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'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
curbs,canmoveintotheblindareaofthe sensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustonesounds.
Falsewarnings
Reachingthesystemlimitscancausefalse
warnings.
Topreventfalsealarms,switchoffautomatic
ParkDistanceControlPDCactivationonobsta#j
cledetection,forinstanceinautomaticcar
washes.
Malfunction ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Whitesymbolisdisplayed,andtherangeofthesensorsisdimmedontheControl
Display.
PDCParkDistanceControlhasfailed.Havethe
systemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteror anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Dependingonequipment version:emergencybrakefunction,ActivePDC
Concept
TheemergencybrakingfunctionofPDCinitiates
anemergencybrakingincaseofacuteriskof collision.
Generalinformation Duetosystemlimits,acollisioncannotbepre#j
ventedunderallcircumstances.
Thefunctionisavailablebelowwalkingspeed
whendrivinginreverseorrollingbackward.
Apressoftheacceleratorpedalinterruptsthe brakeintervention.
Afteremergencybrakingtoastop,furthercreep#j
ingtowardanobstacleispossible.Proceedwith
caution.Tomoveforward,lightlypresstheaccel#j
eratorpedalandreleaseasneeded.
Iftheacceleratorpedalisdepressedlonger,the vehicledrivesoff.Manualbrakingispossibleatanytime.
Thesystemusestheultrasonicsensorsofthe
ParkDistanceControlPDCandtheParkingAs#j
sistant.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Additionally,theSafetyInstructionsforthePDC
ParkDistanceControlandtheAutomaticParking Assistantapply.
Additionalinformation:
'xPDCParkDistanceControl,referto
page 238.'xParkingassistant,refertopage 245.
Temporaryswitchingoff
Theemergencybrakefunctioncanbeswitched
offtemporarily:
ConfirmthemessageontheControlDisplay. Duringcontinueddrivinginthissurroundingsit#j uation,nofurtheremergencybrakingwilloccur.
Settings Itispossibletosetwhichareasonthevehiclewill
beprotectedbythesystem.
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5."ActivePDCwithbrakinginterv."6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Systemlimits ThelimitsofthesystemsoftheParkDistance
ControlPDCandtheParkingAssistantapply.
Ifrequired,deactivatethesystemviaiDrive
whereapplicable.
WithParkingAssistant:sideparkingaid
Concept
Thesystemwarnsofobstaclesonthesideof thevehicle.
Generalinformation Thesystemusestheultrasonicsensorsofthe
ParkDistanceControlPDCandtheParkingAs#j sistant.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Additionally,theSafetyInstructionsforthePDC
ParkDistanceControlandtheAutomaticParking Assistantapply.
Additionalinformation:
'xPDCParkDistanceControl,referto
page 238.'xParkingassistant,refertopage 245.Display
Toprotectthesidesofthevehicle,obstacle
markingsaredisplayedonthesidesofthevehi#j
cle.
'xColormarkings:warningagainstdetectedob#j stacles.'xGraymarkings,hatchedarea:noobstaclesweredetected.'xNomarkings,blackarea:theareanexttothe
vehiclewasnotyetcaptured.
Limitsofthesideparkingaid
Thesystemonlydisplaysstationaryobstacles
thatwerepreviouslydetectedbysensorswhile passingthem.
Thesystemdoesnotdetectwhetheranobstacle moveslateron.Ifthevehicleisstationary,the markingsareshowninblackafteracertaintime.
Theareanexttothevehiclemustbenewlycap#j tured.
Additionally,thelimitsofthesystemsofthePark DistanceControlPDCandtheParkingAssistant
apply.
WithoutSurroundView: rearviewcamera
Concept
Therearviewcameraprovidesassistancein parkingandmaneuveringbackwards.Thearea
behindthevehicleisshownontheControlDis#j play.
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Additionally,assistancefunctionscanbeshown
inthedisplay,e.g.,helplines.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Dependingonthevehicle
equipment:buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledbythefollowingsen#j sors:
'xRearviewcamera.
Additionalinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,refertopage 37.
Switchingon/off Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisswitchedonautomaticallyifselec#j torleverpositionRisengagedwhentheengineisrunning.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
Dependingonthevehicle
equipment:switchingon/off
manually
Presstheparkassistancebutton.'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Theparkingassistancefunctionsareshownon
theControlDisplay.
SwitchingtheviewviaiDrive Iftherearviewcameraviewisnotdisplayed,
changetheviewviaiDrive:
1.Ifnecessary,tiltthecontrollertotheside.2."Rearviewcamera"
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayed.
Functionalrequirements
'xThetrunklidisfullyclosed.'xKeeptherecordingrangeofthecamera
open.Protrudingcargo,roofracksystemsor
trailerscanlimitthedetectionrangeofthe
camera.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Functionbars
Theassistancefunctionscanbeactivatedman#j
uallyviathefunctionbarsonthesidesofthe
ControlDisplay.
1.MovetheControllertotheright,ifneeded.2.Withcorrespondingequipment:
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Pathwaylinesandturningradiuslinesare
displayed.'x"Obstaclemark.".
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,the
obstaclesdetectedbyPDCParkDistance
Controlaredisplayedbymarkings.
Morethanoneassistancefunctioncanbeactive
atthesametime.
Parkingaidlines
Pathwaylines
Pathwaylineshelpyoutoestimatethespacere#j
quiredwhenparkingandmaneuveringonlevel
roads.
Pathwaylinesdependonthesteeringangleand arecontinuouslyadjustedtothesteeringwheel
movements.
Turningradiuslines
Turningradiuslinescanonlybesuperimposed onthecameraimagetogetherwithpathway
lines.
Turningradiuslinesshowthecourseofthe smallestpossibleturningradiusonalevelroad.
Onlyoneturningradiuslineisdisplayedafterthe
steeringwheelisturnedpastacertainangle.
Parkingusingpathwayandturningradius
lines1.Positionthevehiclesothattheredturningra#j
diuslineleadstowithinthelimitsofthepark#j
ingspace.2.Turnthesteeringwheeltothepointwhere thegreenpathwaylinecoversthecorre#j
spondingturningradiusline.
Obstaclemarking
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,obstacles
behindthevehiclearedetectedbythePDCPark DistanceControlsensors.
Obstaclemarkingscanbefadedintotheimage oftherearviewcamera.
Thecoloredthresholdsoftheobstaclemarkings
matchthemarkingsofthePDCParkDistance
Control.
Settingbrightnessandcontrast
viaiDrive
Withtherearviewcameraswitchedon:
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Systemlimits
Systemlimitsofthesensors Additionalinformation:'xCameras,refertopage 37.
Deactivatedcamera
Whenthecameraisdeactivated,forinstance
whenthetrunklidisopen,thecameraimageis displayedhatchedingray.
DetectionofobjectsVerylowobstaclesaswellashigh,protruding
objectssuchasledgesmaynotbedetectedby
thesystem.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,someas#j
sistancefunctionsalsoconsiderdatafromthe
PDCParkDistanceControl.
FollowthenotesinthePDCParkDistanceCon#j
trolchapter.
TheobjectsdisplayedontheControlDisplay maybecloserthantheyappear.Donotestimate thedistancefromtheobjectsonthedisplay.
WithParkingAssistant: ParkingAssistant
Concept
Thesystemsupportsthedriverinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhenparkingparalleltotheroad,parallel
parking.'xWhenreverseparkingdiagonallytotheroad, diagonalparking.Thesystemorientsitselfwiththemiddleoftheparkingspaceduringdiagonalparking.'xDependingontheequipmentversion:when
drivingoutofparallelparkingspaces.
Generalinformation
Handling
Parkingassistanthandlingisdividedintothree
steps:
'xSwitchingonandactivating.'xParkingspacesearch.'xParking.
Systemstatusandinstructionsonrequiredac#j
tionsaredisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Ultrasoundsensorsmeasureparkingspaceson
bothsidesofthevehicle.
Steptronictransmission Theparkingassistantcalculatesthebestpossi#j
bleparkinglineandtakescontrolofthefollowing
functionsduringtheparkingoperation:
'xSteering.'xAcceleratingandbraking.'xChanginggears.
Theparkingoperationisautomatic.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
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NOTICE
Theparkingassistantcansteerthevehicleover orontocurbs.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyin#j
tervenewhereappropriate.
ThesafetyinformationofthePDCParkDistance
Controlappliesinaddition.
Additionalinformation:
PDCParkDistanceControl,refertopage 238.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledbythefollowingsen#j sors:
'xUltrasoundsensorsinthefront/rearbumpers.'xUltrasonicsensors,side.
Additionalinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,refertopage 37.
Functionalrequirements Formeasuringparkingspaces
'xMaximumspeedwhiledrivingforwardapprox.
22mph/35km/h.'xMaximumdistancetorowofparkedvehicles:
5ft/1.5m.Suitableparkingspace
Generalinformation:'xGapbehindanobjectthathasamin.lengthof1.7ft/0.5m.'xGapbetweentwoobjectswithaminimum
lengthofapprox.1.7ft/0.5m.
Parallelparkingtotheroad:
'xMin.lengthofgapbetweentwoobjects:your
vehicle'slengthplusapprox.2.6ft/0.8m.'xMinimumdepth:approx.5ft/1.5m.
Diagonalparking:
'xMinimumwidthofthegap:ownvehicle's
widthplusapprox.2.3ft/0.7m.'xMinimumdepth:yourvehicle'slength.
Thedepthofdiagonalparkingspacesmust
beestimatedbythedriver.Duetotechnical limitations,thesystemisonlyabletoapproxi#j
matethedepthofdiagonalparkingspaces.
Fortheparkingoperation
'xDoorsandtrunklidareclosed.
Steptronictransmission:
'xDriver'ssafetybeltisfastened.
Switchingonwiththebutton
Presstheparkassistancebutton.
TheLEDlightsup.
Thecurrentstatusoftheparkingspacesearchis
indicatedontheControlDisplay.
Parkingassistantisactivatedautomatically.
Switchingonwithreversegear
1.Shiftintoreverse.
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SwitchingonviaiDriveDisplayoftherearviewcameraorPDCview
mustbeactive.1.MovetheControllertotheright.2.ActivatetheparkingassistantontheControl
Display:
"Autom.Parking"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Systemactivated/deactivated
Symj
bolMeaningGray:thesystemisnotavailable.
White:thesystemisavailablebutnot
activated.Systemisactivated.Parkingspacesearchisactive.Theparkingprocedureisactive.The
systemtakesoverthesteering.
Parkingspacesearchandsystem
status
'xParkingassistantisactivatedandparking
spacesearchisactive.'xControlDisplayshowssuitableparking
spacesattheedgeoftheroadnexttotheve#j
hiclesymbol.WhenParkAssistantisactive, suitableparkingspacesarehighlightedandanacousticsignalsounds.'xIfadiagonalorparallelparkingspaceisclearlydetected,thesystemautomaticallyadjusts
thesuitableparkingmethod.Inthecaseof
parkingspacessuitableforparallelanddiago#j
nalparking,aselectionmenuisdisplayed.In
thiscase,thedesiredparkingmethodmust
beselectedmanually.'xTheparkingprocedureisactive.Thesys#j
temtakesoverthesteering.'xParkingspacesearchisalwaysactivewhen#j everthevehicleismovingforwardslowandstraight,evenifthesystemisdeactivated.
Whenthesystemisdeactivated,thedisplays
ontheControlDisplayareshowningray.
Switchingsignaltonefor
suitableparkingspaceson/off
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."ParkingandManeuvering"5."AutomaticParking"6."Alertifparkingspacedetected"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
SignaltonesofthePDCPark
DistanceControl
Duringanautomaticparkingoperation,nointer#jmittenttonewillsoundfromthePDCParkDis#jtanceControl.
Acontinuoustonesoundswhenthedistanceto adetectedobjectislessthanapprox.8in#jches/20cm.
Parkingusingtheparking
assistant
Parking
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Forthis,engagethereversegearorpressthe
parkingassistbuttonandactivatethesystem
ontheControlDisplay,ifneeded.
Parkingassistantisactivated.
2.Passtherowofparkedvehiclesforwardata
speedofuptoapprox.22mph/35km/hand
atadistanceofmaximum5ft/1.5m.
Thestatusoftheparkingspacesearchand
possibleparkingspacesaredisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay.3.Confirmthesuggestedparkingspaceforthe parkingoperation:selecttheparkingspace
ontheControlDisplay.
Thesystemtakesoverthesteering.4.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDis#j
play.
Steptronictransmission:
Attheendoftheparkingoperation,thePse#j
lectorleverpositionisset.
Theendoftheparkingoperationisindicated
ontheControlDisplay.5.Adjusttheparkingpositionyourself,if
needed.
Interruptingmanually
Theparkingassistantcanbeinterruptedatany
time:
'xPresstheparkassistancebutton.'x"Autom.Parking":selectthesymbolon
theControlDisplay.
Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisinterruptedautomaticallyinthe
followingsituations:
'xWhenthedrivergraspsthesteeringwheelor takesoversteering.'xPossiblyonsnow-coveredorslipperyroad
surfaces.'xWhenthereareobstaclesthatarehardto overcome,suchascurbs.'xWhenthereareobstaclesthatsuddenlyap#jpear.'xIfthePDCParkDistanceControldisplays
clearancesthataretoosmall.'xWhenamaximumnumberofparkingat#j temptsorthetimetakenforparkingisex#jceeded.'xWhenswitchingtoanotherfunctionontheControlDisplay.
Steptronictransmission:
'xIfthetrunklidisopen.'xIfdoorsareopen.'xWhensettingtheparkingbrake.'xDuringacceleration.'xWhenthebrakepedalremainspressedforanextendedperiodwhilethevehicleisstation#j
ary.'xWhenunfasteningthedriver'ssafetybelt.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Resuming
Aninterruptedparkingprocedurecanbecontin#j
ued,ifneeded.
Reactivatetheparkingassistantandfollowthe instructionsontheControlDisplay.
Switchingoff
Thesystemcanbeswitchedoffmanually:
Presstheparkassistancebutton.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain
conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#jspond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
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warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#jer#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Noparkingassistance
Theparkingassistantdoesnotofferassistance
inthefollowingsituations:'xIntightcurves.'xFordiagonalparkingspaces.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Additionalinformation:
'xUltrasonicsensors,refertopage 39.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xOnbumpyroadsurfacessuchasgravel roads.'xOnslipperyground.'xOnsteepuphillordownhillgrades.'xWithaccumulationsofleaves/snowinthe
parkingspace.'xWithamountedemergencywheel.'xIncaseofchangestoanalready-measured parkingspace.'xWithditchesoredges,forinstanceanedge
ofaport.'xParkingspacesthatarenotsuitablemaybe detectedorsuitableparkingspacesmaynotbedetectedatall.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed. Theparkingassistantfailed.Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Dependingonthe
equipmentversion:driving outofaparkingspaceusingtheparkingassistant
Concept
Thesystemmakesdrivingoutofparallelparking spaceseasier.
Generalinformation
Steptronictransmission Theparkingassistantcalculatesanoptimalline
forpullingoutofaparkingspaceandtakescon#j
trolofthefollowingfunctionsduringthemaneu#j ver:
'xSteering.'xAcceleratingandbraking.'xChanginggears.
Thevehiclemaneuversautomaticallyuntilthe
vehiclereachesapositioninwhichthedrivercan
driveoutoftheparkingspacewithoutfurther steeringmovements.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Additionally,theSafetyInstructionsforthePDC
ParkDistanceControlandtheAutomaticParking Assistantapply.
Additionalinformation:
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'xPDCParkDistanceControl,referto
page 238.'xParkingassistant,refertopage 245.
Functionalrequirements
'xThevehiclewasparkedmanuallyandobjects
infrontofandbehindthecararedetected. Thedistancetoadetectedcurbisatleast
6inches/15cm.'xThevehiclewasparkedusingtheparkingas#j
sistantandanobjectisdetectedinfrontof
thevehicle.'xTheparkingspaceisatleast2.6ft/0.8mlon#j gerthanyourvehicle.'xThevehiclehasbeenparkedinreverse.
Drivingoutofparkingspaces
1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Steptronictransmission:
Presstheparkassistancebuttonorshiftinto
reversegearwhenthevehicleisstationaryto
switchontheparkingassistant.3.Tiltthecontrollertotherightandactivatethe parkingassistantontheControlDisplay:

"Autom.Parking"
4.OntheControlDisplay,confirmtherequired
directionfordrivingoutoftheparkingspaceif
necessary.5.Steptronictransmission:
Thesystemtakescontrolofthemaneuver.A
messagewillbedisplayedattheendofthe
maneuver.6.Makesurethatthetrafficsituationpermits drivingoutoftheparkingspaceanddriveoff
asusual.
Theparkingassistantisswitchedoffauto#j
matically.
Systemlimits
ThelimitsofthesystemsoftheParkDistanceControlPDCandtheParkingAssistantapply.
WithParkingAssistant:
ReversingAssistant
Concept
Thesystemsupportsthedriverwhendrivingin reverse,forinstancewhendrivingoutoftightor
confusingparkingorstreetsituations.
Thevehiclestoresthedrivingmovementsofthe
lastroute.Thisstoredroutecanbedrivenback withautomatedsteering.
Generalinformation
Thesystemtakescontrolofthesteeringwhen
drivinginreversealongthestoredroute.
Thedrivercontrolsdrivingthevehicleviaaccel#j
eratorpedalandbrake.
TheReversingAssistantusesthecontrolele#j
mentsandsensorsofthePDCParkDistance
ControlandtheAutomaticParkingAssistant.
Additionalinformation:
'xPDCParkDistanceControl,referto
page 238.'xParkingassistant,refertopage 245.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Additionally,theSafetyInstructionsforthePDC
ParkDistanceControlandtheAutomaticParking Assistantapply.
Additionalinformation:
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