Tesla MODEL Y 2012, Owner'S Manual

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CAUTION: Keep sensors clean from dirt, debris,
snow, and ice. Avoid using a high pressure power
washer on the sensors and do not clean a sensor
with a sharp or abrasive object that can scratch or
damage its surface.
CAUTION: Do not install accessories or stickers on
or near the parking sensors.
Controlling Audible Feedback
You can use Park Assist with or without audible
feedback. To turn chimes on or off, touch
Controls >
Safety > Park Assist Chimes .
Limitations and False Warnings
The parking sensors may not function correctly in these
situations:
• One or more of the ultrasonic sensors (if equipped)
or cameras is damaged, dirty, or obstructed (such as
by mud, ice, or snow, or by a vehicle bra, excessive
paint, or adhesive products such as wraps, stickers,
rubber coating, etc.).
• The object is located below approximately 20 cm
(such as a curb or low barrier).
CAUTION: Shorter objects that are detected
(such as curbs or low barriers) can move into
the blind spot of the sensors. Model Y cannot
alert you about an object while it is in the blind
spot of the sensors.
• Weather conditions (heavy rain, snow, or fog) are
interfering with sensor operation.
• The object is thin (such as a sign post).
• A sensor’s operating range has been exceeded.
• The object is sound-absorbing or soft (such as
powder snow).
• The object is sloped (such as a sloped embankment).
• Model Y has been parked in, or being driven in,
extremely hot or cold temperatures.
• The sensors (if equipped) are affected by other
electrical equipment or devices that generate
ultrasonic waves.
• You are driving in a location where the sensors' (if
equipped) ultrasonic waves are deflected away from
the vehicle (such as driving next to a wall or pillar).
• The object is located too close to the bumper.
• A bumper is misaligned or damaged.
• An object that is mounted to Model Y is interfering
with and/or obstructing the sensor (such as a bike
rack or bumper sticker).
• Model Y rolls freely in the opposite direction you
selected (for example, Park Assist does not display an
alert if Model Y rolls backwards down a hill while in
Drive).
Other Parking Aids
In addition to Park Assist, when shifted into Reverse, the
backup camera displays a view of the area behind Model
Y (see Rear Facing Camera(s) on page 72 ).
Park Assist
67 Driving