the turnsignal on the driver's side is activa-
ted. If you wish to park in a space on the driv-
er's side, the indicator on the driver's side
must remain on. This must remain switched
on until you acknowledge the use of Active
Parking Assist by pressing the & button
on the multifunction steering wheel.
When a parking space has been detected, an
arrow towards the right or the left also
appears.
Detected parking space (example)
:
Detected parking space on the left
;
Parking symbol
=
Detected parking space on the right
Active Parking Assist will only detect parking
spaces:
R
that are parallel to the direction of travel
R
that are at least 1.5 m wide
R
that are at least 1.3 m longer than your
vehicle
Aparking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are approx-
imately 15 m away from it.
Parking
G
Riskofaccident
PARKTRONIC and Active Parking Assist are
merely parking aids and may notdetectall
obstacles. They do not relieve you of the
responsibility of paying attention.
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. You could, otherwise, endanger
yourself and others.
X
Stop the vehicle when the parking space
symbol shows the desired parking space in
the instrument cluster.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:shift to
reverse gear.
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC: shift the trans-
mission to position R.
The Park Assist Activate? Check
vehicle surroundings. Yes: No: mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X
To cancel the procedure: press the *
button on the multifunction steering wheel
or pull away.
or
X
To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the & button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
The Park Assist active Please
accelerate and brake the vehicle
yourself message appears in the multi-
function display.
G
Risk of accident
When parking, you need to make sure that no
obstacles are located in the vicinity of the
vehicle during the entire operation. Active
Parking Assist does not relieve you of the
responsibility of paying attention. It merely
aids you by intervening actively in the steer-
ing.
To stop the vehicle or avoid an accident you
need to apply the brakes yourself.
X
Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Back up the vehicle, being ready to brake
at all times. When reversing, do not exceed
a speed of approximately 10 km/h; other-
wise, Active Parking Assist will be deacti-
vated.
i
In tight parking spaces, you will achieve
the best parking results by backing up as
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Driving systems
Driving and parking