2016 FIAT 500C parking sensors

TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE HOOD .........101
 LIGHTS ............................ .103
▫ Multifunction Lever ...................103
▫ Headlights ......................... .103
▫ High Beams ........................ .104
▫ Flash-To-Pass ....................... .104
▫ Parking Lights ...................... .104
▫ Daytime Running Lights ................105
▫ Turn Signals ........................ .105
▫ Lane Change Assist ...................106
▫ Follow Me Home/Headlight Delay .........106
▫ Interior Lights ...................... .106
▫ Fog Lights — If Equipped ...............108
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS ......108
▫ Front Windshield Wiper Operation .........109
▫ Rear Windshield Wiper .................111
 TILT STEERING COLUMN — IF EQUIPPED . . .112
 ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL ...........113
▫ To Activate ..........................114
▫ To Set A Desired Speed .................114
▫ To Deactivate .........................114
▫ To Resume Speed ......................114
▫ To Vary The Speed Setting ...............115
▫ To Accelerate For Passing ...............116
 REAR PARK ASSIST — IF EQUIPPED ........117
▫ Rear Park Assist Sensors .................117
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WARNING!
Electronic Speed Control can be dangerous where the
system cannot maintain a constant speed. Your ve-
hicle could go too fast for the conditions, and you
could lose control and have an accident. Do not use
Electronic Speed Control in heavy traffic or on roads
that are winding, icy, snow-covered or slippery.
REAR PARK ASSIST — IF EQUIPPED
The Rear Park Assist system provides visual and audible
indications of the distance between the rear fascia/
bumper and a detected obstacle when backing up, e.g.
during a parking maneuver. Refer to the “Park Assist
System Usage Precautions” for the limitations of this
system and recommendations.
The Rear Park Assist is automatically activated when the
transmission is placed into REVERSE.
Rear Park Assist Sensors
The four Rear Park Assist 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, in the horizontal direction, from approximately
12 in (30 cm) up to 55 in (140 cm) from the center of the
rear fascia/bumper and up to 24 in (60 cm) from the
corners of the rear fascia/bumper, depending on the
location, type and orientation of the obstacle.
If several obstacles are detected, the Rear Park Assist
system indicates the nearest obstacle.
The minimum height of a detectable obstacle corre-
sponds to the maximum height of an obstacle that would
clear the underside of the car during the parking maneu-
ver.
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Park Assist System Usage Precautions
NOTE:
•Ensure that the outer surface and the underside of the
rear bumper is clean and clear of snow, ice, mud, dirt
or other obstruction to keep the Rear Park Assist
system operating properly.
• Jackhammers, large trucks, and other vibrations could
affect the performance of Rear Park Assist.
• Clean the Rear Park Assist sensors regularly, taking
care not to scratch or damage them. The sensors must
not be covered with ice, snow, slush, mud, dirt or
debris. Failure to do so can result in the system not
working properly. The Rear Park Assist system might
not detect an obstacle behind the fascia/bumper, or it
could provide a false indication that an obstacle is
behind the fascia/bumper. •
Objects such as bicycle carriers, etc., must not be
placed within 12 in (30 cm) from the rear fascia/
bumper while driving the vehicle. Failure to do so can
result in the system misinterpreting a close object as a
sensor problem, causing a failure indication to be
displayed in the instrument cluster.
CAUTION!
• Rear Park Assist is only a parking aid and it is
unable to recognize every obstacle, including small
obstacles. Parking curbs might be temporarily de-
tected or not detected at all. Obstacles located
above or below the sensors will not be detected
when they are in close proximity.
• The vehicle must be driven slowly when using
Rear Park Assist in order to be able to stop in time
when an obstacle is detected. It is recommended
that the driver looks over his/her shoulder when
using Rear Park Assist.
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