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Symptom Chart

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SYMPTOM CHART

Condition Possible Sources Action
  • No communication with the parking aid module
  • Circuitry.
  • Parking aid module.
  • Parking aid is inoperative
  • Circuitry.
  • Parking aid sensor.
  • Parking aid speaker.
  • Parking aid disable/traction assist switch.
  • Parking aid module.
  • Continuous or intermittent tone when no obstacles or fault codes are present (certain obstacles may appear "stealthy" to the system, depending on geometric shape, size and material.)
  • Dirty or blocked parking aid sensor(s).
  • CLEAN the rear bumper and sensors with high pressure water.
  • Parking aid sensor holder(s) or parking aid sensor(s) locked into the rear bumper incorrectly.
  • LOCK the parking aid sensor holders correctly into the rear bumper. LOCK the parking aid sensors correctly into the parking aid sensor holders.
  • Parking aid sensors are not aligned correctly.