAN MEMORY TO AVOID DETECTION OF REAR MOUNT SPARE TIRE AND TOW HITCH
HARDWARE.
PRECAUTIONS
A. I
N VERY COLD WEATHER THE SENSOR MAY NOT DETECT OBSTACLES.
B. T
HE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM IS STRICTLY MEANT AS A DRIVER'S AID WHEN PARKING OR BACK-
ING UP YOUR VEHICLE. NOT ALL OBJECTS WILL BE DETECTED BY THE SENSORS. THEREFORE,
YOU MUST EXERCISE CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE WHILE DRIVING.
C. D
O NOT EXCEED A SPEED OF 4 MPH WHILE BACKING UP.
D. ALWAYS STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN A SOLID TONE IS HEARD FROM THE ALARM UNIT AS IT
INDICATES AN OBJECT IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE REAR OF YOUR VEHICLE.
E. R
EGULARLY INSPECT THE SENSORS AND KEEP THEM CLEAN.
F. S
YSTEM SENSITIVITY MAY BE DECREASED SLIGHTLY IF THE FACE OF THE SENSOR IS WET.
LIMITATIONS
A. U
NDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, THE DETECTION FUNCTION MAY NOT FUNCTION PROP-
ERLY:
1. THE SENSOR IS COVERED WITH FOREIGN MATTER, SUCH AS MUD OR SNOW (DETECTION
FUNCTION RETURNS TO NORMAL IF SENSOR IS CLEANED
).
2. THE SENSOR IS FROZEN (DETECTION FUNCTION RETURNS TO NORMAL WHEN DEFROST-
ED).
3. A HAND IS BLOCKING THE SENSOR.
4. T
HE VEHICLE IS IN A VERY HOT OR COLD AREA.
5. DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD, ON AN UNPAVED ROAD OR IN TALL GRASS.
6. ANOTHER VEHICLE'S HORN, MOTORCYCLE ENGINE SOUNDS, A LARGE VEHICLE'S AIR
BRAKE SOUND
, ANOTHER VEHICLE'S SONAR OR OTHER THINGS THAT TRANSMIT ULTRA-
SONIC WAVES ARE NEAR THE VEHICLE.
7. IT IS RAINING HEAVILY OR WATER IS SPRAYED ON THE SENSOR.
8. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY TILTED.
9. T
HE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A COMMERCIAL FENDER POLE OR A WIRELESS MECHA-
NISM ANTENNA.
10. THE SENSOR IS COVERED WITH FOREIGN MATTER, SUCH AS MUD OR SNOW.
11. THE VEHICLE IS MOVED FORWARD OR BACKWARD TOWARDS HIGH CURBS OR OBJECTS
THAT ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND
.
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