park assist MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Guide

To
activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC,
all the following conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the engine mustbestart ed.Itmay take up
to two minutes ofdriving beforeActive Dis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC isready foruse.
R the electric parking brakemustbereleased.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot inter vening.
R Act ive Parking Assistmustnotbeactivated.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005B.
R the driver's doormust beclosed whenyou
shift from 005Dto005B oryour seatbeltmust
be fasten ed.
R the front -passenger doormust beclosed.
R DSR must bedeactivated.
R the vehicle mustnotskid.
Activating X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0085,up0043 ordown 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Keep thecruise controllever pressed up0043
or down 0044until thedesired speedisset.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator
pedal.
Your vehicle adaptsitsspeed tothat ofthe
vehicle infront ,but only uptothe desired
stored speed.
i If
you donot fully release theaccelerator
pedal, theAct. Distance AssistSus‐ Act.
Distance AssistSus‐
pended pended
message appearsinthe multifunc-
tion display .The setdistance toaslower-
moving vehicleinfront willthen notbe
maintained. Youwillbedriving atthe speed
you determin eby the position ofthe accel-
erator pedal.
Act. Distance AssistSuspended Act.
Distance AssistSuspendedYou can
also activate Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC whenstation ary.Thelowest speed
that canbeset is20 mph (30km/ h).
Dri vin gwit hAct ive Dist ance Assi st
DIST RONIC Act
ivating atthecur rent speed orlas t
st or ed speed G
WAR
NING
If you callup thest or ed spe edand itdif fers
fr om thecur ren tspe ed, theveh icle acc eler -
at es ordec eler ates. Ifyou donotkn ow the st
or ed spe ed, theveh icle co uld acceler ate
or bra keune xpec tedly. Thereisaris kof an
acc iden t.
Pay atte nt ion tothero ad and traff icco nd i-
ti on sbef orecal lingup thest or ed spe ed. If
you donotkn ow thest or ed spe ed, stor eth e
des iredspe edagain .
X Brief lypull thecr uise contro llev ertoward s
you 0085.
X Rem oveyour foot from theacc eler ator
peda l.
The first time Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RON ICisact ivat ed, itstor es thecur ren t
spe edorreg ulat esthespe edoftheveh icle
to thepre viously stor ed spe ed.
Pu llin gawa yan ddr ivin g
X If
you wantto pullawa ywit hAct ive Dis-
ta nce Assi stDIST RONIC: rem oveyour foot
fr om thebra kepeda l.
X Brief lypull thecr uise contro llev ertoward s
you 0085.
or X If
Act ive Dist ance Assi stDIST RONICis
act ivated: acc eler atebri efly.
Your vehicle pulls away andadapt sits spe ed
to that oftheveh icle in fron t.Ifno veh icle is
det ectedin fron t,your vehicle acc eler ates
to theset speed.
The vehicle can also pullaway when itis fac ing
an uniden tifie dobs tacle or isdri vin gon adif -
fe ren tlin efrom another veh icle. The vehicle
th en bra kesaut omatically. Berea dytobra ke
at all times .
If th ere isno veh icle in fron t,Ac tive Distanc e
As sis tDI ST RON ICope rates inthesam eway
as cruise contro l.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICdet ects a
slo wer -moving veh icle in fron t,itbra kesyour
veh icle. Inthis way, thedis tanc eyou have
sel ectedis main tained.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICdet ects a
fas ter-mo vingveh icle in fron t,itincr ease sth e
dri vin gspe ed. Howev er,theveh icle ison ly
acc eler ated up tothespe edyou havest or ed.
i Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICisdeac -
ti vat ed when youdepr essthebra ke,ex ce pt
when theveh icle isstat ion ary. Dri
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tingthedrive progra m
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsa
sporty driving stylewhen youselect theS+
drive program (Ypage 138)orthe manual
drive program (Ypage 140). Acceleration
behind thevehicle infront ortothe setspeed
is then noticeably moredynamic. Ifyou have
selected theE(Mercedes-AMG vehicles:C)
drive program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Thissettin gis recommen dedinstop-
and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toavehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
Stopping If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake.
i Aft
eratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
i Depending
onthe specified minimum dis-
tance, yourvehicle willcome toastandst ill
at asufficient distancebehindthevehicle in
front .The specified minimum distanceisset
using thecont rolonthe cruise controllever. When
Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
activated, thetransm issionisshifted automati-
cally toposition 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen.
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
The electric parking brakeisapplie dautomati-
cally ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs.
R the power supply isinsufficient .
If amalfunction occurs,thetransm issionmay
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X Press thecruise controllever up0043 for a
higher speedordown 0044for alower speed.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044to
the pressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecrea-
ses in1mph (1km/h) incremen ts.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044
beyond thepressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecrea-
ses in5mph (10km/h) incremen ts.
i Act
ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivated ifyou depress theaccelerator
pedal. Ifyou accelerate toovertake, Active
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored, after
you have finished overtakin g.
Setting aspecified minimum distance You
cansetthe specified minimum distance
for Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC byvary-
ing the time span between oneandtwosec-
onds. Thisdetermines thedistance thatActive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain from
the vehicle infront ,depending onthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distance inthe multi-
funct iondisplay (Ypage 164). 162
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The
specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC isswitched onoroff.
i Make
surethatyoumaintain theminimum
distance tothe vehicle infront asrequired
by law. Adjust thedistance tothe vehicle in
front ifnecessary. X
To increase: turncontrol0087 indirec-
tion 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains agreater distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 indirec-
tion 0043.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains ashorter distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
Deactivating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC There
areseveral waystodeactivate Active
Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary. X
Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary.
When youdeactivate Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC, theActive Distance Assist Active
Distance Assist
Off Off
message appearsonthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
i The
lastspeed stored remains storeduntil
you switch offthe engine. Active Distan ce
Assist DISTRONIC isnot deactivated ifyou
depress theaccelerator pedal.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isautomati-
cally deactivated if:
R you engage theelectric parking brakeorif
the vehicle isautomatically securedwiththe
electric parking brake
R ESP ®
inter venes oryou deactivate ESP®
R the trans mission isin position 005D,005Eor005C
R you pull thecruise controllever towards you
in order topull away andthefront -
passenger doororone ofthe rear doors is
open
R the vehicle isskidding
R you activate Active Parking Assist
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated automatically, youwillhear awarning
ton e.You willsee theActive Distance Active
Distance
Assist Off Assist
Offmessage onthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isalso auto-
matically deactivated whenyouactivate DSR.
The 00C6 DSRsymbol appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Driving
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Acti
veDist ance AssistDIST RONIC dis-
pla ysintheinst rumen tclus ter Disp
laysin thesp eedo meter When
Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis
act ivat edand there arenoveh icles det ectedin
fr on t,on eor two segmen ts0044 intheset
spee dran geligh tup.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron t,seg men ts0044 from spee dof
th eveh iclein fron t0087 tostore dspee d0043 ligh t
up.
i Fo
rdesi gnreas ons,thespee ddisp layed
on thespee dometer may differ slig htly from
th espee dset forActive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C.
Disp laywhen ActiveDist ance Assist
DIST RONIC isdea ctivated
In theAs sis tan cemen u(Y page 196)ofthe
on -board comput er,you can selecttheassi s-
tan cedisp lay. 0043
Veh iclein fron t,ifdet ected
0044 Distanc eind icat or,curren tdist anceto the
veh iclein fron t
0087 Specifie dmin imum distanceto theveh icle
in fron t;adj ust able
0085 Your vehicle X
Se lec tth eAss istanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfun ction
usin gth eon -board comput er(Y page 197).
Disp laywhen ActiveDist ance Assist
DIST RONIC isact ivated
You willinitially see thest ore dspee dfor
appr oximat elyfivesec onds when youactivat e
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C. 0043
Veh iclein fron t,ifdet ected
0044 Specifie dmin imum distanceto theveh icle
in fron t;adj ust able
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cact ive
(t ex ton lyappear swhen thecr uise control
lev erisact uate d)
X Se lec tth eAss istanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfun ction
usin gth eon -board comput er(Y page 197).
Ti ps for drivin gwith ActiveDist ance
Assis tDIST RONIC Gene
ralnot es
Pay particularatt ention inthefol lowin gtraff ic
sit uati ons:
R Corn ering,en terin gand exiting aben d:the
abilit yof Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
to det ectveh icles on ben dsislimi ted. Your
veh iclemay brakeune xpec tedly orlate.
R Veh icles drivin gin ast agge redformat ion:
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cmay not
det ectveh icles that are notdri vin gin the
midd leof their lanes. The distanceto the
veh iclein fron twill betoosho rt.
R Ot her vehicles chang inglane:Ac tive Dis-
tan ceAssis tDI ST RONI Chas notdet ected
th eveh iclecut ting inyet .The distanceto
th is veh iclewill betoosho rt.
R Nar row vehicles: Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Chas notyet detectedth eveh icle 164
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fro nton the edge ofthe road because of
its narr owwidth. Thedistanceto the vehic le
in fro ntwill betoo shor t.
R Obst acles andstationar yvehic les:Active
Dist anceAss istDISTRON ICdoes notbrak e
for obst acles orstat ionar yvehic les.If,for
exam ple,thedete cted vehic leturn sa cor -
ner and anobst acle orstat ionar yvehic leis
reve aled, ActiveDist anceAss istDISTRON IC
will notbrak efor them.
R Ac tiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICmay mis-
tak enly detectvehic lesthat arecrossin g
your lane. Ifyou activate ActiveDist ance
Ass istDISTRON ICunder thefollowin gcon di-
tion s,the vehic lecould pullaway uninten-
tion ally:
- at traffic lightswith crossin gtraffic ,for
exam ple
- ifthe reisavehic lein fro nt,aft eracro ss-
ing, with theHOL Dfunc tion activate d
In such situat ions,brak eif nec essary. Active
Dist anceAss istDISTRON ICwill thenbe deact i-
vate d. HOLD
function
Gener alnotes The
HOL Dfunc tion canassist thedrive rin the
followin gsituat ions:
R When pulling away,especiallyonsteep
slopes
R When maneuverin gon steep slopes
R When waitingin traffic
The vehic leiskept stationar ywitho utthe
drive rhavin gto depres sthe brak epedal.
The brak ingeffe ctiscan celed andtheHOL D
func tion deact ivatedwhen youdepres sthe
acc elerat orpedal topull away. Imp
ortant safety notes G
WARN
ING
If the vehic leisonly brakedusing theHOL D
func tion,the vehic lemay rollaway inthe fol-
lowing situationswhen youleave thevehi-
cle:
R ifthe reisamalfun ction inthe syst emor
in the voltage supply
R ifthe HOL Dfunc tion isdeact ivatedby
depres singtheaccelerat orpedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byavehic leocc upant
There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Always deactivatethe HOL Dfunc tion and
secur ethe vehic leagainst rollingaway
befor eyou leave it.
! When
ActiveDist anceAss istDISTRON IC
or the HOL Dfunc tion isact ivat ed, the vehi-
cle brak esautom atically incer tain situa-
tion s.
To avoid damage tothe vehic le,deact ivate
Ac tiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICand the
HOL Dfunc tion inthe followin gor similar sit-
uation s:
R when towingthe vehic le
R in the carwash
Deac tivate the HOL Dfunc tion (Ypage 166).
Activa tioncondit ions You
canactivat ethe HOL Dfunc tion if:
R the vehic leisstat ionar y
R the engin eis runn ingorifit has been auto-
matic allyswitc hedoffbythe ECO start/
sto pfunc tion
R the drive r'sdoor isclos edoryour seatbelt
is fast ened
R the elect ricpark ingbrak eis released
R Ac tiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICisdeact i-
vat ed
R the transm ission isin posit ion005B, 005Eor005C
on vehic leswith autom atictransm ission Driving
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Disp
layintheas sist ance grap hic X
Se lec tth eAss istanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfun ction
usin gth eon -boar dco mpu ter(Y page 197).
Whe nDS Ris act ivat edsym bol0043appe ars
in theass istanc egr aphi csdis play.
Cha ngin gth eset speed whileth eveh i-
cle isin mo tion Whe
nDS Ris act ivat ed, you can chang eth e
set speedtoavalu ebet ween 2mph and
11 mph (Canada: between 4km /h and
18 km/h) whil eth eveh icle isin mo tion .
X To
incr easeor dec reas ein 1mp hincr e-
me nts(Ca nada:1 km /hincr ement s):
bri efly pre ssthecr uise contro llev erto the
pre ssu repoin t,up 0043 fora hig her setspeed
or down 0044fora lowe rset speed.
The setvalu eappe arsinthest at us indic ator
of themult ifunction display. Off
-road progr am
Gen eral not es i
The
Off-ro ad pro gram ison lyavai lable on
veh icles withth eON &OFFROA Dpac kage.
The off-ro ad pro gram assistsyou indri vin gof f-
ro ad. The engin e's perform anc ech arac teris -
ti cs and thegear shiftin g ch arac teris tics ofthe
aut omatic trans mis sionare adapt edforth is
pur pos e.AB S,ES P®
and ETSpro grams espe-
ci ally adapt edtooff-ro ad drivin gare also acti-
vat ed.
Do notuse theof f-ro ad pro gram onroads that
are snow- cover edoricy or ifyou havemo un-
te dsn ow chain son your vehicle.
Fo rin fo rm ation ondrivin gof f-ro ad, see
(Y page 153).
To act ivate/de activatetheoff -road
pr ogr am X
Press DYNA MICSE LECT but ton0043
(Y page 132)rep eatedly untilth eOff -road
dri ve pro gram issel ected.
The stat us icon oftheOf f-ro ad pro gram is
sho wninthemult ifunction display. 170
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object
swhen theyareinthe immediate
vicinit yof the vehicle. Youcould damage the
vehicle orthe object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed- airbrakes ofatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC tomalfunct ion.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC maynotfunc-
tion correc tlyon uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransm issiontoposition 005B,005Eor
005C
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/ h).It is rea cti-
vate dat lowe rspe eds.
Rang eof the senso rs Gen
eral notes
Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC doesnot take into
acco untobstacl eslocate d:
R bel ow the dete ction range,such asper sons ,
ani mal sor obje cts
R ab ove thedete ction range,e.g. overhanging
lo ad s,tai lsecti onsorload ing ram psof
trucks 0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice or
slu sh. The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncor-
rectl y.Clea nthe sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare
not toscra tchordamag ethem (Ypage 283 ). Rang
e 0043
Detecti onrang eof front sensors
0044 Detecti onrang eof rea rsens ors
Front sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(app rox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(app rox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(app rox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(app rox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (app rox.
20 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (app rox.
15 cm) If
an obs tacl eis dete cted within thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rn-
ing tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the
mini mum ,the distance maynolonger be
sho wn. 17
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Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe
vehicl e
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehi-
cle isdivi ded into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. ParkingAssist PARKTR ONICisopera -
tional ifyel low segme ntsshow ingopera tional
read iness 0087light up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ion
posi tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isroll ing back-
wa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe
vehicl e'sdista ncefrom theobsta cle.Inadd i-
tion, warning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,the
shorter thefrequ ency ofthe intermittent warn-
ing tones become s.When theminimu mdis-
tance isreache d,you heara continuou swa rn-
ing tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey
to posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. Driv
ingsyste ms
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Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isthen
deactivated andthe
indicator lamponthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
then deactivated. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 283).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
ive Parking Assistisan electron icparking
aid with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad on
both sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parkingspace.Active
steering intervention andbrake application
can assist youduring parking andwhen exiting
a parking space.Youcanalso stilluse Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (Ypage 171).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not
a replacement foryour atten tiontoyour imme-
diate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsi-
ble forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sin the maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Act ive Parking Assistmaypossibly indicate
parking spaceswhicharenot suitable forpark-
ing, forexample:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
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tips:
R On narrow roads,driveasclose tothe park-
ing space aspossible
R Parking spacesthatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeidentified ormeasured
incor rectly
R Parking spacesthatarepartially occupied
by trailer drawbars mightnotbeidentified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R Snowf allorheavy rainmay lead toaparking
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R Pay atten tiontothe warning messages of
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC duringthe
parking procedure (Ypage 173).
R You caninter vene inthe steerin gprocedure
to correc tit at any time. Active Parking
Assist willthen becanc eled
R When transportin gaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Active
Parking Assist
R Never useActive Parking Assistwhensnow
chains areinstalled
R Make surethatthetire pressures arealway s
correc t.This hasadirect influenc eon the
parking characteristics ofthe vehicle.
Use Active Parking Assistforparking spaces:
R that areparallel oratright- angles tothe
direction oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.noton
the pavement
Detecting parking spaces Object
slocated abovethedetect ionrange of
Act ive Parking Assistwillnotbedetect ed
when theparking spaceismeasured. These
are not taken intoaccount whentheparking
procedure iscalculated, e.g.overhangin g
loads, truckoverhangs orloading ramps.
Act ive Parking Assistmaytheref oreguide you
into theparking spacetooearly.
Act ive Parking Assistdoesnotsupport you
parking inspaces atright angles tothe direc-
tion oftravel if:
R two parking spacesarelocated directly next
to one another
R the parking spaceisdirectly nexttoalow
obstacle suchasalow curb
R you park forwards Act
ive Parking Assistdoesnotsupport you
parking inspaces thatareparallel oratright
angles tothe direction oftravel if:
R the parking spaceison acurb
R the system readstheparking spaceasbeing
blocked, forexample byfoliage orgrass
paving blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle to
maneuver into
R the parking spaceisbordered byan obsta-
cle, e.g. atree, apost oratrailer
Further informationabout thedetect ionrange
(Y page 172). G
WARNIN
G
If there areobject sabove thedetect ion
range:
R the Parking Package withrearview cam-
era may steer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
object s
This could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an accident .
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopanddeactivate theParking Pack-
age with rearview camera. 0043
Detected parking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detected parking spaceonthe right
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched onautomati-
cally when driving forwards. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/ h).Whi lein ope ration, the
sy stem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures
pa rking spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R that areparal lelor atright-ang lesto the
di recti onoftrav el
R that areparal lelto the directi onoftrav el
and atleas t59 in(1.5 m)wid e Dr
ivin gsy stem s
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