Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLS Coupe, Owner'S Manual

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Parking tips:
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on narrow roads, drive as closely as possi-
ble past the parking space.
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parking spaces that are littered or over-
grown might be identified or measured
incorrectly.
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parking spaces that are partially occupied
by trailer drawbars might not be identified
as such or be measured incorrectly.
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snowfall or heavy rain may lead to a parking
space being measured inaccurately.
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pay attention to the PARKTRONIC
(
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page 209) warning messages during the
parking procedure.
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at any time, you can intervene in the steer-
ing procedure to correct it. Active Parking
Assist will then be cancelled.
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when transporting a load which protrudes
from your vehicle, you should not use
Active Parking Assist.
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never use Active Parking Assist when snow
chains are fitted.
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make sure that the tyre pressures are
always correct. This has a direct influence
on the parking characteristics of the vehi-
cle.
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces:
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that are parallel to the direction of travel
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that are on straight roads, not bends
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that are on the same level as the road, e.g.
not on the pavement
Detecting parking spaces
Objects located above the height range of
Active Parking Assist will not be detected
when the parking space is measured. These
are not taken into account when the parking
procedure is calculated, e.g. overhanging
loads, tail sections or loading ramps of goods
vehicles.
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WARNING
If objects are located above the detection
range, Active Parking Assist may start to steer
into the parking space too soon. As a result,
you could cause a collision. There is a risk of
an accident.
If objects are located above the detection
range, stop the vehicle and switch Active
Parking Assist off.
For further information on the detection
range (
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page 208).
Active Parking Assist does not support you
with parking spaces parallel to the direction
of travel if:
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the parking space is on a kerbstone
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the parking space appears blocked to the
system, for example, by foliage or grass
paving blocks
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the area that the vehicle needs to manoeu-
vre is too small
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the parking space is bordered by an obsta-
cle, such as a tree, a post or a trailer
Example: detected parking space
:
Detected parking space on the left
;
Parking symbol
=
Detected parking space on the right
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:
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that are parallel to the direction of travel
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that are at least 1.5 m wide
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that are at least 1.3 m longer than your
vehicle
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Driving systems
Driving and parking