Mercedes-Benz 2008 C 300 4MATIC Sport, Operator'S Manual

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position as it is maneuvering into the park-
ing space.
R
a maneuvering distance of at least 3.3 ft
(1.0 m) must be available.
Active Parking Assist can only assist you with
exiting a parking space if you have parked the
vehicle parallel to the direction of travel using
Active Parking Assist.
i
If PARKTRONIC detects obstacles, Active
Parking Assist brakes automatically whilst
the vehicle exits the parking space. You are
responsible for braking in good time.
X
Start the engine.
X
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
X
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
Pull away, being ready to brake at all times.
Do not exceed a maximum speed of
approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) when exit-
ing a parking space. Otherwise Active Park-
ing Assist will be canceled.
X
Depending on the message or as required,
shift the transmission to position D or R.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction. The Park Assist Park Assist
active Accelerate and brake active Accelerate and brake
Observe Observe surroundings surroundings message appears
in the multifunction display.
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 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
the Park Assist switched off Park Assist switched off message
appears in the multifunction display. You will
then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available. You
can take over the steering, before the vehicle
has exited the parking space completely. This
is useful, for example when you recognize
that it is already possible to pull out of the
parking space.
Canceling Active Parking Assist
X
Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at
once. The Park Assist Canceled Park Assist Canceled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
or
X
Press the PARKTRONIC button
(
Y
page 201).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately canceled.
The Park Assist Canceled Park Assist Canceled message
appears in the multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automati-
cally if:
R
the electric parking brake is engaged
R
transmission position P is selected
R
parking using Active Parking Assist is no
longer possible
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Driving systems
Driving
and
parking