2016 DODGE DART Owners Manual

ParkSense Sensors
The four ParkSense sensors, located in the rear fascia/
bumper, monitor the area behind the vehicle that is
within the sensors’ field of view. The sensors can detect
obstacles from approximately 12 inches (30 cm) up to 79
inches (200 cm) from the rear fascia/bumper in the
horizontal direction, depending on the location, type and
orientation of the obstacle.
ParkSense Warning Display
The ParkSense Warning screen will only be displayed if
Sound and Display is selected from the Uconnect System.
Refer to “Uconnect Settings” in “Understanding Your
Instrument Panel” for further information.
The ParkSense Warning screen is located within the
Driver Information Display (DID). It provides visual
warnings to indicate the distance between the rear
fascia/bumper and the detected obstacle. Refer to“Driver Information Display (DID) Settings” in “Under-
standing Your Instrument Panel” for further information.
ParkSense Display
When the vehicle is in REVERSE, the warning display
will turn ON indicating the system status.
ParkSense Ready
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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 thevehicle 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,
the display will show the single arc moving closer to the
vehicle and the sound tone will change from fast, to
continuous.
ParkSense Off
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One-Half Second ToneSlow Tone
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Slow ToneFast Tone
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Fast ToneFast Tone
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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 ToneContinuous Tone
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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)
Audible Alert
Chime None Single 1/2-
SecondTone
(for rear centeronly) Slow
(for rear centeronly) Slow
(for rear centeronly) Fast
(for rear centeronly) Fast Continuous
Arc — Left Rear None None None None None 2nd Flash-
ing1st Flashing
Arc — Cen- ter Rear None 6th Solid 5th Solid 4th Solid 3rd Flash-
ing2nd Flash-
ing 1st Flashing
Arc —
Right Rear None None None None None 2nd Flash-
ing1st Flashing
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Enabling And Disabling ParkSense
ParkSense can be enabled and disabled using the
Uconnect System. The available choices are: Off, Sound
Only, or Sound and Display. Refer to “Uconnect Settings”
in “Understanding Your Instrument Panel” for further
information.
When the ParkSense button is pushed to disable the
system, the Driver Information Display (DID) will dis-
play the “PARKSENSE OFF” message for approximately
five seconds. Refer to “Driver Information Display (DID)
” in “Understanding Your Instrument Panel” for further
information. When the shift lever is moved to REVERSE
and the system is disabled, the DID will display the
“PARKSENSE OFF” message for as long as the vehicle is
in REVERSE.
Service The ParkSense Rear Park Assist System
During vehicle start up, when the ParkSense Rear Park
Assist System has detected a faulted condition, theinstrument cluster will actuate a single chime, once per
ignition cycle, and it will display the “PARKSENSE
UNAVAILABLE WIPE OFF REAR SENSORS” or the
“PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED”
message. Refer to “Driver Information Display (DID)” for
further information. When the shift lever/gear selector is
moved to REVERSE and the system has detected a
faulted condition, the DID will display the
PARKSENSE
UNAVAILABLE WIPE OFF REAR SENSORS or
PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED 
message for as long as the vehicle is in REVERSE. Under
this condition, ParkSense will not operate.
If “PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE WIPE OFF REAR SEN-
SORS” appears in the Driver Information Display (DID)
make sure the outer surface and the underside of the rear
fascia/bumper is clean and clear of snow, ice, mud, dirt
or other obstruction and then cycle the ignition. If the
message continues to appear, see an authorized dealer.
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