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Features of your vehicle
Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning
(PDW)
Non-operational conditions of For
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ward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning
Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning may not operate normally
when:
䳜 Moisture is frozen to the sensor.
(It will operate normally when
moisture melts.)
䳜 Sensor is covered with foreign
matter, such as snow or water, or
the sensor cover is blocked. (It will
operate normally when the mate
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rial is removed or the sensor is no
longer blocked.)
䳜 Sensor is stained with foreign
matter such as snow or water.
(Sensing range will return to nor
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mal when removed.)
䳜 The Parking Safety button is off.
There is a possibility of Forward/
Reverse Parking Distance Warning
malfunction when:
䳜 Driving on uneven road surfaces
such as unpaved roads, gravel,
bumps, or gradient.
䳜 Objects generating excessive
noise such as vehicle horns, loud
motorcycle engines, or truck air
brakes can interfere with the
sensor.
䳜 Heavy rain or water spray.
䳜 Wireless transmitters or mobile
phones present near the sensor.
䳜 Sensor is covered with snow.
Detecting range may decrease
when:
䳜 Outside air temperature is
extremely hot or cold.
The following objects may not be
recognised by the sensor:
䳜 Sharp or slim objects such as
ropes, chains or small poles.
䳜 There are undetectable objects
smaller than 100 cm (40 inches)
and narrower than 14 cm (6
inches) in diameter.
䳜 Objects, which tend to absorb
sensor frequency such as clothes,
spongy material or snow.
Forward/Reverse Parking Distance
Warning precautions
䳜 The warning may not sound con
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sistently depending on the speed
and shapes of the objects
detected.
䳜 Forward/Reverse Parking Dis
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tance Warning may malfunction if
the vehicle bumper height or sen
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sor installation has been modified.
Any non-factory installed equip
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ment or accessories may also
interfere with the sensor perfor
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mance.
䳜 Sensor may not recognize objects
less than 30 cm (12 inches) from
the sensor, or it may sense an
incorrect distance. Use with cau
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tion.
䳜 When the sensor is frozen or
stained with snow or water, the