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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
(
Y
page 181) warning messages during the
parking procedure
R
at any time, you can intervene in the steering
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
R
make sure that the tyre pressures are always
correct. This has a direct influence on the
parking characteristics of the vehicle
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces
that are:
R
parallel or at right angles to the direction of
travel
R
on straight roads, not bends
R
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 cal-
culated, e.g. overhanging loads, tail sections or
loading ramps of goods vehicles.
G
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
(
Y
page 180).
Active Parking Assist does not assist you park-
ing in spaces at right angles to the direction of
travel if:
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two parking spaces are located directly next
to one another
R
the parking space is directly next to a low
obstacle such as a low kerb
R
you forward park
Active Parking Assist does not assist you park-
ing in spaces that are parallel or at right angles
to the direction of travel if:
R
the parking space is on a kerb
R
the system reads the parking space as being
blocked, for example by foliage or grass pav-
ing blocks
R
the area is too small for the vehicle to
manoeuvre into
R
the parking space is bordered by an obstacle,
e.g. a tree, a post or a trailer
:
Detected parking space on the left
;
Parking symbol
=
Detected parking space on the right
Active Parking Assist is activated automatically
when driving forwards. The system is opera-
tional 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
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 vehi-
cle
i
Note that Active Parking Assist cannot
measure the size of a parking space if it is at
right angles to the direction of travel. You will
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