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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 10:05 PM
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Parktronic Sensors

Do the sensors that come in the front and rear bumpers with the parktronic feature stay active all the time or only when we use the automatic parallel parking feature?
As in, say you were going to park the vehicle against a wall, would the sensors tell you if the front bumper was getting too close to the wall?
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by krazyvshank
Do the sensors that come in the front and rear bumpers with the parktronic feature stay active all the time or only when we use the automatic parallel parking feature?
As in, say you were going to park the vehicle against a wall, would the sensors tell you if the front bumper was getting too close to the wall?
I believe Parktronic is always active at or below 11 mph.
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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thanks Greg. You're the best!
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GregW is correct. They are always active.
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They're active but can be turned off with a button on the console.
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