X
To exit a parking space using Active Park-
ing Assist: press the
a
button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The
Park Assist active Accelerate
Park Assist active Accelerate
and brake Observe surroundings
and brake Observe surroundings
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X
Release the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Pull away, being ready to brake at all times. Do
not exceed a maximum speed of approx-
imately 10 km/h when exiting a parking
space. Otherwise, Active Parking Assist will
be cancelled.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: stop,
at the latest when PARKTRONIC sounds the
continuous warning tone.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage first gear or reverse gear when the
vehicle is stationary, depending on the mes-
sage or requirement.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position D or R when
the vehicle is stationary, depending on the
message or requirement.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction. The
Park Assist
Park Assist
active
active Accelerate
Accelerate and
and brake
brake Observe
Observe
surroundings
surroundings
message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i
You will achieve the best results by waiting
for the steering procedure to complete before
pulling away.
If you reverse after activation, the steering
wheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
X
Drive forwards and reverse as prompted by
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
times if necessary.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: stop
as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the contin-
uous warning tone, if not before.
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
Park Assist
Assist switched
switched off
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 recognise that it is already
possible to pull out of the parking space.
Cancelling Active Parking Assist
You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
X
Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The
Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display and
you hear a tone.
or
X
Press the PARKTRONIC button on the centre
console (
Y
page 181).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately cancelled. The
Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled
message appears
in the multifunction display and you hear a
tone.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automatically
if:
R
the transmission is shifted too early
R
transmission position P is selected
R
parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
ger possible
R
you are driving faster than 10 km/h
R
a wheel spins and ESP
®
intervenes or fails. In
such cases the
÷
warning lamp lights up in
the instrument cluster.
A warning tone sounds. The parking symbol dis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled
message.
When Active Parking Assist is cancelled, you
must steer and brake again yourself.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: if a
system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to a standstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator pedal again.
Towing a trailer
For vehicles with a trailer tow hitch, the mini-
mum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached a trailer to your vehicle, you
should not use Active Parking Assist. Once the
electrical connection is established between
your vehicle and the trailer, Active Parking
Assist is no longer available. PARKTRONIC is
deactivated for the rear area.
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