vehicle exits the parking space. You are
responsible for braking in good time.
X
Start the engine.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the turn signal in the direction you
will drive out of the parking space.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
The
Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No:
%
message appears in the multifunction display.
X
To cancel the procedure:press the
%
button on the multifunction steering wheel or
pull away.
or
X
To exit a parking space using Active Park-
ing Assist: press the
a
button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The
Park Assist Active Accelerate
and Brake Observe Surroundings
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X
Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Pull away, being ready to brake at all times. Do
not exceed a maximum speed of approx-
imately 6 mph (10 km/h) when exiting a park-
ing space. Otherwise Active Parking Assist
will be canceled.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R as
required or according to the message while
the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction. The
Park Assist
Active Accelerate and Brake Observe
Surroundings
message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i
You will achieve the best results by waiting
for the steering procedure to complete before
pulling away.
If you back up after activation, the steering
wheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
X
Drive forwards and back up as prompted by
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
times if necessary.
Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely, the steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear a tone and the
Park Assist Switched Off
message appears
in the multifunction display. You will then have
to steer and merge into traffic on your own.
PARKTRONIC is still available. You can take over
the steering, before the vehicle has exited the
parking space completely. This is useful, for
example when you recognize that it is already
possible to pull out of the parking space.
Canceling Active Parking Assist
X
Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at once.
The
Park Assist Canceled
message
appears in the multifunction display.
or
X
Press the PARKTRONIC button (
Y
page 180).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately canceled. The
Park
Assist Canceled
message appears in the
multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automatically
if:
R
the electric parking brake is engaged
R
transmission position P is selected
R
parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
ger possible
R
you are driving faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
R
a wheel spins, ESP
®
intervenes or fails. The
÷
warning lamp lights up in the instrument
cluster
A warning tone sounds. The parking symbol dis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Park Assist Canceled
message.
When Active Parking Assist is canceled, you
must steer and brake again yourself.
If a system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to a standstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator again.
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Driving systems
Drivi
ng
and
parking