steering MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 User Guide

The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
Z

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
99Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z

Memory
function Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side whiledrivi ng,you couldlose con-
trol ofthe vehicl eas aresu ltof the adju st-
ments being made .There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Only usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side when thevehicl eis stationa ry. G
WARNING
When thememory function adjuststhe seat,
you and other vehicleoccupa nts–parti cu-
larl ychild ren–coul dbecome trapped.There
is arisk ofinjury .
Whil ethe memory function ismaking adjust-
ments, makesurethatnoone hasany body
parts inthe swee pof the seat. Ifsomeb ody
become strappe d,immed iatelyrele ase the
memory function position button. The
adju stment process isstoppe d. G
WARNING
Chi ldre ncoul dbecome trappedifthey acti-
vate thememory function, particularlywhen
unattended .There isarisk ofinjury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe
vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehi cleKey ifthe
"Digi talVehi cleKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
The memory function canbeuse dat any time,
e.g. even when theSmartKey isnot inthe igni-
tion lock. Storing
settings
With thememory function, youcan store upto
three different settings, e.g.forthree different
peop le.
The followi ngsettings arestored asasingl e
memory preset: R
Seat andbackrest position
R Driver's side:posi tion ofthe exterior mirrors
on the drive r'sand front-passeng erside s X
Adjust theseat (Ypag e94).
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe drive r's
side (Ypag e98) .
X Briefl ypress theMmemory buttonandthen
press presetposi tion button 1,2or 3withi n
three seconds.
The settings arestored inthe sele cted pre-
set posi tion. Atone sound swhen theset-
tings havebeen comple ted. Call
ingupastored setting
X Press andhold therelevant prese tposi tion
button 1,2or 3until theseat andexterior
mirrors areinthe stored position.
i The
setting procedureisinterrup tedas
soon asyou release thestorage position
button. Memory
function
101Seats, steering wheeland mirrors Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture gauge shows a
value above 248‡
(120 †).The warning
lamp mayalsobeon
and awarning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 277). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 301)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 301). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehi-
cles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion
R the climate control Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 126). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .Aft erfive seconds, the
display goesoutand thestatus symbol of
the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
afew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay. 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)Driving andparking

Holdi
ngthe vehi clestationary on
uphill gradien ts G
WARNING
If the clutch overhe ats,theelectronic man-
age ment system isau tomatica llydea ctiva-
ted. This interrup tsthe pow ertransmissi on.
The vehicl emay ,for exampl e,roll back-
war dson grad ients. There isarisk ofan
accide nt.
Never holdthevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele rator.
The clutch mayoverhe atifyou hold thevehi-
cle stationa ryon uph illgrad ients bydepre ss-
ing the accele ratorpedal.If the clutch over-
hea ts,awar ning tone sound s.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s): the Stop Vehicle Shiftto'P' Stop
Vehicle Shiftto'P'
Leave Engine Running Leave
Engine Running displaymessa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.You will
only beableto continue yourjourney oncethe
clutch hascoole ddow nand thedisp laymes-
sage inthe multi function displayhas disap-
pea red.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:the Trans. Oil Trans.
Oil
Overhea tedDrive onwith Care Overhea
tedDrive onwith Caredisplay
messa geapp ears inthe multi function display.
Do not hold thevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele ratorpedal.
Instead, onlyever hold thevehicl estationa ry
on uph illgrad ients by:
R depre ssing thebrake pedal
R activa tingtheHOLD function
R engag ingthe electric parkingbrake
Ki ckdow n Use
kickdown formaximu maccele ration.
X Depress theaccele ratorpedalbey ond the
pressu repoint.
The automatic transmissi onshifts toalow er
gea rdepe nding onthe engine speed.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalonce the
desi redspee dis reache d.
The automatic transmissi onshifts backup.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:itis only possi ble
to use kickdown inthe automatic drivepro-
gram andthetempora rymanua ldrive progra m
M. When manua ldrive progra mM isperma -
nently activated,kickdown isnot possi ble. For
further informa tiononkickdown inmanua l
drive progra mM (Y pag e142) .
Rocki ngthe vehi clefree Shifting
backandforth betwe entransmissi on
posi tions 005Band 005Ecan help tofree upthe
vehicl eif it gets stuck inmud orsnow. The
vehicl e'sengine management system limits
the spee dto amaximu mof 5mph (9km/h)
when shifting backandforth. Toshift repea t-
edl ybetwe entransmissi onposi tions 005Band
005E, move theDIRECT SELECT leverup and
dow npas tthe point ofresis tance. Drive
programs
Al lvehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) Drive
program C(Co mfort)
Drive progra mCis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R the vehicl edel ivers comfortabl e,economica l
handl ingchara cteristics.
R the vehicl epul lsawa ymore gently in
forwa rdand reverse gears,unle ssthe accel-
erator pedalis depre ssedfully.
R the vehicl ehas impro veddrivi ngstabi lity,
for exampl eon slippery roadsurfaces.
R optima lfuel consumpti onresu lting from the
au tomatic transmissi onshifting upsooner.
The vehicl eis drive nin the low engine speed
range andthewhee lsare less likelyto spin.
Drive program S(Spo rt)
Drive progra mSis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R sporty engine settings.
R the automatic transmissi onshifts uplater.
The fuel consumpti onpossi blybeing high er
as aresu ltof the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points.
Drive program I(I ndivi dual)
In drive progra mIthe followi ngprope rtiesof
the drive progra mcan besele cted:
R the drive (engineand transmissi onmanag e-
ment)
R the steering 138
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking

R
the availabi lity of the ECO start/sto pfu nc-
tio n
R the clima tecontro l
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l.
i To
perma nentl yse lect the gearsin dri ve
pro gramIus ing the steering wheelpa dd le
shi fter s,select the M(ma nual)se tting for
the drive.
Off road driveprog ram
The Off-roa ddri ve pro gramischa racteri zed
by the followi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits optim aldri vin gcha rac-
teri stics on easily neg otiableoff -roa dter-
ra in.
Dri veprog ramE(E co no my)
Dri vepro gramEis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R comf ort-oriented enginesetting s.
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha sim pro ved drivin gsta bility,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces .
R the automa tictransmi ssion shiftin gup
soo ner. Thisres ults inthe vehiclebe ing
dri ven atlowe reng inespee ds and the
wh eelsbe ing less likel yto spin.
R glid ing mod eis acti vated automa tically
wh en eng ine-inte rnalcond itions arefu lfilled
and theaccelera tor isnot depre sse d.At the
sa me timethe transmi ssion’ sclu tch opens
and thevehiclerol lsfre elyus ing itskine tic
ene rgy.As ares ultgre atdista nces canbe
comp leted withou tthe enginebrakeand
fu el cons umption red uce d.
i The availabi lity of glid ing mod ede pends on
va rio us factors ,incl uding the followi ng:
R the engineand transmi ssion temp erature
R the downh ill gra dient
R the vehiclesp ee d
R pe rfo rmi ngreg ular adaptati onfunctio ns
Wh enyoude pre ssthe brakepedal,glid ing
mod eis de acti vated ,de pendi ng on pedal
pre ssu re. Wh
enyouacti vate cru ise contr olor Activ e
Dis tance AssistDISTR ONIC,glid ing mod eis
not availabl e.
Me rce des -AMG vehic les Dri
veprog ramI(I ndi vidual )
In dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramcan beselected :
R the drive (engi ne ma nag eme nt)
R the transmi ssion manag eme nt
R the susp ens ion (ve hicle swi th AMG adap tive
sp ort susp ens ion sy ste m)
R ESP ®
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l.
Dri veprog ramC(C omf ort)
Dri vepro gramCis cha racter izedby the follow-
ing :
R the vehiclede liver scomf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha sim pro ved drivin gsta bility,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces .
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
Th eveh icleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R glid ing mod eis availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis availa bl e.
Dri veprog ramS(S port)
Dri vepro gramSis cha racter izedby the follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits sporty drivin gcha racter -
is tics .
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
Th efu el cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ion exh ibits stiffsp rin ging and
da mpi ngsetting s(ve hicle swi th AIR adaptive
sp ort susp ens ion sy ste m).
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e. Au
tomati ctrans mission
139Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine
limiting speedisreached, thefuel supply is
cut toprevent theengine fromoverrevving.
Always makesurethattheengine speed
does notreach thered area ofthe tachome-
ter. There isotherwise arisk ofengine dam-
age. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedam-
age bynot shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown
in the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe cur-
rent gear isreached. Whentheengine limit-
ing speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut
to prevent theengine fromoverrevving.
Always makesurethattheengine speed
does notreach thered area ofthe tachome-
ter. There isotherwise arisk ofengine dam-
age. Automat
ictransmission
141Drivingandparking Z

For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Bea
rin mind thatvehicles trave ling infront
or inthe oppositedir ectio ncrea tewa ves.
Thi smay causethe maxi mum permiss ible
wa ter dep thto be excee ded.
Fai lure to obs erve these notes mayresultin
da mag eto the engi ne,electrica lsy stems
and transmi ssion.
If yo uhav eto drive on stretche sof roa don
whi chwater has collected ,ple ase bearin mind
that:
R in the case ofstand ingwater, thewater
lev elmay beno higher than theloweredg e
of the vehi clebod y
R youshou lddri ve no faster than walking pace Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face
in an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's brak-
ing effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei r
gri p.The reisan increa seddanger ofskid -
ding andaccidents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter
the vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi -
cle beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk
of fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary heat-
ing runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand
are aaro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .
To ensu rean adequ ate supplyoffresh air, ope
nawi ndow onthe sideof the vehi cle
that isnot facinginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter.
Drive particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa d
sur face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ing
and braking mane uvers.Do not use cruise
control orActive DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ce
and isthere foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly
in woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcon-
diti ons whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 308).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 307 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
secti on(Ypage 307 ). Off-ro
addrivi ng
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If yo udri ve on asteep inclineatan angl eor
turn whendri ving onanincli ne,the vehi cle
cou ldslipsid eways, tip and rollov er. The reis
a risk ofan acci dent.
Alw aysdri ve on asteep inclineinthe line of
fal l(stra ightup ordow n)and donot turn the
vehi cle. Dri
vin gtips
153Drivin gand parking Z

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
R on unsuitable surfaces 174
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

R
tha tar epa rallel to the directi onoftra vel
and atleas t39.5 in(1.0 m)longer thanyo ur
veh icle
R at right ang lesto the directi onoftrav eland
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)wid ertha nyo ur veh i-
cle
Wh endrivin gat spee ds below 19 mph
(30 km/h ),yo uwi llse epa rki ng symbo l0044 as
a sta tus indicator inthe instrument cluste r.
Wh enapa rki ng space hasbe en detecte d,an
ar row towards the right or the left also
ap pe ars. By default, Activ ePa rki ng Assi stonl y
di sp lays parki ng space son the front-
pa sse nge rsi de .Pa rki ng space son the driver 's
si de aredisp laye das soo nas the turnsigna l
on the driver 'sside isacti vated .Wh enparki ng
on the driver 'sside ,thi smu strem ain acti vated
unti lyo uconfi rmthe useof Activ ePa rki ng
Assi stby pre ssing the 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nste ering wheel.The syste mautoma t-
ica lly de term ineswh eth erthe parki ng space is
pa rallel or atright-a nglestothe directi onof
tra vel .
A pa rki ng space isdisp laye dwh ile yo uar e
dri vin gpa st it, and untilyo uar eap pro xim ately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Pa rki ng G
WA
RNI NG
If yo uleav ethe driver 'sseat wh en the vehi-
cle isonl ybe ing braked bythe Parki ng Pack-
ag ewi th rea rvi ew camer a,itcou ldrol l
aw ay:
R ifthe reisama lfunc tionin the syste mor
in the voltag esu pp ly
R ifthe electr icalsy ste minthe enginecom -
pa rtme nt,the batter yor the fuse sar e
tam pered with
R ifthe batter yis disco nnecte d
R ifthe vehicleis ac cel era ted ,e.g .by aveh i-
cle occu pant
Th ere isarisk ofan accid ent.
Bef ore leav ing the vehicle, alwa yssecu re it
ag ainst rolling away.
i If
Acti veParki ng Ass istde tects obsta cles,
Acti veParki ng Ass istbra kes automa tically
wh ile the vehicleis pa rki ng. Youar eres pon-
si bl e for braking ingo od tim e. X
Stop thevehiclewh en the parki ng space
sy mbo lsho wsthe desired parki ng spacein
the instrumen tclu ste r.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005E.
Th eSta rtParkingAss ist? Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Yes
:OK No: No:
0038 message appe arson the multifu ncti on
di sp lay.
X To canc elthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel
or pullaw ay.
or X To
park using Activ ePark ingAs sist:
pre ssthe 0076 button onthe multifu ncti on
ste ering wheel.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Acceler‐ Par
kingAss ist Active Acceler‐
ate andBrake ate
andBrakeObs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings
mes sage appe arson the multifu ncti ondis-
pl ay .
X Let goofthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel.
X Ba ck up the vehicle, be ing readytobra keat
al ltim es.Wh enbackin gup ,dri ve atasp ee d
be low ap pro xim ately6mph (10km/h ).Oth -
erw ise, Acti veParki ng Ass istwi llbe can-
cel ed.
Acti veParki ng Ass istbra kes thevehicleto a
sta nds tillwh en the vehicleap pro ache sthe
rea rbo rde rof the parki ng space.
Ma neu vering maybe req uired intig ht park-
ing spaces.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Select Par
kingAss ist Active Select
DOb serveSurroundings DOb
serveSurroundings message appe ars
on the multifu ncti ondisp lay.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005B while
the vehicleis sta tionar y.
Acti veParki ng Ass istim med iatel yste ers in
the otherdirec tion.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Acceler‐ Par
kingAss ist Active Acceler‐
ate andBrake ate
andBrakeObs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings
mes sage appe arson the multifu ncti ondis-
pl ay .
i Yo
uwi llac hieve thebest res ults by waiting
for the steering pro ced ureto com plete
be for epu lling away.
X Dri veforwa rds and berea dytobra keatall
tim es.
Acti veParki ng Ass istbra kes thevehicleto a
sta nds tillwh en the vehicleap pro ache sthe
fro ntborde rof the parki ng space.
Ma neu vering maybe req uired intig ht park-
ing spaces. 17
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ivi ng system sDrivi ng andparki ng