Parking Pilot
General notes
Parking Pilot is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasound. It measures the road on both sides
of the vehicle. A parking symbol indicates a suit-
able parking space. Active steering intervention
and brake application can assist you during
parking and when exiting a parking space. Park-
ing Assist PARKTRONIC is also available
(
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page 193).
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The active braking application is only avail-
able on vehicles with automatic transmission.
Important safety notes
Parking Pilot is only an aid. It is not a substitute
for your attention to the immediate surround-
ings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring
and parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects are in the manoeu-
vring range.
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactiva-
ted, Parking Pilot is also unavailable.
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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 Parking Pilot
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.
Parking Pilot may also display spaces not suita-
ble 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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pay attention to the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning messages
(
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page 194) during the parking procedure
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you can intervene in the steering procedure to
correct it at any time. Parking Pilot will then be
cancelled
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when transporting a load that protrudes from
your vehicle, you should not use Parking Pilot
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never use Parking Pilot when snow chains are
fitted
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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
Use Parking Pilot 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
For vehicles with the trailer tow hitch folded out,
the minimum length for parking spaces is
slightly longer.
If you have attached a trailer to your vehicle, you
should not use Parking Pilot. Once the electrical
connection is established between your vehicle
and the trailer, Parking Pilot is no longer availa-
ble. Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated
for the rear area.
Detecting parking spaces
Objects located above the detection range of
Parking Pilot will not be detected when the park-
ing space is measured. These are not taken into
account when the parking procedure is calcula-
ted, e.g. overhanging loads, tail sections or load-
ing ramps of goods vehicles. Parking Pilot may
therefore guide you into the parking space too
early.
Parking Pilot does not assist you parking 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
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you forward-park
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Driving systems
Driving
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