Park Assist in Snow

[crepen]

As noted in the thread about snow performance, the Genesis Park Assist seems very sensitive to snow.

I understand why this is, yet my wife's Fusion doesn't seem to have the same problem.

Does anyone else have experience with other vehicles with this feature to tell if it is normal or overly sensitive?

cmr

 

[ctrcbob]

Although I don't drive in the snow (if I can help it), my brother-in-law has a Ford FreeStyle (now called Taurus X) that has this feature. They love it, however a few days ago, everytime he would back up, the alarm would go off. he would get out of the car, and see nobody and nothing there. (Could this be a ghost??) Well after he got home, he saw what the problem was. A few hours earlier, he backed into a snow bank, and the snow stuck on the sensors, causing the alarm to go off every time he tried to back up.

Keep the sensors clean. (Also keep the back-up camera clean)

 

[crepen]

Thanks Bob.

I have experienced what you describe, where the sensor is actually snow-covered, but what bothers me more is sitting stopped at a stop light, in a snowfall, and having the sensors go on. then off, then on again as they sense falling snowflakes. I worry that over the summer I will come to trust the sensors, then next winter I'll turn them off due to snow and back into something expecting to hear a beep.

I find the sensors handy, especially when reversing into a parking spot where the car behind is lower, and now very visible, but I hope I don't get lazy and start to rely on them.

Just wondering if other car companies' sensors have the same issue.

regards,
cmr

 

[Sal Collaziano]

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