Park Assist Off

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The PARK ASSIST OFF message is displayed in the DIC when the object alarm system is disabled due to conditions that disable or inhibit the system when the transmission is shifted out of PARK. The object alarm module requests the DIC via the serial data circuit to display PARK ASSIST OFF when it detects that one of the following conditions is true:

Object alarm system disabled through DIC vehicle customization feature. Refer to the Owners Manual for more information.
Automatic Object induced disable feature such as towing a trailer, bicycle rack.
The park brake is not fully released.
An object is hanging out of the trunk.
The system receives vibrations from a large nearby vehicle or from a heavy equipment such as a jackhammer.
The sensors are not clean.