Underground car parking lot entrance height limit？

[KSC 2019 XLT]

Just curious, anyone know what is the purpose of the shark fin that's on the roof?

 

[flying68]

Just curious, anyone know what is the purpose of the shark fin that's on the roof?

It is an antenna. I think the rear quarter windows have the AM/FM, so that leaves SAT, GPS, or 4G LTE. Not sure if it is one or all 3.

 

[Artie]

Just curious, anyone know what is the purpose of the shark fin that's on the roof?

It’s the sacrificial parking deck alert system...

 

[aggiegrad05]

It’s the sacrificial parking deck alert system...

That was the role played by the antenna on my F150 as well. Little less catastrophic if the old-fashioned wire antenna drug across a ceiling than the sharkfin, however.

 

[grumpyoleman]

I for one never trust the posted height. When they repave or resurface the driveway or parking lot, I have never seen anyone remeasure and post new restrictions, therefore it may or may not be even remotely accurate. Many a time my copilot has exited and watched as I slid through. It may look silly, but I have never hit anything (yet).

 

[nobrainer]

Just curious, anyone know what is the purpose of the shark fin that's on the roof?

I believe it's the XM receiver. I would imagine the AM/FM antenna is in one of the rear glass panels somewhere.

 

[gtnator]

By the way, don’t just blindly follow a Suburban into a parking garage. They sit lower!


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[JennyD]

It’s the sacrificial parking deck alert system...

Hahahahahahaha!

My office parking deck posts a 6'7" clearance, and it is - as someone else rightfully said - a pucker-inducing experience. The Expy clears it by *maybe* 2-3 inches.

 

[jgudnason]

I frequently park in a garage at a local theater where the height bar whacks me on the way in (downward ramp transition to flat floor), but i do fit in the parkade. but yea, so many times i find myself ducking while driving through parkades.. yea i know, it doesn't change how high the vehicle is. lol.

 

[Lou Hamilton]

Here is what a SWB Expy looks like in a parking garage with a 6'8" height limit.