Users Manual Part 3

Active Parking Assist provides assistance when
changing gear, accelerating, braking and steer‐
ing the vehicle.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 203).
Active Parking Assist is cancelled if, among
other things, one of the following actions is car‐
ried out:
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Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
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Active Parking Assist is deactivated.
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You begin steering.
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You apply the parking brake.
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You engage transmission position j.
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ESP
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intervenes.
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You open the doors or the boot lid while driv‐
ing.
System limits
Objects located above or below the detection
range of Active Parking Assist are not detected
when the parking space is being measured.
These are also not taken into account when the
parking manoeuvre is calculated, e.g. overhang‐
ing loads, overhangs or loading ramps of lorries,
or the boundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cumstances, Active Parking Assist may therefore
guide you into the parking space prematurely.
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WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects located above or below the
detection range of Active Parking Assist
If there are objects above or below the
detection range, the following situations may
arise:
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Active Parking Assist may steer too early.
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Vehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: The vehicle may not stop in front of
these objects.
This could cause a collision.
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In these situations, do not use Active
Parking Assist.
Snowfall or heavy rain may lead to a parking
space being measured inaccurately. Parking
spaces that are partially occupied by trailer
drawbars might not be identified as such or be
measured incorrectly. Only use Active Parking
Assist on level, high-grip ground.
Do not use Active Parking Assist in the following
situations:
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In extreme weather conditions such as ice,
packed snow or in heavy rain.
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When transporting a load that protrudes
beyond the vehicle.
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If the parking space is on a steep downhill or
uphill gradient.
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When snow chains are fitted.
Active Parking Assist may also display parking
spaces which are unsuitable for parking, for
example, the following:
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Parking spaces where parking is prohibited.
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Parking spaces on unsuitable surfaces.
Active Parking Assist will not assist you with
parking spaces at right angles to the direction of
travel in the following situations:
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If two parking spaces are located immedi‐
ately next to each other.
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Driving and parking