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yo
uwhen youar epar king oratexits withre duced
visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcamer aar ealw ays
av ailabl ewhen drivi ng forw ards up toaspeed of
appr ox.10 mph(1 6km /h)an dwh en backing up.
The surround viewcamer ais onl yan aid and may
sho wadist ortedvie wof obst acles, showthem
incor rectl yor notsho wthem atall. Itis no ta sub-
stit utefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings. The
re sponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
camer as:
R Rear vie wcamer a
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors V V
ie w ie
ws of t s
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a 1
Wide-angle view, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
F F
unction oft unction
ofthe guide lines he
guide lines
Guide linesarealso displa yedin thecamer a
imag esoftheto pvie ws.Thes ear ebas edon the cur
rent steer ing angle andshow thedist ance to
objects andother vehicles. 1
Guide lines atadis tance ofapp roximat ely
1.6 T(0.5 m),3.3 T(1.0 m),5T (1.5 m)and
9.9 T(3.0 m)from there ar area
2 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
3 Driven sur face depen dingonthecur rent
st eer ing angle (dyna mic )
4 Guideline atadist anceof app roximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from there ar area
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,pat hs
2 aredispla yedin green. Dr
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The
guidelines show thedist ances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances applyto road leve l.
In all views,th ePa rking Assist PARK TRON ICwa rn-
ing displa yis also shown(/ page211).
The color ofwa rning displa ych ang esdynami cally
and isbased onthedist ance tothede tected
obs tacle:
R Blue: Blu
e:no obs tacles detected atadis tance less
th an 3.3 T(1.0 m)
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
obs tacles atadis tance between
app roximat ely2.3 T(0.7 m)and 3.3T(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
e: e:
obs tacles atadis tance between
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)and 2.3T(0.7 m)
R R R
ed: ed:
obstacles atave ry shor tdis tance of
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)orless
% When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisoper a-
tiona land noobjec tis de tected, thewa rning
displa yis sho wnherein blue. W W
ide-angle view ide-angle
view,fr ,
fr ont ont
1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC T T
op vie op
viewwit w
wit hima g h
ima ge fr e
from t om
the fr he
front camer a ont
camer a 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC(/ page211)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indica tingthero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing angle
T T
op vie op
viewwit w
wit hima g h
ima ges fr es
from t om
the sideca mer he
sideca mer asin as
in
t t
he outs idemirr he
outs idemirror s or
s
The front and rear sides oftheve hicle canbe
seen inthis vie w. 210210
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Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoperative messageappear sin themedia
displa y.
The surround viewcamer awill notfunction orwill
onl ypar tiall yfunction inthefo llo wing situations:
R Youar edr iving forw ards ataspeed great er
th an appr oximat ely10 mph (16km/h).
R The door sar eopen.
R Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded out.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R The weather cond itions arepoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay. R
The ambientligh tcond itionsarepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobstr ucted, dirtyor fogg ed
up.
R Ifca mer asorvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled aredamag ed.Inthis
ev ent, have thecamer as,their positions and
th eir setting checkedat aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcamer aunder
suc hcir cumst ances. Youcould other wise
inj ureot her sor colli dewithobj ects when
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre asons, thestandar dheight ofthe
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccu racies inthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
The /eld ofvisi onand other funct ionsof thecam-
er asy stem maybe restr icte ddue toaddit ional
att achmen tson theve hicle (e.g.licen seplat e
br ac ket,bicy clerack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunl ight orby other light sour
ces, e.g.when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attention.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e.
See theno teson clean ingthesur round viewcam-
er a(/ page285).
Calling upt Calling
upthe vie he
viewof t w
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
using rev using
rever er
se g se
gear ear
#
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia sys-
te m (/ page208). #
If,aTer shiTing toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcamer ais no tsho wn: switc ho.
th eve hicle, press and hold thec button,
switc hon theve hicle andengagere ve rsege ar
ag ain. PP
ar ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC ONIC
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unct ionofP unct
ionofPar ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC ONIC
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisan elec tronic park-
ing assist ancesystem whic hmonit orsth ear ea
sur rounding your vehicle andshowsyouth edis- Dr
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ta
nce between theve hicle andade tected obs ta-
cle visual lyand audib ly.
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisonl yan aid.It is
no ta sub stitut efo ryo ur att ention tothesur round-
ings. Theresponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and
par king remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjects inthemaneu-
ve ring area while ma neuv ering and parking in/
ex iting parking spaces .
The pass ive side impact protection alsowarnsyo u
of obst acles totheside. Duringthepar king proce-
dur eor maneuv ering, objects arede tected asthe
ve hicle drives pas t.Ifyo usteer inthedir ection of
a de tected obs tacle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral
colli sion ,a wa rning isissued. Inorder foran
object ontheside tobe detected, thesensor sin
th efront and rear bum permus t/r st detect the
object whileyouar edr iving pastit.
In order forfr ont orrear obs tacles totheside to
be displa yed, theve hicle must/r st trave la dis-
ta nce ofatlea sthalfave hicle length. Once the
ve hicle hastrav eled onevehicle length, obs tacles
on allsides canbesho wn. Displa
y Displa
ys on t s
on the media display he
media display Ve
hicles withsur round viewcamer a Ve
hicles without surround viewcamer a As
soon asParking Assist PARK TRON ICisope ra-
tional ,th ere specti veareas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Oper ational, allaroun d
3 Obstacles detected atthefront leTand on
th eright-h andside
The colorofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon the
dist ance tothede tected obs tacle:
R Blue: Blu
e:>3.3 T(1 m) (no obstacles detected)
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
appr oximat ely3.3 T(1 m) -2.3 T
(0.7 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
e: e:
appr oximat ely2.3 T(0.7 m)-1.2 T
(0.4 m)
R R R
ed: ed:
<1.2 T(0.4 m)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
theboun-
dar yline shiTs dynamicall ydepending onthe
position anddistance oftheobst acles detected.
Depen dingonthedist ance totheobst acle detec-
te d, an intermitt entwarning tone alsosou nds. You
can setth etiming ofthewa rnings inthemultime-
dia system (/ page215). 212212
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St
andar dse tting :
R F F
r r
ont and sides: ont
and sides: <1.2 T(0.4 m)
R R R
ear ear
:< :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
Wa rnEarl yAll Arou nd:
R Fr Fr
ont ont: :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
R Sides: Sides:
<2.3 T(0.7 m)
R R R
ear ear
:< :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
A contin uouswarning tone sou nds from adis -
ta nce ofapp roximat ely0.7 T(0.2 m),rega rdless
of theselect edsetting . Ve
hicles withsur round viewcamer a Ve
hicles without surround viewcamer a
If an obst acle intheve hicle pathis de tected and
th eCame ra&Parking menuisno topen onthe
media display,pop-up window1 appear s:
R v v
ehicles wit ehicles
without A hout
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist: :
at
speeds below8mp h(1 2km /h)
R v v
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th A h
Act iv ct
ive P e
Par ar
king Assist ki
ng Assist : :
at spee ds
be low 11 mph(1 8km /h) Op
tionally, obst acles detected byParking Assist
PA RK TRON ICfrom adist anceof app roximat ely
3.3 T(1.0 m)infront 2and 2.3T(0.7 m)onthe
side 3can also bedispl ayedin theHead-up Dis-
pla y.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdoe sno tnece ssarily
ta ke intoaccount thefo llo wing obstacles:
R Obst acles belowthede tection rang e, e.g. per-
sons ,anim alsorobje cts.
R Obst acles abo vethede tection rang e, e.g.
ov erhanging loads,overhangs orloading
ra mp sof truc ks. Dr
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R
Pedest rians oranim alsappr oaching theve hi-
cle from theside.
R Objects placednext to theve hicle.
Obs tacles onthesides areno tsho wninthefo l-
lo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hit o..
R Youopen thedoor s.
ATer anengine star t,obst acles mustbedetected
ag ain bydriving pastthem beforeawa rning can
be issued.
Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle senso rsand
camer as;thesy stem other wise cannotfunc tion
proper ly(/ pag e170). Pr Pr
oblems wit oblems
withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
1
Vehicles withsur round viewcamer a
2 Vehicles without surround viewcamer a
If th ePa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla yligh ts
up redfo rappr oximat elyth re eseconds then goes
out, andtheé symbol appearsin theinst ru-
ment cluster,th esy stem mayha ve been deactiv a-
te ddue tosign alint erfere nce. Startth eve hicle
ag ain and checkif Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICis
wo rking atadi.er entlocation. If
th eé symbol appearsin theinst rument
clust erand awa rning tone sou nds, itma ybe due
to one ofthefo llo wing causes :
R The sensor The
sensor sar s
ar edir e
dir ty ty
: :
clean thesensor sand
obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts
(/ page285) .
R P P
ar ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC hasbeen deact i- ONIC
hasbeen deact i-
v v
at at
ed due t ed
due to amalf unct ion: o
amalf unct ion:re star tth eve hi-
cle. Ifth epr oblem persists, consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deacti v atin
g/deacti vatin gP atin
gPar ar
king Assis t king
Assis t
P P
AR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC ONIC
* NO NO
TE TE
Risk ofan acciden tfr om objects at
close rang e Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICma yno tde tect
cer tain objects atclose rang e. #
Whe npar king orma neuv ering theve hi-
cle, paypar ticu larattent ion toany
obj ects whichar eabo veorbelo wthe
senso rs,e.g .0o we rpo tsor draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects could other -
wise bedamag ed. 214214
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#
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without AIRBOD hout
AIRBOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
press
th eé buttoninthecent erconsole.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
youcan
activ ateor deactiv atePa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICinthemultimedia system
(/ page215).
If th eindicat orlam pin theé buttonisno tlit,
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tive. Ifth eindi-
cat orlam pis lit or theé symbol appearsin
th eInstr ument Display,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICisno tac tive.
% Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisaut oma tically
ac tivated when theve hicle isstar ted.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/ deactiv ating/
deactiv atingP ating
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
P P
ARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC usingt ONIC
usingthe multimedia syst he
multimedia system em
* NO NO
TE TE
Risk ofan accident from objects at
close rang e Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICma yno tde tect
cer tain objects atclose rang e. #
Whe npar king orma neuv ering theve hi-
cle, paypar ticu larattent ion toany
obj ects whichar eabo veorbelo wthe senso
rs,e.g .0o we rpo tsor draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects could other -
wise bedamag ed. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The camer amen uis open .
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assist isactiv e.
R Or:th ePA RK TRON ICpop -up wind owappear s. #
Tap= onthemedia display.
If th eindicat orlam pis lit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRON ICisac tive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis no t
lit or theé symbol appearsin theinst rument
clus ter,Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisno tac tive.
% Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisaut oma tically
ac tivated when theve hicle isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely, Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICcanbe
ac tivated ordea ctivated inthequ ick acces s
menu. Se Se
tting t tting
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ofP ones
ofPar ar
king Assist king
Assist
P P
ARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &Parking
A A
djus djust
ingt ting
the v he
volume oft olume
ofthe w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
#
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
A A
djus djust
ingt ting
the pitc he
pitc hof t h
of the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
#
Select Warning TonePitch. #
Seta va lue.
Specifying t Specifying
the st he
star ar
ting point f ting
point for t or
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
Yo ucan specify whether thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICwa rning tones should commenc e
wh en theve hicle isfurther awa yfrom anobs tacle. #
Select WarnEarl yAll Arou nd. #
Swit chthefunction onoro..
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingaudio f ating
audio fadeout adeout
Yo ucan specify whether thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be reduced Dr
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when
Parking Assist PARK TRON ICsou nds awa rn-
ing tone. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTone s. #
Switc hth efunction onoro.. AA
ctiv ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
Ac tivePa rking Assist isan electr onicparking
assist ancesystem, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassist anceofthere ar vie wcamer aand sur-
ro und viewcamer a.When youar edr iving for-
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(3 5km /h),th e
sy stem automati callymeasur espar king spaces on
bo th sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assist o.ersth efo llo wing func-
tions:
Ve hicles withre ar vie wcamer a
R Parking inpar king space spar allel tothero ad
Ve hicles withsur round viewcamer a
R Parking inpar king space spar allel tothero ad
R Parking inpar king space sper pendicular tothe
ro ad (op tionall yeit her forw ards orreve rse) R
Parking inpar king space sth at can onlybe
de tected assuc hdue tomar kings (for exam-
ple atthero adside )
R Exiti ngpar king spaces ifyo uha ve par ked
using ActivePa rking Assist
As soon asallrequ irements areme tfo rsear ching
fo rpar king spaces ,th eÇ displayappear sin
th eInstr ument Display.
When ActivePa rking Assist hasdetected par king
spaces, theÈ displayappear sin theInstr u-
ment Displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside of
th ero ad detected par king spaces arelocat ed.
The yar eth en sho wnonthemedia display.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withr h
rear vie ear
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
thepar king space
can beselect edasdesir ed.The vehicle ispar ked
in reve rse.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
thepar king
space canbeselect edasdesir ed.Depending on
th elocation ofthepar king space, thepar king
dir ection (rear wardsor forw ards) can also be
select edasdesir ed. When
ActivePa rking Assist isactiv ated, thetur n
signal indicat orsar eactiv ated based onthecalcu-
lat ed pat hof your vehicle.
The parking procedu reisassist edbyacceler ating,
br aking ,st eer ing and gear chang es.
Ac tivePa rking Assist isonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub-
stitut efo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings. The
re sponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no per sons, ani-
mals orobj ects etc. arein themaneuv ering
ra ng e.
Ac tivePa rking Assist willbecanceled inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisdea ctivated.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R ATer activating ActivePa rking Assist, you
pr ess thec buttonagain (/ page217). 216216
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Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
If th eex terior lightin gis malfunct ioning,Ac tive
Pa rking Assist isno tav ailabl e.
Obj ects locatedabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s,e.g. overhang ingloads,
ove rhang sor loadi ngramp sof truc ks,or thebor -
der sof par king spaces ,ar eno tde tected dur ing
measur ementof thepar king space. Theseare
also then notta ke nint oac cou ntwh en calcu lati ng
th epar king procedur e.Insome circumst ances,
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayth er efor eguide youint o
th epar king space incorrectl y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toobjects
locat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjects aboveorbelo wthede tec-
tion rang e, thefo llo wing situations mayar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assist mayst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objects.
Ther eis adang erofcollision! #
Inthese situations, donotuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Extr
eme weather cond itions, suchas sno wor
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar king space being
measur edinacc urately. Pa rking space sth at are
par tiallyoccupied bytraile rdr aw bar smight notbe
identi/ edassuc hor be measur edincor rectl y.
Onl yuse ActivePa rking Assist onleve l,high-g rip
gr ound.
Do notuse ActivePa rking Assist inthefo llo wing
situations:
R Inextreme weather cond itions suchas ice,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain.
R When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphil lor downhil lgr adien tsof mor e
th an appr oximat ely15%.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Directl yaTer atir ech ang eor when sparetir es
ar eins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh. R
Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment, e.g.aTer
bo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayalso displa ypar king
space sth at areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking space swher epar king isprohibit ed.
R Parking space son unsuit ablesurfaces.
P P
ar ar
king wit king
withA h
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assis t king
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Press button1. Pa
rking spaces detected bythesy stem aresho wn
in themedia display.When theve hicle isstation -
ar y, indicat edvehicle path2 intocur rentl ysel ec-
te dpar king space 3also appear s. #
Ifapar king space isdispla yed: stop theve hi-
cle. #
Ifnece ssary,select another par king space. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
ifneces-
sar y,ch ang eth epar king direction. #
T T
o st o
star ar
tt t
the par he
par king pr king
procedur ocedur
e: e:
con/ rmselec-
te dpar king space 3. The
turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonautomati-
call ywhen thepar king procedur ebegins. Youar e
re sponsi bleforselecting thetur nsignal indicat or
in accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Ifneces-
sar y,select thetur nsignal indicat oraccor dingly. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due tovehicle
swing ingout while parking orpull ing out
of apar king space
While parking orexiting apar king space ,th e
ve hicle swing sout and candrive ont oar eas of
th eoncoming lane.
This could cause youto collid ewit hobje ctsor
ot her road user s. #
Payatt entio nto objects andother road
user s. #
Wher enece ssary,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlea seEngage Reverse
Gea rmessag eappear sin themedia display: select
thecor respond ingtransmi ssionposi-
tion .
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
% Duringthepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist, thelane markings aredis-
pla yedin gre eninthecamer aimag e.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
mess ageappe ars. Fu rther maneu vering maystill
be nece ssary. #
Sec ureth eve hicle agains tro lling away.When
re qu ired bylegalrequ irements orlocal condi-
tions: turnth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ansm ission position during thepar king pro-
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa-
ble, thetransmission positioncanbechang ed
ag ain, orthepr ocess canbecanceled. 218218
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