
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
Solutions
Blind Spot Assist
Not Available When
Towing a Trailer
See Operator's Man‐
ual
or
Act. Blind
Spot Assist Not
Available When Tow‐
ing a Trailer See
Operator's Manual
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is deactivated while tow-
ing a trailer.
You have established the electrical connection between the trailer and
your vehicle.
X
Press
a
on the steering wheel to confirm the display message.
Blind Spot Assist
Inoperative
or
Active
Blind Spot Assist
Inoperative
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is defective.
The yellow
9
indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mirrors.
X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
Park Assist Canceled
The driver's door is open.
X
Repeat the parking gap measurement and parking process with the
driver's door closed.
You have inadvertently touched the multifunction steering wheel while
steering intervention was active.
X
While steering intervention is active, make sure that the multifunc-
tion steering wheel is not touched unintentionally.
The vehicle has started to skid and ESP
®
has intervened.
X
Use Active Parking Assist again later (
Y
page 213).
Park Assist Inoper‐
ative
PARKTRONIC is malfunctioning or faulty.
X
Follow the instructions and helpful hints in the "Problems with
PARKTRONIC" section (
Y
page 213).
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
Active Parking Assist is unavailable or faulty.
X
Switch off the ignition and restart the engine.
If Active Parking Assist continues to be unavailable (the
j
symbol
does not appear in the multifunction display):
X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
Park Assist Finished
The vehicle is parked. A warning tone also sounds.
The display message disappears automatically.
DISTRONIC PLUS Off
DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated.
If a warning tone also sounds, DISTRONIC PLUS has switched itself off.
(
Y
page 193)
DISTRONIC PLUS Now
Available
DISTRONIC PLUS is operational again after having been temporarily
unavailable. You can now reactivate DISTRONIC PLUS (
Y
page 193).
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