"Reverse parking" function

– Make sure that the rear view camera is activated and that the "Reverse parking" function is selected. See the separate operating instructions for COMAND.
The lane and the guide lines are shown.

Backing up straight into a parking space without turning the steering wheel

1 Vehicle width including exterior mirrors

1 Vehicle width including exterior mirrors
2 White lane with steering wheel straight
3 Yellow guide line approximately 3 ft (1 m) away from the rear area
4 Red guide line approximately 10 in (0.25 m) away from the rear area

– With the help of white lane 2, check whether the vehicle will fit into the parking space.

– Using the white lane as a guide, carefully back up until you reach the end position.

Red guide line 4 is then at the end of the parking space. The vehicle is almost parallel in the parking space.

Reverse perpendicular parking with the steering wheel at an angle

– Drive past the parking space and bring the vehicle to a standstill.

Turning the steering wheel
Turning the steering wheel

1 Red lane indicating the route the vehicle will take with the steering wheel in its current position
2 Parking space marking

– While the vehicle is at a standstill, turn the steering wheel in the direction of the parking space until the red lane reaches parking space marking 2.
– Keep the steering wheel in that position and back up carefully.

Backing up with the steering wheel turned
Backing up with the steering wheel turned

1 Red lane indicating the route the vehicle will take with the steering wheel in its current position

– Stop the vehicle when it is almost exactly in front of the parking space.
The white lane should be as close to parallel with the parking space marking as possible.

Driving to the final position
Driving to the final position

1 White lane at current steering wheel angle
2 Parking space marking

– Turn the steering wheel to the center position while the vehicle is stationary.

1 Red guide line approximately 10 in (0.25 m) away from the rear area

1 Red guide line approximately 10 in (0.25 m) away from the rear area
2 White lane with steering wheel straight
3 End of parking space

– Back up carefully until you have reached the end position.
Red guide line 1 is then at the end of parking space 3. The vehicle is almost parallel in the parking space.

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