How does the ALP determine distance (parking sensor mode)?

[awj223]

I wonder if it's actually sending out IR pulses, and if it is, whether disabling the parking sensor mode would prolong the life of the sensors (as well as avoid polluting the area around the car with 905nm light, which can cause falses on other people's jammers and detectors).

[BestRadarDetectors]

I wonder if it's actually sending out IR pulses, and if it is, whether disabling the parking sensor mode would prolong the life of the sensors (as well as avoid polluting the area around the car with 905nm light, which can cause falses on other people's jammers and detectors).

AL Sensors by design always send out pulses to check distance to the vehicles in front of you. They have been doing this for many years with no issues. If you actually turned off the parking mode it would only turn off the alerts but the heads would still send out the random pulses. Its part of the design... After all they are advanced parking sensors and are sold that way. In most cases with my setting set at Level 3 I get parking alerts at 2-3FT but if there is heavy chrome in front of you it will alert at greater distance. I was behind a Classic car with chrome bumpers and I was getting around 8FT alerts because of all the reflection from the chrome.

[Tman]

I wonder if it's actually sending out IR pulses, and if it is, whether disabling the parking sensor mode would prolong the life of the sensors (as well as avoid polluting the area around the car with 905nm light, which can cause falses on other people's jammers and detectors).

It sends out IR pulses at very low intensity , the parking pulses are always on , if you cancel the parking you only cancel
the bipps.

As far as i know , a laser diode is good for 50,000 hours when run within the specifications ,
ur good for 2083.3333 years if run 24\24