Parking

PARKTRONIC and Active Parking Assist are WARNING
PARKTRONIC and Active Parking Assist are merely parking aids and may not detect all obstacles. They do not relieve you of the responsibility of paying attention.
You are always responsible for safety and must continue to pay attention to your immediate surroundings when parking and maneuvering. You could otherwise endanger yourself and others.

– Stop the vehicle when the parking space symbol shows the desired parking space in the instrument cluster.
– Shift the transmission to position R.
The Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No: message appears in the multifunction message appears in the multifunction display.
– To cancel the procedure: press the steering button on the multifunction steering wheel or pull away.
or
– To park using Active Parking Assist: press the steering wheel. button on the multifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate and Brake Observe Surroundings message appears in the multifunction display.

When parking, you need to make sure that no WARNING
When parking, you need to make sure that no obstacles are located in the vicinity of the vehicle during the entire operation. Active Parking Assist does not relieve you of the responsibility of paying attention. It merely aids you by intervening actively in the steering.
To stop the vehicle or to avoid an accident, you need to apply the brakes yourself.

– Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
– Back up the vehicle, being ready to brake at all times. Do not exceed a speed of approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) while backing up; Active Parking Assist will otherwise be canceled.

In tight parking spaces, you will achieve In tight parking spaces, you will achieve the best parking results by backing up as far as possible. When doing so, also observe the PARKTRONIC messages.

– Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the continuous warning tone, if not before.
Maneuvering may be required in tight parking spaces.

The Park Assist Active Select D Observe Surroundings message appears in the multifunction display.

– Shift the transmission to position D while the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in the other direction.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate and Brake Observe Surroundings message appears in the multifunction display.

You will achieve the best parking results You will achieve the best parking results by waiting for the steering procedure to complete before moving forwards.

– Drive forwards and be ready to brake at all times.
– Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the continuous warning tone, if not before.

The Park Assist Active Select R Observe Surroundings message appears in the multifunction display.

– Further transmission shifts may be necessary.

As soon as the parking procedure is complete, the Park Assist Finished message appears in the multifunction display. PARKTRONIC continues to be available.

– Maneuver if necessary.
– Always observe the warning messages displayed by PARKTRONIC.

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