Parallel Park Out Assist Operation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: The parallel park out assist system is only for exiting parallel spots.

NOTE: It remains the responsibility of the driver to check for safe conditions when entering traffic from a parking space.

Parking out assist is available immediately after a parallel park was completed, or after an ignition on. The driver must activate the park assist system by pressing the active park assist switch once then select a side to exit the parking spot using the turn signal before the system measures the location to parallel park out of. Once the turn signal status is received from the SCCM, the PAM verifies the indicated side is clear by analyzing the clearance around the vehicle using input from the active park assist sensors and the parking aid sensors. When the indicated side is clear of obstructions, the centerstack infotainment display shows a message informing the driver to remove hands from the steering wheel and shift to drive (D or S) or reverse gear, depending on the detected clearances to the front and rear of the vehicle. After the transmission is shifted and no driver input torque on the steering wheel is detected (driver has removed their hands from the wheel), the driver is prompted on the centerstack infotainment display to backup slowly in the parking spot. While backing up, the PAM sends the active park assist steering angle request to the PSCM to turn the wheels to an angle which steers the vehicle out of the parallel parking space on the desired side. When the desired steering angle is achieved, the active park assist system sounds tones through the audio system and issues commands through the centerstack infotainment display instructing the driver to pull forward and safely exit the parking spot. The driver may be prompted to shift back and forth multiple times depending on parking spot size for the system to successfully guide the vehicle out of the spot. When the driver is prompted to shift and change directions, the distance between the vehicle and a front or rear object is 35 cm (14 in) in North America and South America and 30 cm (12 in) in Asia Pacific.

The PAM determines that the parallel park out assist maneuvers are complete when a clear path to exit the parking space is detected. When the maneuver is complete, the centerstack infotainment display shows a message informing the driver to take control of the steering.