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reverse sensing system

  • Helps audibly alert drivers of certain objects close to the rear of the vehicle (within approximately 6 feet) as the driver backs the vehicle up slowly. As the vehicle approaches an object, a warning tone beeps. The beeps increase in frequency as the vehicle gets closer to the object, until it becomes a continuous tone at less than approximately 10 inches from the object
  • System activates automatically when the vehicle is shifted into Reverse. Pressing a switch on the instrument panel will turn the system off. An “Off” light on the switch illuminates to indicate the system is not active. The system reactivates when the vehicle is again placed in Reverse
  • Customer Benefits
  • Helps make getting in and out of tight parking spaces easier. The system:
  • Detects what the driver may not see, such as other vehicles, fences, walls, concrete posts, plant containers ,fire hydrants and the like
  • Enables drivers to use better judgment in tight parking situations
  • Provides information to drivers to help reduce damage from hitting objects at low speeds (90 percent of backup collisions are at speeds less than 5 mph)
  • How It Works
  • Four ultrasonic sensors in the vehicle’s rear bumper transmit signals
  • When the signals contact an object, they bounce back to the sensors on the vehicle
  • Within milliseconds, the system calculates the distance to the object, based on the time it took the signal to travel from the object back to the sensor
  • If the distance is within approximately 6 feet, the alert is sounded
  • System continues to send out and monitor signals, adjusting the warning beep according to the object’s distance from the vehicle.
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