Active Park Assist
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The active park assist system consists of the following:
- Active park assist switch (located in the lower center instrument finish panel)
- Two long range ultrasonic active park assist sensors (located in the sides of the front bumper cover)
- Parking Aid Module (PAM) (located in the RH rear quarter trim panel)
- Four ultrasonic parking aid sensors (located in the rear bumper cover)
- Rear parking aid speaker (located on the PAM )
- Instrument Cluster (IC)
- Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) (part of steering column assembly)
- ABS module
- PCM
- Transmission Control Module (TCM) (hybrid only)
- HVAC module
- Multifunction switch
The active park assist system is a supplementary park aid that assists the operator in detecting an available parallel parking space and automatically steers the vehicle into the space while the operator controls the accelerator, gearshift and brakes.
The system visually and/or audibly instructs the operator to park the vehicle through the messages in the IC message center and/or warning chimes. The parking aid system is utilized for detecting the space to the rear of the vehicle when backing up.