230 Driving and OperatingBraking system at the same time.The indicator light next to the buttoncomes on when the features are onand turns off when the featureshave been disabled.Turn off parking assist and RearAutomatic Braking when towing atrailer.To turn the rear parking assistsymbols on or off, see “RearCamera” under VehiclePersonalization 0 147.RCTA can also be turned on or offthrough vehicle personalization. See“Collision/Detection Systems” underVehicle Personalization 0 147.Automatic ParkingAssist (APA)If equipped, APA searches for andsteers the vehicle into parallel orperpendicular parking spots. Whenusing APA, you must still shift gears,and control the brakes andaccelerator. The Driver informationCenter (DIC) and audible beepshelp to guide parking maneuvers.{ WarningAPA does not apply the brakes.APA may not detect objects in theparking space, objects that aresoft or narrow, objects high off theground such as flatbed trucks,or objects below ground levelsuch as large potholes. Alwaysverify that the parking space isappropriate for parking a vehicle.APA does not respond to changesin the parking space, such asmovement of an adjacent vehicle,or a person or object entering theparking space. APA does notdetect or avoid traffic that isbehind or alongside of thevehicle. Always be prepared tostop the vehicle during theparking maneuver.The system is available when thevehicle speed is below30 km/h (18 mph). Press the APAbutton, O, to enable the system tobegin searching for a space that islarge enough to park in. The systemcannot detect whether it is a legalparking space. The vehicle may notalign properly to angled parkingspots and the system may havedifficulty sensing short curbs.If the vehicle is equipped withperpendicular parking mode, pressand hold the APA button during thesearch process to switch the APAparking mode betweenperpendicular and parallel parking.APA searches for parking spaces tothe right of the vehicle. To search fora parking space to the left, turn onthe left turn signal.
