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Donotus eth esur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page33 8). Calli
ngup thesur round viewcamer avie ws
using thebut ton #
Press butt on1. #
Select theCamera Viewsmenu. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w(/ page255). Selecting
avie wforthe surround viewcam‐
er a(reve rsege ar) #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page255).
Sur round viewcamer awith GPS-managin g
activ ation positions
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera
Re naming anactiv ation position
% Youcan determ ine activation positionsinthe
Camer aViews menu.(/ page25 5) #
Select anact ivatio nposi tion. #
Select ´. #
Entera name andconf irm.
The activ ation position issave dunder the
ne wnam e.
De letin gan acti vatio npos ition #
Select Manag eActiva tionPos itions . #
Select anacti vatio npo sitio n. Dr
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Select E. #
Confirm thepr om pt.
The activ ation position isdele ted.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem whic hmonit orsth e
ar ea sur round ingyour vehicle andshowsyouth e
dis tance betwee nth eve hicle andade tected
obs tacle visually and audibly .
The passi ve side impact protect ion also warns
yo uof obs tacle sto theside. These mustbe
de tected bef oreha ndbythesensor sin thefront or
rear bum perwhile drivin gby them. Ifyo u
st eer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs tacle and
th er eis arisk ofalat eral collision, awa rning is
issued. Thepassiv eside impact protect ion can
be activ ated and deactiv ated via themultimedia
sy stem.
In order forfr ont orrear obs tacle sto theside to
be displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis‐
ta nce ofat leas tha lfave hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led one vehicle length,obs ta‐
cle son allsid es can besho wn.
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces. Messag
eson thecentr aldisp lay Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles withre ar vie wcam era 260
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As
soo nas Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on al, there spectiv ear eas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Operation al,allaroun d
3 Operation al,allaroun dand obstacle detec‐
te d
The color ofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon
th edis tance tothede tected obs tacle :
R Blue :> 3.3 ft(1 m) (no obstacle sde tected)
R Yello w: appr ox.3.3 ft(1 m) -2.2 ft(0.7 m)
R Orang e:appr ox.2.2 ft(0.7 m)-1. 2 ft
(0.4 m)
R Red:<1.2 ft (0.4 m)
Ve hicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
boundar yline shiftsdynamicall ydependin gon
th eposition anddistance oftheobs tacle sde tec‐
te d.
Depen dingonthedis tance totheobs tacle
de tected, anintermitt entwarning tone also
sou nds. Youcan setth etimin gof thewa rnings
in themultimedia system. IntheWarn Earlyset‐ ting
,th esy stem warnsyo ufrom adis tance of
3.3 ft(1 m), inthest andar dse tting onlyfrom
1. 2 ft (0.4 m). Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles withre ar vie wcam era
If yo uar eno tin theCamera &Parkin gmenu and
an obs tacle intheve hicle pathis de tected,
und erthefo llo wing condition spop- upwindo w
1 appear son thedr iver displa y:
R Vehicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t:
when drivin gno faster than 8mp h
(1 2 km/ h). Dr
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Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:when
dr ivin gno faster than 11mp h(1 8 km/h). Op
tionally ,obs tacle sde tected byParking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cfrom adis tance ofapprox imat ely
3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront 2and 2.2ft(0.7 m)on
sides 3can also bedispla yedon theHead-up
Displa y.
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s. R
Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
R Pedes trians oranimals approaching theve hi‐
cle from theside.
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle.
Obs tacle son thesides areno tsho wninthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s.
Af terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle smus tbe
de tected again by driving pastth em beforea
ne wwa rning can beissued.
Also obser vethesy stem limits ofthefo llo wing
sy stems:
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page25 3)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page25 5)
Obs erve theinf ormation onvehicle sensor sand
camer as;thesy stem other wise canno tfunct ion
pr oper ly(/ pag e21 0). Pr
obl ems with Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
If th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay ligh ts
up redfo rapp roxima tely thre esecon dsand then
goes out,andtheé symbol appearson the
dr iver displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma y
ha ve been deactiv ated due tosignal interfer‐
ence. Startth eve hicle again and checkif Pa rk‐
ing AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt
lo cati on.
If awa rning tone also sou nds, itma ybe dueto
one ofthefo llo wing causes:
R Thesensor sar edir ty:clean thesensor s
and obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle
par ts(/ page338).
R Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI Chas been
deac tivated due toamalfunc tion:re star t
th eve hicle. Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult a
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Re
quirement s:
R The camera menuis open.
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assistis act ive.
R Or:th ePA RK TRONI Cpop- upwin dow
appear s. #
Tap= inthecent raldispla y.
If th eindicat orlam pis lit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis
no tlit or theé symbol appearsin theins tru‐ ment
cluster,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theengine isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Ccan be
act ivat ed ordeac tiva tedin thequ ick acc ess
men u.
Se tting thewa rning tones ofParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Parkin g
Se tting thevo lum eor pit ch ofthewa rning
to nes #
Setth edesir edleve lunder Volume orTone
Pitc h.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut #
Activateor deacti vate Aud ioFad eout.
The volume ofthecur rentl ypl ay ing media
sour ceisreduced during aPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tone.
or #
Swi tchAud ioFad eou tWhe nin Ron oroff.
The volume ofthecur rentl ypl ay ing media
sour ceisreduced whenreve rsege ar is
eng aged.
Se tting thetim eof thewa rnings #
Selec tTime ofWarnin g. #
Setth etime forth ewa rning. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassis tance ofthere ar vie wcam eraand sur‐
ro und viewcam era. When youar edr ivin gfo r‐
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h),
th esy stem automaticall ymeasur espar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistof fers thefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
Ve hicles withre ar vie wcam era
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Bac king upintopa rking spaces perpendic u‐
lar tothero ad
Ve hicles withsur round viewcam era
R Parking inpar kingspaces parallel tothero ad
R Parking inpar kingspaces perpendic ularto
th ero ad (op tionall yeit her forw ards or
re ve rse)
R Parking inpar kingspaces that can onlybe
de tected assuch due tomar kings (for exam‐
ple atthero adside )
R Exiting apar kingspac epar allel tothero ad
R Exiting apar kingspac eper pen dicul arto the
ro ad (op tionall yeit her leftor right)
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis available, theÇ
messag eappear son thedr iver displa y.When
th esy stem detects parking spaces ,È
appear s.The arrow ssho won whic hside ofthe ro
ad free par kingspac esareloc ated. Thes ear e
th en sho wnonthecent raldispla y.
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ivat ed, thetur n
signal indicat orsar eactiv ated based onthecal‐
culat edpat hof your vehicle. When youar e
en tering orexitin gapar kingspace, thepr oce‐
dur eis assis tedby acc eleration ,br akin g,steer‐
ing and gear chang es.
To star tth epar king procedur e,press thec
butt on(/ page265).
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill becan celed inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Youdeac tivatePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C.
R Youpr ess thec buttonagain.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
Sy stem limit s
If th eex terior lighting ismalfunct ioning,Active
Pa rking Assistis no tav ailable. Als
oobse rveth esy stem limits ofthefo llo wing
sy stems:
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page25 3)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page25 5)
Obj ectsloc ated abo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assist, suc has over‐
hanging loads,overhang sor loadin gra mp sof
tr uc ks orthebor dersof par king spaces, areno t
de tected during mea surement ofthepar king
space. Thesearealso then notta ke nint o
acco untwhen calcul ating thepar king procedur e.
In some circums tances, ActivePa rking Assist
ma yth er efor eguide youint oth epar king space
pr ematur elyorbrak eto olat e.
Cer tain en vironm entalcon dition s,suc has sno w‐
fa llor hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar kingspac e
bein gmeas ured inac curat ely. Pa rking spaces
th at arepar tiallyoccupied bytrai le rdr aw bar s
might notbe ident ified assuc hor be measur ed
inco rrect ly.Only useAc tivePa rking Assiston
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Ac
tivePa rking Assistcan also displa yunsuit able
par kingspaces ,e.g. parkingspaces inwhic h
par kingis no tper mittedor par kingspaces on
unsuit ablesurfaces.
Do notus eAc tivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain. R
When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Direct lyafte ra tir ech ang eor when spare
tir es areins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment ,e.g.
af te rbo ttoming outonacurb.
R Onsteep inclin esofmor eth an appr oximat ely
15 %. Pa
rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t #
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Select Parking Assistance menu2.
Pa rking spaces 3detected bythesy stem are
sho wnonthecent raldispla y. When
theve hicle isstatio nary,indic ated vehicle
pat h4 intocur rentl ysel ect edparking space
5 also appear s. #
Ifpar kingspaces aredispla yed: bring the
ve hicle toast ands till. #
Ifnec essar y,select another par king space. #
Vehicl eswith surround viewcamer a:to
ch ang eth epar king direct ion, tapth eselec‐
te dpar kingspace again. #
Tostar tth epa rking procedur e:press but‐
to n1 again.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut omat‐
ically when thepar king procedur ebegins. You
ar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal indi‐
cat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If
neces sary,select thetur nsignal indicat or
accor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. 266
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Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. On
com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Active Parking AssistFini shed:Take Control of
Veh icledispl aymessa geappear s. #
Sec ureth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa‐
ble, thetransmission positioncanbe
ch ang edagain, orthepr ocess canbecan‐
celed. Immed
iatepar king from thecam eravie w #
Sele cttheCamera Viewsmenu. #
When theve hicle isstatio naryand thetrans‐
mission isposition 005E,and them symbol
6 appear sin thecamer aimag e:press the
m symbol 6ontheside onwhic hyo u
wish topar k.
The parking procedur eis initiat edinthe
dir ect ion select ed.
% The parkingspace andparkingdir ect ion can‐
no tbe chang edinimm ediat epar king.
% This function can bedeac tivated inthePark-
ing menu. Exiting
apar king space withAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withasur round view
cam era.
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Press butt on1. Dr
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Select Parking Assistance menu2. #
Ifneces sary,ch ang edir ect ion ofexit3. #
Tostar tex iting thepa rking space:press
butt on1 again. #
Ifnec essar y,ch ang eth etransmission posi‐
tion .Obser veanymes sagesdispla yedon the
dr iver displa yand central displa y.
The vehicle movesout ofthepar king space. The
turnsignal indicat orisaut omaticall y
switc hedonwhen exitin gapar kingspace begins
and switc hedoffwhen itis com pleted. Youar e
re sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal indicat or
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If nec‐
ess ary, select thetur nsignal indicat oraccor d‐
ing ly.
Af terth epar king space hasbeen exited, awa rn‐
ing tone and theØ Active Parkin gAssist Fin-
ished: TakeContr olof Vehicle messagepr om pt
yo uto take contr olof theve hicle. Youha ve to
acc elerat e,brak e, steer and chang ege ar your‐
self again.
If yo udo notre act tothepr om pttotake contr ol
of theve hicle, thesy stem will brak eth eve hicle
to ast ands till.
Pa using Activ ePa rking Assis t
Yo ucan interru pt thepar king orexitin gpr oce‐
dur eof ActivePa rking Assistby one ofthefo l‐
lo wing actions ,fo rex am ple: #
Depressi ngthebr ak epedal #
Openin gth efront passeng erdoor ,a re ar
door ,th etrunk orthehood #
Appl ying theelectr icpar king brak eor acti‐
va ting theHOLD function #
Toresume thepa rking orexiting proce‐
dur e:gently depress theaccelera torpeda l.
% Ifth eelectr icpar king brak ewa sappli ed
bef oreAc tivePa rking Assistwa sactiv ated,
depr esstheacceler ator pedal lightlyto star t
th epar king orexitin gpr ocedur e.
Chec kth ear ea around your vehicle again before
re suming apause dpar king procedur e.Mak e
sur eth at per son s,anim alsorobj ect sar eno lon‐
ge rin themaneuv ering rang e. Als oob ser vethe
sy stem limit ations ofActivePa rking Assist.
Au tomatic braki ng fun ction ofActiv ePa rking
Assis t
Pe rsons orobject sde tected inthemaneuv ering
ra ng ecou ldcau setheve hicle tobrak eshar ply
and interru pt thepar king orexitin gpr ocedur e.
The vehicle willthen be held atast ands till.If
yo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal, thepar king
or exitin gpr ocedur eis resumed.
Chec kth ear ea around your vehicle again before
re suming thepar king orexitin gpr ocedur e.Mak e
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