Hyundai Santa Fe (DM): Operation of the rear parking assist system

Hyundai Santa Fe DM 2013-2018 Owner's Manual / Features of your vehicle / Rear parking assist system / Operation of the rear parking assist system

Operating condition

This system will activate when the indicator on the rear parking assist OFF button is not illuminated.
If you desire to deactivate the rear parking assist system, press the rear parking assist OFF button again. (The indicator on the button will illuminate.) To turn the system on, press the button again. (The indicator on the button will go off.)
This system will activate when backing up with the ignition switch ON.
If the vehicle is moving at a speed over 10 km/h (6 mph), the system may not be activated correctly.
The sensing distance while the rear parking assist system is in operation is approximately 47 in. (120 cm).
When more than two objects are sensed at the same time, the closest one will be recognized first.

Types of warning sound

When an object is 47 in. to 24 in. (120 cm to 61 cm) from the rear bumper: Buzzer beeps intermittently.
When an object is 23 in. to 12 in. (60 cm to 31 cm) from the rear bumper: Buzzer beeps more frequently.
When an object is within 11.8 in. (30 cm) of the rear bumper:

Buzzer sounds continuously.

Rear parking assist system

The rear parking assist system assists the driver during backward movement of the vehicle by chiming if any object is sensed within a distance of 47 in. (120 cm) behind the vehicle. This system is a supplemental ...

Non-operational conditions of rear parking assist system

The rear parking assist system may not operate properly when: 1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It will operate normally when the moisture has been cleared.) 2. The sensor is covered with foreign matter, ...