Park Assist System
To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
A park assist system warning icon or textual message may appear within the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) reconfigurable display in the Instrument Cluster (IC). If a warning appears in the EVIC display, and the condition is related to the park assist system; be certain to confirm the following:
- Be certain that the lower rear bumper fascia is free of dirt and debris to keep the system operating properly. The park assist system is self correcting, please verify that the area of the lower rear bumper fascia where the sensors are located (both the face and the back) is not blocked by ice, snow, mud or other obstructions. If the area is blocked, remove the blockage, shift the transmission selector lever into Reverse (R ) and verify the warning is no longer present in the EVIC display.
- Be certain that the parking brake is not applied.
- The presence of operating heavy construction equipment, large trucks and other vibrations in the vicinity of the vehicle could impact the performance of the system.