2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Owners Manual

ParkSense® Warning Display
The ParkSense® Warning screen will only be displayed if
Sound and Display is selected from the Customer -
Programmable Features section of the Uconnect® Sys-
tem. Refer to#Uconnect® Settings” in “Understanding
Your Instrument Panel” for further information.
The ParkSense® Warning screen is located within the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) or Driver
Information Display (DID). It provides visual warnings
to indicate the distance between the rear fascia/bumper
and/or front fascia/bumper and the detected obstacle.
Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) or
7#Driver Information Display (DID)” for further infor-
mation.
ParkSense® Display
Rear Park Assist
When the vehicle is in REVERSE, the EVIC/DID will
display the park assist ready system status.
The system will indicate a detected obstacle by showing
a single arc in one or more regions based on the obstacle’s
distance and location relative to the vehicle.
If an obstacle is detected in the center rear region, the
display will show a single solid arc in the center rear
region and will produce a one-half second tone. As the
vehicle moves closer to the obstacle, the display will
show the single arc moving closer to the vehicle and the
sound tone will change from slow, to fast, to continuous.
If an obstacle is detected in the left and/or right rear
region, the display will show a single flashing arc in the
left and/or right rear region and will produce a fast
sound tone. As the vehicle moves closer to the obstacle,
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the display will show the single arc moving closer to the
vehicle and the tone will change from fast to continuous.
Single 1/2 Second Tone/Solid Arc
Slow Tone/Solid Arc
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Slow Tone/Solid ArcFast Tone/Flashing Arc
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The vehicle is close to the obstacle when the warning
display shows one flashing arc and sounds a continuous
tone. The following chart shows the warning alert opera-
tion when the system is detecting an obstacle:
Fast Tone/Flashing ArcContinuous Tone/Flashing Arc
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WARNING ALERTS
Rear Dis-
tance
(in/cm)
Greater
than
79 in (200
cm)
79-59 in
(200-150 cm)
59-47 in
(150-120 cm)
47-39 in
(120-100
cm)
39-25 in
(100-65
cm)
25-12 in
(65-30 cm)
Less than
12 in
(30 cm)
Arcs —
Left
None None None None None 2nd Flash-
ing
1st Flash-
ing
Arcs —
Center
None 6th Solid 5th Solid 4th Solid 3rd Flash-
ing
2nd Flash-
ing
1st Flash-
ing
Arcs —
Right
None NoneNone None None 2nd Flash-
ing
1st Flash-
ing
Audible
Alert
Chime
None Single 1/2-
Second Tone
(for rear cen-
ter only)
Slow
(for rear cen-
ter only)
Slow
(for rear
center
only)
Fast
(for rear
center
only)
Fast Continu-
ous
Radio Vol-
ume Re-
duced
NoYesYesYes Yes Yes Yes
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NOTE:ParkSense® will reduce the volume of the radio,
if on, when the system is sounding an audio tone.
Front Park Assist
When the vehicle is in DRIVE or NON-REVERSE for
manual transmission, the ParkSense® Warning screen
will be displayed when an obstacle is detected.
The system will indicate a detected obstacle by showing
a single arc in one or more regions based on the obstacle’s
distance and location relative to the vehicle.
If an obstacle is detected in the center front region, the
display will show a single arc in the center front region.
As the vehicle moves closer to the obstacle, the display
will show the single arc moving closer to the vehicle. A
fast sound tone will be produced when reaching the 2nd
flashing arc and will change to a continuous sound tone
when the 1st flashing arc appears.
If an obstacle is detected in the left and/or right front
region, the display will show a single flashing arc in the
left and/or right front region and will produce a fast
sound tone. As the vehicle moves closer to the obstacle,
the display will show the single arc moving closer to the
vehicle and the tone will change from fast to continuous.
No Tone/Solid Arc
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No Tone/Flashing ArcFast Tone/Flashing Arc
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The vehicle is close to the obstacle when the warning
display shows one flashing arc and sounds a continuous
tone. The following chart shows the warning alert opera-
tion when the system is detecting an obstacle:
Continuous Tone/Flashing Arc
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