Collision Avoidance and Parking Assist Systems: Description and Operation

Parking Aid

The parking aid system consists of the following:

- Four ultrasonic parking aid sensors (located in the rear bumper cover)
- Parking Aid Module (PAM) (located behind the engine cover mounted to the instrument panel frame)
- Parking aid speaker (located on the PAM)
- Parking aid disable feature (integral to the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) message center)

The parking aid system calculates the distance to an object around the rear of the vehicle by the use of 4 ultrasonic sensors. The parking aid system sounds a warning to alert the driver of stationary objects near the rear bumper when REVERSE (R) is selected.

The rear sensors are activated when REVERSE (R) is selected. The parking aid system assists the driver in detecting certain objects while the vehicle moves slowly in reverse at speeds of less than 4.8 km/h (3 mph). The parking aid system may not detect moving objects.

Video

The rear video camera system consists of the following:

- Video camera (located in the license plate housing in the rear door)
- Auto-dimming interior mirror (without navigation)
- Audio Control Module (ACM) (with navigation)

For vehicles without navigation, the image from the video camera is displayed in the left portion of the auto-dimming interior mirror. For vehicles with navigation, the image from the video camera is displayed in the ACM. The displayed video image is horizontally inverted from that viewed from the video camera perspective to mimic a conventional mirror image.