Mercedes-Benz 2001 M-Class, Operator'S Manual

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As soon as the parking procedure is com-
plete, the Park Park Assist Assist switched switched off off mes-
sage appears and a warning tone sounds.
Active Parking Assist no longer supports you
with steering interventions. When Active
Parking Assist is finished, you must steer
again yourself. PARKTRONIC is still available.
Parking tips:
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The way your vehicle is positioned in the
parking space after parking is dependent
on various factors. These include the posi-
tion and shape of the vehicles parked in
front and behind it and the conditions of the
location. It may be the case that Active
Parking Assist guides you too far into a
parking space, or not far enough into it. In
some cases, it may also lead you across or
onto the curb. If necessary, you should can-
cel the parking procedure with Active Park-
ing Assist.
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You can also select preselect transmission
position D. The vehicle redirects and does
not drive as far into the parking space.
Should the gear change occur too soon to
achieve a sensible parking position, the
parking procedure will be aborted.
Exiting a parking space
In order that Active Parking Assist can sup-
port you when you exit the parking space:
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you need to have parked using Active Park-
ing Assist.
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the border of the parking space must be
high enough at the front and the rear. A
curb stone is too small, for example.
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the border of the parking space must not be
too wide, as the position of the vehicle must
not exceed an angle of 45° to the starting
position as it is maneuvered into the park-
ing space.
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a maneuvering distance of at least 3.3 ft
(1.0 m) must be available.
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Start the engine.
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Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the turn signal in the direction
you are pulling away.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
The Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No: Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No:
% message appears in the multifunction
display.
X
To cancel the procedure: press the %
button on the multifunction steering wheel
or pull away.
or
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To exit a parking space using Active
Parking Assist: press the a button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate Park Assist Active Accelerate
and and Brake Brake Observe Observe Surroundings Surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X
Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Reverse the vehicle or drive forwards, being
ready to brake at all times. Do not exceed a
maximum speed of approximately 6 mph
(10 km/h) when exiting a parking space.
Otherwise Active Parking Assist will be can-
celed.
X
Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the
continuous warning tone, if not before.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R as
required while the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction.
i You will achieve the best results by wait-
ing for the steering procedure to complete
before pulling away.
If you back up after activation, the steering
wheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
X
Drive forwards or back up the vehicle, being
ready to brake at all times.
X
Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the
continuous warning tone, if not before.
X
Drive forwards and back up as prompted by
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
times if necessary.
Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely, the steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear a tone and
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