Object Detection Description and Operation: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Buick Regal. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The ultrasonic parking assist system is designed to identify and notify the driver of an object in the vehicle's path when reversing at speeds of less than 8 km/h (5 MPH). The distance and location of the object is determined by 4 object sensors located in the rear bumper. The parking assist system will notify the driver using an audible beep signal through the radio.
The parking assist system is made up of the following components:
- Parking assist control module
- Rear object alarm sensors
- Parking assist switch
- Parking assist switch indicator