How to Remove Parking Distance Sensors

Parking distance sensors, typically on your rear bumper, "see" into your blind spot for you, and alert you with a noise if there is an object in the way as you back up. Not all cars and trucks come with such sensors. However, many people buy them as an aftermarket option and install them themselves. Removing a parking distance sensor is not a difficult job and will take you about 30 minutes.

Things You'll Need

• Wrench
• Socket set

Instructions

1. Open your vehicle's hood and take off the negative battery cable with your wrench or socket set.

2. Locate the parking sensor on your rear bumper. It will be mounted to the outside of the rear bumper. If the sensor is attached with screws, use a screwdriver to take them out. However, if it is bolted on, use your wrench to remove the mounting bolts which will be on the inside of the bumper.

3. Unplug the plastic wiring harness your sensor's wires are attached to. The harness plugs into the back of the sensor, under and behind the bumper.

4. Re-attach the negative battery cable on your vehicle.

References

• "Automotive Sensors (Bosch Technical Library) "; Robert Bosch; 2002