Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLA, Owner'S Manual

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Active Parking Assist is switched on automat-
ically when driving forwards. The system is
operational at speeds of up to approximately
35 km/h. While in operation, the system inde-
pendently locates and measures parking
spaces on both sides of the vehicle.
Active Parking Assist will only detect parking
spaces:
R
that are parallel or at right angles to the
direction of travel
R
that are parallel to the direction of travel
and are at least 1.5 m wide
R
that are parallel to the direction of travel
and at least 1.0 m longer than your vehicle
R
that are at right angles to the direction of
travel and at least 1.0 m wider than your
vehicle
i In the case of parking spaces that are at
right angles to the direction of travel,
please ensure that the parking space is
long enough to accommodate your vehicle.
When driving at speeds below 30 km/h, you
will see parking symbol
;
as a status indi-
cator in the instrument cluster. When a park-
ing space has been detected, an arrow
towards the right or the left also appears.
Active Parking Assist only displays parking
spaces on the front-passenger side as stand-
ard. Parking spaces on the driver's side are
displayed as soon as the turn signal on the
driver's side is activated. When parking on the
driver's side, this must remain switched on
until you acknowledge the use of Active Park-
ing Assist by pressing the
a
button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The system automatically determines
whether the parking space is parallel or at
right angles to the direction of travel.
A parking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are approx-
imately 15 m away from it.
Parking
G
WARNING
Active Parking Assist merely aids you by inter-
vening actively in the steering. There is a risk
of accident if you do not apply the brakes
yourself.
Always apply the brakes yourself when park-
ing and manoeuvring.
X
Stop the vehicle when the parking symbol
shows the desired parking space in the
instrument cluster.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift to
reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
into position
R.
The
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 park using Active Parking Assist:
press the
a
button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The
Park Assist active Accelerate
and brake Observe surroundings
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X
Release the multifunction steering wheel.
X Reverse the vehicle, being ready to brake
at all times. Do not exceed a maximum
speed of approximately 10 km/h when
reversing. Otherwise, Active Parking Assist
will be cancelled.
i In tight parking spaces, you will achieve
the best parking results by backing up as
far as possible. When doing so, also
observe the PARKTRONIC messages.
X
Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the
continuous warning tone, if not before.
Manoeuvring may be required in tight park-
ing spaces.
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Driving systems
Driving and parking