User Manual - Page 294

For 2019 Compass.

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Cleaning The ParkSense System
Clean the Rear Park Assist sensors with water, car wash
soap and a soft cloth. Do not use rough or hard cloths. In
washing stations, clean sensors quickly keeping the vapor
jet/high pressure washing nozzles at least 4 inches (10 cm)
from the sensors. Do not scratch or poke the sensors.
Otherwise, you could damage the sensors.
ParkSense System Usage Precautions
Ensure that the rear bumper is free of snow, ice, mud,
dirt and debris to keep the ParkSense system operating
properly.
Jackhammers, large trucks, and other vibrations could
affect the performance of ParkSense.
When you turn ParkSense OFF, the instrument cluster
display will read “PARKSENSE OFF.” Furthermore,
once you turn ParkSense OFF, it remains off until you
turn it on again, even if you cycle the ignition.
ParkSense, when on, will reduce the volume of the radio
when it is sounding a tone.
Clean the ParkSense sensors regularly, taking care not to
scratch or damage them. The sensors must not be
covered with ice, snow, slush, mud, dirt or debris.
Failure to do so can result in the system not working
properly. The ParkSense system might not detect an
obstacle behind the fascia/bumper, or it could provide a
false indication that an obstacle is behind the fascia/
bumper.
Use the ParkSense switch to turn the ParkSense system
OFF if objects such as bicycle carriers, etc. are attached to
the rear fascia/bumper. Failure to do so can result in the
system misinterpreting a close object as a sensor prob-
lem, causing the “PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE SER-
VICE REQUIRED” message to be displayed in the
instrument cluster display.
NOTE: If any objects are attached to the bumper within a
6.5ft (2 m) field of view, they will interfere and cause false
alerts and possibly blockage.
The operation of the rear sensors is automatically deac-
tivated when the trailer’s electric plug is inserted in the
vehicle’s tow hook socket. The rear sensors are automati-
cally reactivated when the trailer’s cable plug is re-
moved.
292 STARTING AND OPERATING
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