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WARNING
While parking or pulling out of a parking
space, the vehicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncoming lane. This could
cause you to collide with other road users.
There is a risk of an accident.
Pay attention to other road users. Stop the
vehicle if necessary or cancel the Active Park-
ing Assist parking procedure.
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If unavoidable, you should drive over obsta-
cles such as kerbs slowly and not at a sharp
angle. Otherwise, you may damage the
wheels or tyres.
Active Parking Assist may also display spaces
not suitable for parking, e.g.:
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in a zone where parking or stopping is pro-
hibited
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in front of driveways or entrances and exits
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on unsuitable surfaces
Parking tips:
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on narrow roads, drive as closely as possible
past the parking space
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parking spaces that are littered or overgrown
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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when transporting a load which protrudes
from your vehicle, you should not use Active
Parking Assist
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when snow chains are fitted, never use Active
Parking Assist
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make sure that the tyre pressures are always
correct. This has a direct influence on the
parking characteristics of the vehicle
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if you fit wheels with different wheel dimen-
sions, this has a direct influence on the result
of the parking manoeuvre
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if you fit tyres from another manufacturer, this
can have an influence on the result of the
parking manoeuvre
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if you drive past the parking space slowly, the
result of the parking manoeuvre will be better
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pay attention to the PARKTRONIC warning
messages (
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page 202) during the parking
procedure
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you can intervene in the steering procedure to
correct it at any time. Parking assistance will
then be cancelled and Active Parking Assist
stopped
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces
that are:
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parallel or at right angles to the direction of
travel
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on straight roads, not bends
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on the same level as the road, e.g. not on the
pavement
Detecting parking spaces
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WARNING
If there are objects above the detection range:
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Active Park Assist may steer too early
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the vehicle may not stop in front of these
objects
This could cause a collision. There is a risk of
an accident.
If objects are located above the detection
range, stop and deactivate Active Parking
Assist.
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.
For further information on the detection range
(
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page 201).
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
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the parking space is directly next to a low
obstacle such as a low kerb stone
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you forward park
Driving systems
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Driving and parking
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