Troubleshooting Automatic Parking Assist

This article is designed to help you troubleshoot potential issues* with the following features: Automatic Parking Assist, Automatic Parking Assist with Braking and Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist and Vision Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist.

Available Automatic Parking Assist can automatically steer to place your vehicle into a detected parallel or perpendicular parking space while you brake and shift gears. You must always be prepared to override the feature and take control.

Available Automatic Parking Assist with Braking can automatically steer and use limited braking to place your vehicle into a detected parallel or perpendicular parking space while you shift gears. You must always be prepared to override the feature and take control.

Available Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist can automatically steer, brake and shift gears to park your vehicle into a detected parallel or perpendicular parking space while you are in the driver’s seat. It can also help you unpark. You must always be prepared to override the feature and take control.

Available Vision Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist uses cameras and ultrasonic sensors to detect lane lines so it can help you park your vehicle. It can automatically steer, brake and shift gears to park your vehicle into a detected parallel or perpendicular parking space while you are in the driver’s seat. It can also help you unpark. You must always be prepared to override the feature and take control.

• The feature won't work if you seat belt isn't buckled. You'll get a message saying the system is unavailable if you're not buckled.
• If your Automatic Parking Assist (APA) feature isn’t detecting a parking space, first make sure the feature is turned on. Depending on your vehicle, you can either press the APA button (labeled with the letter P with arrows pointing to two squares) or activate it on your infotainment system.
• If the feature still isn’t working, make sure all the feature’s ultrasonic sensors are clean and aren’t covered by anything. The feature uses 12 sensors located on the front and rear bumpers that look like small, circular indentations. The feature won’t work properly if they are dirty or obstructed.

• Automatic Parking Assist features will turn off if you hold the brake pedal for an extended period of time. You are responsible for braking as the system directs you while remaining alert to your vehicle’s surroundings.
• Automatic Parking Assist features may turn off if you press the APA button (labeled with the letter P with arrows pointing to two squares) while the system is operating, depending on your vehicle.
• The system will stop working if you open the driver door, open the trunk or exceed the maximum allowed speed.

• Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist may not be able to unpark your vehicle in some situations. If there aren’t any vehicles or walls in front of your vehicle, the feature might not work. It may also not be able to unpark if the vehicle’s surroundings have changed significantly since you parked.
• Shifting gears, opening a door or opening the trunk will override the unpark system. You will see a message on your infotainment display confirming the maneuver has been canceled following one of those actions.

Safety or driver assistance features are no substitute for the driver’s responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. The driver should remain attentive to traffic, surroundings and road conditions at all times. Visibility, weather, and road conditions may affect feature performance. Read the vehicle’s Owner’s Manual for more important feature limitations and information.