display MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

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driven speed isadjus tedw hen thev ehicle is
le ve lw itht he traf fics igna tthe latest.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yintoa nu rban area ,
th es peed isadap teda ccor ding tothes peed
per mitt edwithin theu rban area. The speed limit
displa yint he Instrument Displayisa lway su pda ‐
te dw hen thev ehicle isleve lw itht he traffic sign .
If th er ei sn ospeed restriction onanunlimited
st re tcho froad (e.g. onafreewa y),ther ecom ‐
men dedspeed isaut omati callyadop teda sthe
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thes peed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tcho froad asther ecom ‐
men dedspeed. Ifyo ud on otalter thes tore d
speed onanunlimit edstre tcho froad, ther ec‐
omm ended speedis80 mph(130k m/h) .
If Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Chasbeen
pu tint op assive mode bypressing thea cceler a‐
to rp eda l,onl yspeed limitswhi chareh igher
th an thes etspeed area dop ted.
Ac tiveS peed Limi tA ssistisonl yana id. The
dr iver isresponsible fork eeping asafed ista nce
fr om thev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed and
fo rb raking ingood time. Themaximu mpermissi ‐
ble spee dalsod epe nds onfact or ss ucha sthe
ro ad sur face and traf ficc ondi tions . Sy
stem limit s
Te mp orarys peed restrictions (e.g.for ac ertain
tim eordue towe ather condition s)can notb e
pr oper lyde tected bythes ystem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying toav ehicle witha
tr ailer isno td etect edbythes ystem. Inthese sit‐
uations youm usta djus ty our speed yourself . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oA ctiv e
Speed LimitAssistadap tingt he vehicle's
speed
The speed adoptedb yActiv eSpeed Limi t
Assi stma ybetoo high orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthew etor infog
R When towing atrailer #
Ensur ethat thed rive ns peed complies
wit htraffic regulations. #
Adjus tthe driving speed tosuit current
tr af fica nd weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tatio n %
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge .
When ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa cti‐
va ted, thev ehicle speed willbeadjus teda ccor d‐
ing lyto ther out eeventsa head. Depen dingon
th ed rive prog rams elected, thev ehicle negoti‐
at es arout eevent aheadi naf uel-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.W hen ther out e
eve nthasb eenp asse d, thev ehicle accelerat es
ag ain tothes tore ds peed. Thesetd ista nce to
th ev ehicle infront, vehicles detected aheada nd
spe edrestrictions aheada retake ni ntoa cco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio nc an be conf ig‐
ur ed inthem ultimedia system (/ page218).
Th ef ollo wing routee vents aret aken into
acco unt:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tra ffic circ lesa nd tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsa nd exits Dr
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Ac
tiv eS teer ing Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eS teer ing Assis t
% The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge .
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tiso nlya vailable uptoa
speed of130m ph(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo ut os tayi nt he cent erofthel ane bymeans of
moder ates teer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th es peed driven, ActiveS teer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asarefer‐
ence .
% Depe nding onthec ount ry,int he lowe r
speed rang eA ctiv eSteer ing Assis tcan use
th es urround ingtraf fica sa refere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng away from
th ec ent erofthel ane toform arescue lane,
fo re xamp le.
When thes ystemi sactiv elysteer ing, theà
symbol issho wningreen inthem ultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ed etecti onoflane markingsand vehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveS teer ing Assis t switc
hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tint his case. During thet ransit ion
fr om activ etop assiv estatus ,the à symbol is
sho wnasenlar geda nd flashin g.On ce thes ys‐
te mi spass ive, theà symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Ste ering and touc hd etection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanyt ime tocor rect thec our seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect achang efroma ctivet op assiv emode or
vice versaa tany tim e. If
th es ystemd etects that thed rive rh as not
st eer edthev ehicle forac onsider ablep eriod of
time orhas remo vedt heir hands from thes teer‐
ing wheel, anoptical warning isgiv en firs t. Dis ‐
pl ay 1 appear sint he multifunction display.If
th ed rive rs tilld oes nots teer thev ehicle, or
giv es no conf irmation tothes ystem, aw arning
to ne sou nds inad ditio nt ot he visual warning
mess age.
The warning isno tissued, orisstopped, when
th ed rive rg ives con firm atio ntot he system:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle.
R The driver presses asteer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hC ontrol.
If Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tdetects that as ystem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawarning tone sou nds.
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tiso nlya na id. The driver is
re sponsible fort he distance tothev ehicle in
fr ont, forv ehicle speed, forb raking ingood time
and fors taying inlane. Beforec hanging lanes,
th ed rive rm ustm akes uret hat then eighbor ing
lane isfree (glance overthe shoulder). Dr
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Sy
stem limit s
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu ef or lateral guidance. Insome cases,the
st eer ing interve ntio nisn otsufficien ttok eep the
ve hicle inthel ane ortodrivet hrough exits.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,g reatl yv arying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onther oadw ay.
R Ther eisg lare,e.g. from oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,f ogg edup, damag ed
or coveredi nt he vicinity ofthec amer a,e.g.
by asticker.
R No, orseveralu nclear ,lane markingsare
pr esen tfor one lane, orthem arking schang e
qu ickl y, e.g. inac onstru ction areaoratinter‐
secti ons.
R The lane mar kings arew orna way,dar kor
co veredu p,e.g. bydirtorsnow. R
The distance tothev ehicle infront istoo
small andthel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther eareobs tacle so nthe lane orprojecting
out intot he lane, suchasobjec tmarke rs.
The system does notp rovide assista nce inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends andwhen turnin g.
R When crossin ginter sect ions.
R Attraf ficc ircle so rtoll statio ns.
R When activel yc hanging lanewithout switc h‐
ing onthet urns ignal indicat or.
R When thet irep ressur eist oo low.
Dep endingonthes elect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tmaybe una vailable.
Obser vethes tatus displa yofActiv eSteer ing
Assis tint he multifunction display
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tunexpect edlystops func‐
tionin g
If th es ystem limits ofActiveS teer ing Assis t
ar er eac hed ther ei sn og uar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeorwillk eep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw aysk eep your han dson thes teer ing
wheel andobser vethet raffic car efull y. #
Alw ayss teer thev ehicle paying atten‐
tion totraf ficc ondi tions . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tunexpect edlyinterve nes
Am alfu nctio nint he detection oflane mar k‐
ings andobje ctscan occu r.
This could cause unexpect edsteer ing inter‐
ve ntio n. #
Steer accor dingtotraf ficc ondi tions . Ac
tiv atin gActive Ste ering Assis t
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ESP ®
mu stbe activ ated, but notint er ve ning .
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d. #
Ifindicat orlam p1 isoff:pr ess butt on2.
Fu nction ofActiv eL aneC hangeA ssist
% Thef ollo wing function iscountr y-dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge . Ac
tiveL aneC hangeA ssistsuppor tsthed rive r
when chang inglane sbyappl ying steer ing torq ue
if th ed rive ro per ates aturns ignal indicat or.
Assis tance when chang inglane sisp rovide difa ll
th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R Youa redrivin gonaf reewa yorroad with
multiple lanesinthed irect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byab ro‐
ke nl an em arkin g.
R Novehicle isde tected inthea djacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110m ph(180 km/ h).
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistisswitc hedonin
th em ultimedia system.
R ActiveS teer ing Assis tiss witc hed onand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected inthea djacen tlane and
al ane chang eisp ermit ted, thel ane chang e
begin safter thed rive rh as activ ated thet urns ig‐
nal indicat or.T his issho wntothed rive rw itha
gr een arro w 2 next to thes teer ing wheel sym‐
bol. TheLane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,fore xamp le.IfAc tiveL aneC hange
Assi sthas been activated withthe turns ignal
indicat orbut alane chang eisn otimm ediat ely
poss ible, agraya rrow 1 appear snexttot he
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichremain sgreen.
When thel ane chang eassis tance star ts,t he turn
signal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated along
wit hthe displa yint he multifunction display. Dr
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If
al ane chang eisn otposs ible, thea rrow fades
out afte raf ewsec ond sand anew lane chang e
mus tbeinit iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ys ection sw ithout speed
limi ts.
If th es ystemi simp aired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec anceled .Ifi ti sc anceled ,the
Lane Change Canceled messageappe arsi nt he
multifunction displayand aw arning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno talway sd etect
clear lyifth ea djacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang em ightbeinit iated although
th ea djacen tlane isno tfree. #
Beforec hanging lanes,makesuret hat
th en eighbor inglane isfree and ther ei s
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thel ane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssistune xpectedl ystops func‐
tionin g
If th es ystem limit ations forL ane Change
Assis thave been reac hed, ther ei sn og uar‐
ant eethat thes ystem will remain active.
Lane ChangeA ssis tcanno tthen assis tyou
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysm onit orthel ane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thes teer ing wheel.
Obser vethet raffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak ei fn eces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveS teer ing Assis t
apply toActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
( / pag e219).
Th es ystemm ayalso beimpair edorma ynot
func tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R The sensor sint he rear bum perared irty ,
damag edorcoveredb yas tickero rice and
sno w,fore xamp le.
R The exterior lighting showsafault. %
The ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistsensor s
adjus tautomaticall ywhile acertain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rt he vehicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistis
una vailable oronl ypartiall yavailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro wa ppear snext
to theØ ActiveS teer ing Assis tsymbol
when thet urns ignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eChange
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Fu nction ofActiv eE me rgency Stop Assis t
If th ed rive rc ontinuall yignor esthev isual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthes teer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencyStopmes‐
sag eappear sint he multifunction display.Ifth e
dr iver still does notrespond, ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thes peed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toas tands till. 222
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Ac
tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON ICstatus dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tatio n 1
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cselect ed,
se ts pecified distance (numbe rofsegments
be lowt he vehicle)
2 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cdeacti va‐
te d, speed stor ed 3
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Candroute-
based speedadap tatio na ctive,s peed stor ed
% Onhighw ayso rhigh-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedc ycli‐
cally when thev ehicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo ud epr ess thea cceler ator pedal beyond
th es etting oftheA ctiv eDista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C,thes ystemi sswitc hed topas‐
siv em ode. Theç Suspended message
appear sint he multifunction display.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thes peedom‐
et er.Ift he speed ofthev ehicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thes tore ds peed
due tother out eevent ahead, thes egment sin
th es peedome terl ight up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion stot he speed duetomanua lora utom atic adop
tionofthes peed limit,ared ispla yedi nt he
con trol feedbac kofthe multifunction displayon
as ing leline.
Ac tiv eS teer ing Assis tstat us disp lay 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothed rive r
to act ivel yc onfirm ortransition from activ e
to passiv estatus ,systeml imits detected
Dur ing thet ransition from activ etop assiv esta‐
tus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge da nd flash‐ 22
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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthef ollo wing function siss witc hed
on, thev ehicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avo iddamag etot he vehicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthef ollo wing orsimila rsit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed orthes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasb eena utomati‐
cally switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisd eacti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress theb rake pedal andafte ras hort
time quickl yd epr ess further until the00D9
displa yappear sint he multifunction display. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt hemultifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthef ollo w‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thev ehicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bythee lectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthed rive r's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eisam alfunction inthes ystemo rthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withvaria‐
ble dam pingfor improve ddriving comf ort.The
all-r ound leve lc on trol system ensur estheb est
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When driving at
speed, thev ehicle islowe reda utomatic allyto
im prove driving safetya nd toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youa lso have theo ption ofmanually
adjus tingthev ehicle leve l. 226
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oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sint he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thes ame
time, awarning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elyt wo seco ndseverytim e
th ev ehicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sint he multifunction display. The
sensor saredir ty. #
Clean thes ensor sand obser vethen otes on car eofvehicle parts(/ page421).
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON IChasb een deac tiva tedd uetoam alfunc tion. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Ifth ep roblem persists, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Fu
nction ofthep assiv es ide impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICfunctio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obstacle satthe side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ed etect edbetween thef ront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfor an objec tonthe side to
be detected, thes ensor sint he front and rear
bum permus tfirst detect theo bjec twhile you
ar ed rivin gp astit. Dur
ing thep arking procedur eorm aneuv ering,
objec tsared etect edasthev ehicle drives pas t.
If yo us teer inthed irect ion ofad etect edobs ta‐
cle and ther ei sar iskofalater al collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntso nthe sides
light upyello wo rred, depending onthed ista nce
to theo bstacle . Seg
ment colord epe ndin gond istan ce
Co lorL ater al dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1 .0 -2 .0ft
(30 -60c m)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0f t
(30 cm) In
order forl ater al front orrear segm entstob e
displa yed, thev ehicle mustfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas th alfo fthe vehicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thel engt hofthe vehicle, all 236
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oximat ely2 .0ft(0.6 m)thew arning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adista nce ofapprox ‐
imat ely1 .0ft(0.3 m)thew arning displa yis
sho wninred.
When Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICisop erationa l
an dn oobjec tisd etect ed, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yaresho wningray .
% Ifth ee ntires ystemf ails, thes egment sof
th ew arning displa yaresho wninred. The
indicat orlam ponthe PARK TRONI Cbutton
light supa nd theé symbol appearsin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.
If th es ystemf ails atther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsaresho wninred
when backingu p.
R The rear segm entsarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisde act ivat ed ,
th ew arning displa yfades out(/ page235). Guid
elines 1
Yello wl ane markingthe cour sethet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line,vehicle width(driven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thec urrent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redg uide lineatad ista nce ofapprox imat ely
1. 0i n( 0.3 m)from ther ear area
4 Markatad ista nce ofapprox .3 .3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActiveP arking Assisti sa ctive, the
lane markingsared ispla yedi ng reen. The
guide linesinthem ultimedia system dis‐
pla yshowt he distances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply toroad leve l.
Side viewo fthe mir rorc am eras
The side so fthe vehicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit ho utside mirrors folded out
2 Markero fthe wheel contactpoints
Sy stem failur e
If th er ei sn oo per ational readin ess, thef ollo wing
messag eappear sint he media display: 24
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Press butt on1. The
media displayshows thev iewo fActiv ePark‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthem edia displa y
ma ydiffe rf romt heactual vehicle path. #
Ifyo uh ave driven pas tap arkin gspace: bring
th ev ehicle toas tands till. #
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. #
Wher enecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdso rreverse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thep arking
dir ect ion. #
Conf irms elect edpar king space 4.
% The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thep arking procedur e
begins. Theturns ignal indicat orisswitc hed
of fa utomaticall ywhen yous wit ch to005B .
Yo ua reresponsible fors ele cting thet urns ignal
indicat orinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi ‐
tions .Ifn eces sary,select thet urns ignal indica‐
to ra ccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ov ehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulling
out ofap arking space
While parking orexitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candriveo ntoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause yout oc ollidew itho bject s
or other road user s. #
Paya tten tion toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sint he media display:
select thec orresponding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intot he select edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthep arking procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma ystillb en ecessar y. #
Afterc om pletion ofthep arking procedur e,
saf eguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nthe wheels towa rdst he curb. 24
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