MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

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When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC or
the HOLD function isactivated, thevehicle
brakes automaticall yin certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Deactivating theHOLD function (Ypage 159).
Activation conditions You
canactivate theHOLD function if:
R the vehicle isstationary
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
R the driver's doorisclosed oryour seatbeltis
fastened
R the electric parking brakeisreleased
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated
R the transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C
on vehicles withautomatic transmission
Activating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactivation conditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depress thebrake pedalfurther
until 0043appea rsinthe multifunction display.
The HOLD function isactivated. Youcan
release thebrake pedal.
i If
depressing thebrake pedalthefirst time
does notactivate theHOLD function, wait
briefly andthen tryagai n. Deac
tivating theHOLD function The
HOLD function isdeactivated automaticall y
if:
R you accelerate. Onvehicles withautomatic
transmission: onlywhen thetransmission isin
position 005Bor005E.
R the transmission isin position 005Donvehicles
with automatic transmission.
R you depress thebrake pedalagainwith acer-
tain amount ofpressure until0043disapp ears
from themultifunction display.
R you activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC.
R you secure thevehicle usingtheelectric park-
ing brake.
i After
atime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
When theHOLD function isactivated, thetrans-
mission isautomaticall yshifted toposition 005D
if:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automaticall yif the HOLD function isactivated
when thevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supplyis insufficient Star
t-off Assis t(exc eptMercedes-
AMG vehicl es)
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If you usestart-of fassist, individu alwheels
may start tospin andthevehicle mayskid. If
ESP ®
is deactivated, thereisagreater danger
of skidding andhaving anaccident. Makesure
that nopersons orobstacles areinthe vicinity
of the vehicle.
Start- offassist enables optimum acceleration
from astandstill. Forthis, asuitabl yhigh-grip Driving
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road
surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
Do not activate start-off assiston pub licroad s.
Observe thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety sys-
tems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinformatio n
on ESP ®
(Y pag e64).
Ac tivating start-off assist X
Deactivate ESP®
(Y pag e187) .
X Turn thesteering wheelto the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
X Firmly depressthe brake pedalwith yourleft
foot andkeep itdepre ssed.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005B.
X Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbuttontosele ct
the Sdrive progra m(Y pag e129) .
X Quickly depressthe accele ratorpedalfull y.
X Take yourfoot offthe brake, butkeep the
accele ratorpedaldepre ssed.
The vehicl epul lsawa yat maximu maccele r-
ation.
i Activate
ESP®
as soon asthe accele ration
process hasended. ESP®
wil lotherwi senot
be ableto stabi lizethevehicl eif the vehicl e
starts toskid orawhee lstarts tospin.
Ca nceling start-off assist
X Remo veyou rfoot from theaccele ratorpedal.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
. RACE
START (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cle s)
Important safetynotes i
RACE
START mustnotbeused onnormal
road s.RACE START mustonlybeactivated
and used ondedi cated roadcircui ts,outsi de
of pub licroad use.
i RACE
START isonly available in
Mercede s‑AMGvehicles. G
WARNING
If you useRACE START, individualtires may
start tospin andthevehicl ecould skid.
Dependi ngon the sele cted ESP®
mode, there
is an increase drisk ofskiddi ngand havingan accide
nt.Make surethatnopersons, animals
or obstacl esare withi nrange ofthe vehicl e.
RACE START enablesoptima laccele rationfrom
a standing start.Forthis, asui tably high-gri p
road surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
i Observe
thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety
systems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinforma-
tion onESP ®
(Y pag e64) .
Co nditio nsfor activatio n You
canactivate RACESTART if:
R the doors, hoodandthetrunk lidare closed .
R the engine isrunning andthetransmissi on,
all -wheel driveclutch andtheengine areat
opera tingtempera ture.
R the steering wheelis in the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
R the vehicl eis stationary andthebrake pedalis
depre ssed(leftfoot).
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B.
R drive progra mS, S+ orRACE issele cted
(Y pag e130)
Ac tivating RACESTART X
Depress thebrake pedalwith yourleft foot
and keep itdepre ssed.
X Pul land hold both steering wheelpad dleshift-
ers.
X The RACE START Confirm: PaddleUP RACE
START Confirm: PaddleUP
Cancel: PaddleDOWN Cancel:
PaddleDOWNmessa geapp ears in
the multi function display.
X Rel ease bothsteering wheelpad dleshifters.
i If
the activati onconditions arenolonger ful-
fill ed, RACE START iscanceled .The RACE RACE
START NotPossible SeeOperator 's START
NotPossible SeeOperator 's
Manual Manual
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay.
X To canc el:pullthe left steering wheelpad dle
shifter (Ypag e137).
or X To con firm: pullthe right steering wheelpad -
dle shifter (Ypag e137) .
The RACE RACE
START START
Availabl e Availabl
eDepress Depress
gas gas
pedal pedal
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay. 160
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If
you donot depres sthe accelera torpeda l
within afew seconds, RACESTART iscan-
celed. Themultifu nctiondisplayshows the
RACE START Canceled RACE
START Canceled message.
X Fully depres sthe accelera torpeda l.
The engine speedisincreased .
The RACE RACE
START START
Release Release
brake brake
to to
start start
messag eappe arsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
i If
you donot relea sethe brake pedalwithin
a short time,RACE START willbe canceled.
The multifu nctiondisplayshows theRACE RACE
START Canceled START
Canceled message.
X Take yourfoot offthe brake, butkeep the
accelera torpeda ldepres sed.
The vehicle pullsawa yat maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE RACE
START START
Active Active
message appearsin
the multifu nctiondisplay.
RACE START isdeactiva tedwhen thevehicle
reaches aspeed ofappro ximately 50km/h .
RACE START isdeactiva tedimmedi atelyifyou
relea sethe accelera torpeda lduri ngRACE
START orifany ofthe activation conditions are
no longer fulfilled.The RACE START NotPos‐ RACE
START NotPos‐
sible SeeOperator's Manual sible
SeeOperator's ManualorRACE RACE
START Canceled START
Canceled messageappearsinthe mul-
tifunction display.
i If
RACE START isused repea tedlywithin a
short period oftime, itis only availableaga in
after thevehicle hasbeen driven acertain
distance. AMG
adapt ivesport suspensi onsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes The
electronical lycontrolled dampingsystem
works continuously .This improves driving
safety andride comfort.
The dampi ngistuned individ uallyto each wheel
and depends on:
R you rdriving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g.bumps
R you rindivid ualselection ofSport orComfort
The suspe nsion setting isadjusted usingthe
corresponding buttoninthe center console.
i The
mode canalso beset using theAMG
DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller (Ypage 130). Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start/St opbutton, Comfort modeis
activated. Forfurther information aboutstarting
the engine, see(Ypage 123).
Sport mode The
firmer setting ofthe suspe nsion tuning in
Sport modeensures evenbetter contact with
the road. Select thismode whenemploy inga
sporty driving style,e.g.onwindi ngcountry
roads.
X Press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044ligh tsup. You have selected
Sport mode.
The AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Comfort mode In
Comfort mode,thedriving characteristics of
you rvehicle aremore comfortable. Selectthis
mode ifyou favor amore comfortable driving
style, butalso when driving fastonstraight
roads, e.g.highw ays.
X Press button 0043aga inso that indicator
lamp 0044goes out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG AMG
Suspension Suspension
System System
COMFORT COMFORT
mes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay. 4MATIC
! Never
towthevehicle withoneaxle raise d.
This may dama gethe differentia l.Damage of
this sort isnot covered bythe Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.Allwheel smust remain
either onthe ground orbe fullyraise d.
Observe theinstructions fortowing thevehi- Drivi
ngsystems
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cle
with allwhe elsin ful lcontact with the
grou nd.
4MATIC ,toge ther with ESP ®
,imp rove sthe trac-
tion ofyour vehi clewhe never adri ve whe el
spi ns dueto insu fficient grip.
If yo ufai lto ad ap tyo ur dri ving style,4MATIC can
neith erred uce theriskof acci dent norover ride
the laws ofphy sics .4MATIC cannottake
acco untofroa d,we athe rand traffi ccondi tions.
4MATIC isonly anaid. You areresp onsible for
the distance tothe vehi cleinfront, forvehi cle
spe ed,forbra king ingoo dtime andforstay ingin
yo ur lane.
If adri ve whe elspi ns dueto insu fficient grip:
R Only depress theacce lerato rped alas far as
neces sarywhe npu lling away.
R Accele rateless whe ndri ving .
i In
wintry driving condi tions,the maxi mum
effe ctof 4MATIC canonly beach ieved ifyo u
us ewi nter tires(M+S tires),with sno wcha ins
if nece ssary. DY
NAM ICBOD YCO NTROL
Ge neral notes DYN
AMIC BODY CONTR OLoffers impro ved
dri vin gcomf ortand conti nuouslycontro lsthe
cal ibra tio nof the dampe rs.The dampi ngcha r-
acte ristics adap tto the current opera ting and
dri vin gsitua tion.
The dampi ngistune dind ividu ally to each wheel
and depends on:
R your drivin gsty le,e.g .sp orty
R the roadsu rfa ce cond itions
R the drive pro gramselected
The drive pro gramcan besetus ing the
DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton (Ypage 129) .
Se lecti ng Comfo rtmode In
the Comfo rtdri ve pro gram,the drivin gcha r-
acte ristics ofyour veh iclear emor ecomf orta-
bl e. The refore ,se lect thi sdri ve pro gramifyo u
pre fer amor ecomf ortable dri vin gsty le.Als o
se lect the Comfo rtdri ve pro gramwh en drivin g
fa st on stra ight roa ds,e.g .on stra ight stre tche s
of highw ay. X
Pre ssDYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton (Ypage 129 )
as ma nytim esasnece ssaryunti lthe Com-
fo rt dri ve pro gramisse lected .
Se lecti ng Spo rtmode The
firmer setting ofthe susp ens ion tuni ngin
the Spo rtdri ve pro gramens ures eve nbe tter
conta ctwith the road.Sel ect thisdri ve pro gram
wh en emp loying asp orty drivin gsty le,e.g .on
wi ndi ng cou ntry roads.
X Pre ssDYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton (Ypage 129 )
as ma nytim esasnece ssaryunti lthe Spo rt
dri ve pro gramisse lected . Parki
ngAssist PA RKTR ONIC
Impo rtant safety notes Pa
rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICis an electro nic
pa rki ng aidwi th ultra sou nd. Itmoni torsthearea
ar ou nd your veh icleus ing six se nso rsinthe
fro ntbumpe rand six se nso rsinthe rear
bu mpe r.Pa rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICvis ually
and audiblyind icates the dista nce betwe enyour
veh icleand anobject.
Pa rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICis onl yan aid. Itis
not arep lacem entforyour atte ntionto your
im med iate surro und ings.Yo uar ealwa ys
res ponsi ble for safe ma neu vering,pa rki ng and
exi ting apa rki ng space .Ma kesure tha tthe re
ar eno perso ns, anima lsor ob jects inthe maneu -
ver ing area when youar ema neu vering orpark-
ing .
! Wh
enparki ng, paypa rtic ular atte ntionto
ob jects above orbelow the senso rs,such as
flo we rpo tsor tra iler dra wbars. Pa rki ng Assi st
PAR KTRONICdo es not detect such objects
wh en the yar ein the immed iate vic inity of the
veh icle. Yo ucou ldda ma gethe vehicleor the
ob jects .
The senso rsma ynot detect snowand othe r
ob jects thatab sor bultra son icwa ves .
Ul tra son icsou rces such asan automa ticcar
wa sh, the comp ressed-a irbra kes ofatru ckor
a pne umaticdri llcou ldcau seParki ng Assi st
PAR KTRONICto ma lfunctio n.
Pa rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICma ynot functio n
corr ectlyon une ven terrain. 16
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Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isactivat edauto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetran smission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/ h).It is rea ctiva -
ted atlowe 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 psoftrucks 0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice orslu sh.
The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncorre ctly.Cl ea n
the sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare nottoscra tch
or damag ethem (Ypage 269 ). 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. 20cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (app rox. 15cm) If
an obs tacl eis dete cted within thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rning
tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the min-
imu m,the distance maynolonger besho wn. Dri
ving sys tems
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Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
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 vehicl e
is divi ded into fiveyellow and tworedsegme nts.
Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICisopera tional ifyel -
low segme ntsshow ingopera tional readiness 0087
lig ht up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ionposi -
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 vehicl e
is roll ing backwa 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 vehi-
cle's distancefrom theobsta cle.Inadd ition,
wa rning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,theshorter
the frequ ency ofthe intermittent warning tones
become s.When theminimu mdista nceis
reache d,you heara continuou swa rning 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. 164
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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 andtheindi-
cator lamponthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deacti-
vated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedata
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 269).
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
iveParking Assistisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad onboth
sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbolindicates
a suitable parkingspace.Active steering inter-
vent ionand brake application canassist you
during parking andwhen exiting aparking
space. Youcanalso stilluse Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC (Ypage 162).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere arenoper-
sons, animals orobject sin the maneuvering
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, driveoverobsta-
cles such ascurbs 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
R on unsuitable surfaces Driving
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Parking
tips:
R On narrow roads,driveasclose tothe parking
space aspossible
R Parking spacesthatarelittered orovergrown
might beidentified ormeasured incorrectly
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 duringthepark-
ing procedure (Ypage 164).
R You caninter vene inthe steerin gprocedure
to correc tit at any time. ActiveParking Assist
will then 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 direc-
tion oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.notonthe
pavement
Detecting parking spaces Object
slocated abovethedetect ionrange of
Act ive Parking Assistwillnotbedetect edwhen
the parking spaceismeasured. Thesearenot
taken intoaccount whentheparking procedure
is calculated, e.g.overhangin gloads, truckover-
hangs orloading ramps.Active Parking Assist
may theref oreguide youinto theparking space
too early.
Act iveParking Assistdoesnotsupport youpark-
ing inspaces atright angles tothe direction of
travel if:
R two parking spacesarelocated directly next
to one another
R the parking spaceisdirectly nexttoalow
obstacle suchasalow curb
R you park forwards Act
iveParking Assistdoesnotsupport youpark-
ing inspaces thatareparallel oratright angles
to the direction oftravel if:
R the parking spaceison acurb
R the system readstheparking spaceasbeing
blocked, forexample byfoliage orgrass pav-
ing blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle tomaneu-
ver into
R the parking spaceisbordered byan obstacle,
e.g. atree, apost oratrailer
Further informationabout thedetect ionrange
(Y page 163). G
WARNIN
G
If there areobject sabove thedetect ionrange:
R the Parking Package withrearview camera
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 sys-
tem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures park-
ing spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R that areparal lelor atrig ht-ang lesto the direc-
tion oftrav el
R that areparal lelto the directi onoftrav eland
at leas t59 in(1.5 m)wide 16
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R
tha tar epa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)long erthan yourvehi-
cle
R at right angles tothe direc tionoftravel andat
least 39.5in (1.0 m) wider thanyourvehic le
When drivingat speeds below19mph
(30 km/h),you willsee park ingsymbol 0044asa
stat usindic atorinthe instrumen tclust er.When
a park ingspace hasbeen detected, anarrow
towar dsthe right orthe left also appears. By
default ,Ac tivePark ingAss istonly displays park-
ing spaces onthe front-pass engerside. Parking
spaces onthe drive r'sside aredisplayed as
soon asthe turn signalon the drive r'sside is
act ivate d.When parkingonthe drive r'sside,
this must remain activate dunt ilyou confirm the
use ofActivePark ingAssistbypress ingthe
0076 buttonon the multif unction steerin g
wheel. Thesystemautom atically dete rmin es
wheth erthe park ingspace isparallel oratright -
angles tothe direc tionoftravel.
A park ingspace isdisplayed whileyouaredriv-
ing past it,and untilyou areapprox imately50 ft
(15 m)away fromit.
Par king G
WARN
ING
If you leave thedrive r'sseat when thevehic le
is only being brakedbythe Park ingPack age
with rearview camer a,itcould rollaway:
R ifthe reisamalfun ction inthe syst emorin
the voltage supply
R ifthe elect ricalsysteminthe engin ecom -
part men t,the batt eryorthe fuses aretam-
pered with
R ifthe batt eryisdisco nnect ed
R ifthe vehic leisacc elerat ed,e.g. byavehi-
cle occ upant
There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Bef ore leavin gthe vehic le,always secureit
against rollingaway.
i If
Ac tivePark ingAssistdete ctsobst acles,
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esautom atically
while thevehic leispark ing.You arerespo n-
sible forbrak ingingood time. X
Stop the vehic lewhen thepark ingspace sym-
bol shows thedesire dpark ingspace inthe
inst rumen tclust er.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005E.
The Star tPark ingAssist? Star
tPark ingAssist?Yes: OK Yes:
OKNo: No:
0038 messageappears onthe multif unction
display.
X To cancel thepr ocedur e:press the0038
butt ononthe multif unction steerin gwheel or
pull away.
or X To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the 0076 buttononthe multif unction steerin g
wheel.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
X Let goofthe multif unction steerin gwheel.
X Bac kup the vehic le,being ready tobrak eat all
tim es. When backingup, drive ataspeed
below approx imately6mph (10km/h).Oth -
erwise, ActivePark ingAss istwill becan celed.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
rear border ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ct Park
ingAssistActi veSele ct
D DObs
erve Obse
rveSurr oundings Surr
oundings messageappears on
the multif unction display.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005Bwhile
the vehic leisstat ionar y.
Ac tivePark ingAssistimmed iatelysteers in
the otherdirec tion.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
i You
willachiev ethe best result sby waitin g
for the steerin gproc edure tocom plete before
pulling away.
X Dr ive forwards andbeready tobrak eat all
tim es.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
fro ntborder ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ctR Park
ingAssistActi veSele ctR
Obse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings messageappears on
the multif unction display. Driving
systems
167Driving andparking Z

As
soo nas the parking proced ureis comp lete,
the Active ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes -
sa ge appe arsand awa rning tonesounds. The
veh icleis now parked .
The vehicleis kep tsta tionar ywi thou tthe driver
ha ving todepre ssthe brakepedal.The braking
effe ctiscance led wh en youde pre ssthe acce l-
era tor pedal.
Active Parking Assistno longe rsu pp orts you
wi th stee ring interventio nsand brakeapplica -
tio ns. Whe nActive Parking Assistisfini she d,
yo umu ststee rand brakeagain yo ursel f.Active
Pa rking Assistissti llav ailabl e.
Pa rking tips:
R The wayyo ur veh icleis po sitio ned inthe park-
ing spaceafte rpa rking isde pende nton vari-
ou sfac tors .The seincl udethe positio nand
sha peofthe vehicles parked infront and
be hind itand thecond itions ofthe locati on.It
ma ybe the casetha tActive Parking Assist
gu ides youtoo farinto apa rking space,ornot
far eno ughinto it.Insom ecas es, itma yal so
le ad youacr oss oronto thecurb.Ifnece ssary,
cance lthe parking proced urewi th Active
Pa rking Assist.
R Yo ucan also pre select trans mission positio n
005B. The vehiclered irects and does not drive
as far into theparking space. Shou ldthe
trans mission cha nge take place tooearly ,the
pa rking proced ureis cance led. Asens ible
pa rking positio ncan nolonge rbe ach ieved
from thispo sitio n.
Ex iting aparki ngspac e In
ord ertha tActive Parking Assistcan supp ort
yo uwh en exiting theparking space:
R younee dto have parked using Active Parking
Assi st.
R the borde rof the parking spacemu stbe high
eno ughat the front andtherear.Acur bstone
is too sma ll, for exa mpl e.
R the borde rof the parking spacemu stnot be
too wide ,as the positio nof the vehiclemu st
not exce edanang leof 45° tothe starting
po sitio nas itis ma neu veredinto theparking
spa ce.
R ama neu vering dista nce ofat leas t3.3 ft
(1.0 m)mustbe avail ab le.
Active Parking Assistcan onlyas sist youwi th
exi ting apa rking spaceifyo uha ve parked the
veh iclepa rallel to the directi onoftrav elusing
Active Parking Assist. i
If
Active Parking Assistdetects obsta cles,
Active Parking Assistbra kes automa tically
wh ile the vehicleis exi ting theparking space.
Yo uar eres ponsi blefor braking ingoo dtime .
X Star tthe engine.
X Re leas ethe electri cpa rking brake.
X Swi tch onthe turn signa lin the directi onyou
wi lldri ve outof the parking space.
X Shi ftthe trans mission topositio n005B or005E.
The StartParkingAss ist? Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Yes
:OK No: No:
0038 message appe arson the multifu nctio n
di spl ay.
X To can celthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu nctio nstee ring wheelor
pu llaw ay.
or X To
exitaparki ngspac eusi ngActiv ePark-
in gAs sist: pre ssthe 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nstee ring wheel.
The Parking Par
kingAss ist Ass
ist Active Act
ive Accelerate Acc
elerate
and Brake and
BrakeObs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings mes-
sa ge appe arson the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X Let goofthe multifu nctio nstee ring wheel.
X Pu llaw ay,be ing readytobra keatalltime s.Do
not exce edama ximu mspe edofappro x-
ima tely6 mph (10km/h )wh en exiting apa rk-
ing space. Othe rwise, Active Parking Assist
wi llbe cance led.
X Dep endingonthe mes sage oras req uired ,
shi ftthe trans mission topositio n005B or005E.
Active Parking Assistimm ediatel ystee rsin
the othe rdi recti on.The ParkingAss ist Par
kingAss ist
Act ive Accelerateand Brake Act
ive Accelerateand BrakeObs erve Obs
erve
Sur roundings Sur
roundings message appe arson the mul-
tifu nctio ndispl ay.
i Yo
uwi llach ieve the best res ults by waiting
for the stee ringproced ureto comp lete be fore
pu lling away.
If yo uba ck up afte racti vatio n,the stee ring
wh eelis move dto the stra ight-a headpo si-
tio n.
X Driv eforw ards and revers eas pro mpte dby
the Active Parking Assistwa rning displ ays,
sev eraltime sif nece ssary.
Once youha ve exited theparking spacecom-
pl ete ly,the stee ring wheelis move dto the
stra ight-a headpo sitio n.Yo uhea ra tone andthe
Act ive ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes sage
ap pe arson the multifu nctio ndispl ay.Yo uwi ll
then have tostee rand mergeinto trafficon your
ow n.Active Parking Assistissti llav ailabl e. Yo u 16
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ving sys temsDrivi ng andparki ng