Active Parking Assist does not assist you park-
ing in spaces that are parallel or at right angles
to the direction of travel if:
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the parking space is on a kerb stone
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the system reads the parking space as being
blocked, for example by foliage or grass pav-
ing blocks
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the area is too small for the vehicle to
manoeuvre into
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the parking space is bordered by an obstacle,
e.g. a tree, a post or a trailer
Active Parking Assist displays (example of vehicle
with automatic transmission)
:
Detected parking space on the left
;
Parking symbol
=
Detected parking space on the right
If the driver's seat belt is fastened and all doors
are closed, Active Parking Assist is activated
automatically when driving forwards. The sys-
tem is operational at speeds of up to approx-
imately 35 km/h. While in operation, the system
independently locates and measures parking
spaces on both sides of the vehicle.
Active Parking Assist will only detect parking
spaces:
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parallel or at right angles to the direction of
travel
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that are parallel to the direction of travel and
are at least 1.5 m wide
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that are parallel to the direction of travel and
at least 1.0 m longer than your vehicle
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that are at right angles to the direction of
travel and at least 1.0 m wider than your vehi-
cle
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Note that Active Parking Assist cannot
measure the length of a parking space if it is at
right angles to the direction of travel. You will
need to judge whether your vehicle will fit in
the parking space.
When the vehicle is driving at speeds of up to
approximately 30 km/h, parking symbol
;
is
shown as a status display:
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in the header, on vehicles with automatic
transmission
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in the lower part of the status area on vehicles
with manual transmission
The system detects and differentiates between
parking spaces which are parallel or at right
angles to the direction of travel. When a parking
space is detected, an arrow appears next to
parking symbol
;
to indicate which side the
parking space is on. The parking space is dis-
played while you are driving past it and until you
are approximately 15 m away from it.
Active Parking Assist displays parking spaces on
the co-driver's side as standard. The parking
spaces on the driver's side are only displayed if
you operate the turn signal on the driver's side.
When parking on the driver's side, you must
operate the turn signal until you have started
active parking assistance by pressing the
a
button on the steering wheel.
Parking
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WARNING
If you leave the driver's seat when the vehicle
is only being braked by Active Parking Assist,
the vehicle could roll away if:
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there is a malfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
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the electrical system in the engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
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the battery is disconnected.
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the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by a vehicle
occupant.
There is a risk of an accident.
Before leaving the driver's seat, always secure
the vehicle against rolling away.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
PARKTRONIC detects obstacles, Active Parking
Assist brakes automatically during the parking
process. You are responsible for braking in good
time.
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Driving systems
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