PARKING DISTANCE CONTROL*
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PDC OPERATION
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE SYSTEM IS AN AID TO PARKING. IT IS
NOT FOOLPROOF IN OPERATION, NOR IS IT A SUBSTITUTE FOR OBSERVATION AND
PERSONAL JUDGEMENT.
THREE ULTRASONIC SENSORS, SITUATED IN THE REAR BUMPER, SCAN AN AREA
BEHIND THE CAR SEARCHING FOR OBSTRUCTIONS.
IF AN OBSTRUCTION IS DETECTED, THE SENSORS CALCULATE ITS DISTANCE FROM
THE REAR OF THE CAR AND COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO THE DRIVER
BY SOUNDING WARNING BEEPS.
THESE SENSORS CAN BE AFFECTED BY EXCESSIVE SNOW, ICE OR DIRT.
* CERTAIN MODELS