Glossary / Electrical

parking sensors

13 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Parking sensors are little gadgets on the front or back of your car that beep when something is too close, so you don’t bump into things while parking.

Technical Definition

Parking sensors are small devices mounted on a vehicle’s front or rear bumper that use ultrasonic waves to detect objects close to the car. They alert the driver with beeps or visual cues, helping avoid collisions while parking.

Hear It Discussed

"...he also gets things like parking sensors. His keyless entry doesn't require you to put the key in to start it."
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"heated mirrors rear parking sensors reversing camera 17 inch alloys on the big spec roof rails privacy glass panoramic sunroof"
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"there's a hard button for disabling [1531.1s] parking sensors, which if you're used to backing into your garage and going beep, beep, beep, beep,"
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