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. Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is also
available (
Y
page 201).
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 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.
Parking Pilot may show parking spaces which
are 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
may not be identified or may be measured
incorrectly
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parking spaces in front of parked trailers, the
trailer drawbars of which protrude into the
parking space, 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 warning messages of
Parking Pilot PARKTRONIC during the parking
procedure (
Y
page 201)
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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 must 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
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.
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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.
Further information on the detection range
(
Y
page 201).
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Driving systems
Driving
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