Parking Aid

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

The parking aid system alerts the driver to obstacles when traveling at speeds less than 5 km/h (3 mph). Rear parking aid is standard equipment on Focus Electric and Titanium models and optional on SE models. Front parking aid is optional equipment on Titanium models. The audible parking aid emits a variable frequency low pitch tone from the rear audio system speakers in response to objects detected at the rear of the vehicle. A high pitch tone is emitted from the front audio system speakers in response to objects detected at the front of the vehicle. Entertainment system volume is automatically reduced when the parking aid system is using the audio system speakers. As the vehicle moves closer to the detected object the frequency of the tones increases until the tone becomes continuous when the detected object is within 305 mm (12 in) of the vehicle. When the vehicle stops moving the continuous tone stops after 3 seconds. If the vehicle or object moves closer to each other the tone starts again.

The parking aid system is disabled if a fault is detected in a parking aid sensor, the communications network or the PAM. This is indicated by a parking aid disabled warning message in the IPC message center,

The parking aid system is enabled and disabled through the message center, located in the IPC. Disabling the parking aid system lasts one key cycle. If a MyKey® restricted key is in use, the parking aid menu is not available in the message center and cannot be deactivated.