is it possible to adjust the sensitivity of the rear park assist system?

[jeeplj8]

The electronics on this 5th Gen are a little different than the others I have owned. It will not allow me to back down my driveway without locking up the brakes. Kind of a hassle to turn off the park assist and then remember to turn it on every time I back out of my own garage. It is way more sensitive than the past several vehicles I have owned with the same system. Is there any way to adjust the sensitivity?

 

[mikeru82]

Not according to my dealership. I just leave it off now.

 

[jdefoe0424]

You can turn off the braking function and leave the sensors and audio alerts active, many have experienced what you are. I believe I turned off the braking part before I even left the dealer lot.

 

[mikeru82]

You can turn off the braking function and leave the sensors and audio alerts active, many have experienced what you are. I believe I turned off the braking part before I even left the dealer lot.

Same here. It was the sales rep who recommended I turn it off before I left the lot. A lot of customers were complaining about it at the time. I did enable it once just to see, and that's all it took. It's been off ever since.

 

[jdmartin]

I don't think so. I turned mine off about the 3rd or 4th day I bought it. My driveway is steep and at the bottom the truck always thought the asphalt was impending doom, slamming on the brakes and throwing me and my dog all over the place.

 

[Richard320]

Same as the others for me. I shut it off.

Don't worry, all you lose is the braking. The alerts still come on every day when I back out, but instead of braking and a racket, I get some beeps and a dash message reminding me the braking is off.

 

[SD Rebel]

As mentioned, if you are having an issue with the auto braking, turn off only the auto braking feature in your Uconnect options screen, but don't toggle off the switch that controls your reverse alerts.

 

[Finn5033]

Yes you can turn off the automatic braking for the rear sensors in the settings menu on the uconnect.

my salesman didn’t say anything to me about it. First time I backed out of my garage it locked them up and scared the crap out of me and my wife. I have a small sloping hill where I back out.

 

[Malodave]

I turned mine off also. It would brake on a Curb or even a 6" pile of snow.

Malodave

 

[jeeplj8]

Thank you!!! Time to dive into the settings menus.

 

[Trippi]

exact reason why I said no to Level 2 - everything would just be turned off

 

[SkittleRam]

Same here, I turned off the Auto Braking....way too damn sensitive.

 

[stevj]

Like many others here, I adjusted mine all the way to OFF.

Steve