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Old May 14, 2022 | 10:28 AM
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GLE 400 sensors too sensitive

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so I have this question I’ve been wondering to ask. My car’s parking sensors seem to me like they’re overly sensitive whenever I’m in a traffic jam even if a car next to me is not that close the sensor’s red bar pops up and it squeaks. Or sometimes when I honk for a few seconds it also does the same thing. Does anyone have the same issue? Please share your opinions thank you.
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Old May 16, 2022 | 04:45 AM
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No I never have that issue. Did you try cleaning the sensor around the body?
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Old May 16, 2022 | 09:16 AM
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I have a 2016 and every once in a while at highway speeds it emits a loud "BEEP BEEP" for no apparent reason. I also get indications similar to yours on occasion in low speed traffic. Thankfully those are infrequent.
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Old May 16, 2022 | 02:15 PM
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I have occasionally seen this issue, but found that cleaning all the sensors fixed it. (and only occasionally was there anything obvious on the sensors)
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Yeah, seems like our issue is same. Mine is also not that frequent, but concerning. Thanks for your input
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I will try cleaning the sensors, thank you.
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I’ve never tried cleaning the area around the sensors, i’ll do that thank you.
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