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Symptom Chart

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Symptom Chart

Condition Possible Sources Action
  • No communication with the parking aid module (PAM)
  • Fuse
  • Wiring, terminals or connectors
  • PAM
  • The parking aid is inoperative/does not operate correctly
  • Fuse
  • Wiring, terminals or connectors
  • Parking aid sensor alignment
  • Bumper
  • Parking aid switch
  • PAM
  • 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 iced over parking aid sensor(s)
  • CLEAN the rear bumper and sensors with high-pressure water.
 
  • Parking aid sensor bezel(s) or parking aid sensor(s) locked into the rear bumper incorrectly
  • INSTALL the parking aid sensor bezel(s) into the rear bumper correctly. INSTALL the parking aid sensor(s) into the parking aid sensor bezel(s) correctly.
 
  • Parking aid sensors are not aligned correctly
  • PAM