Switching off
• Drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h), or
• take the vehicle out of reverse gear. The
acoustic parking system is immediately de
activated, and the rear view camera picture is deactivated automatically after a period
of about 15 seconds, or
• switch off the ignition.
The delay in deactivating the camera provides
an uninterrupted view behind the vehicle es
pecially when maneuvering in tight parking
spaces and prevents the picture from turning
off the every time you sh ift out of reverse .
If the warning message appears in the display but not the rear view camera picture, read and
confirm the warning message . The acoustic
d istance signal is always active.
If you press a function button on the MMI
control console, the rear view camera picture
disappears . The rear view camera picture reap
pears the next time you park.
Further information on the warning message
and the MMI control console can be found in
the MMI instruction booklet.
A WARNING
- Only use the rearview camera to assist
you if it shows a good, clear picture. For
example, the image may be affected by
the sun shining into the lens, dirt on the
lens or if there is a defect.
- Use the rearview camera only with the
rear lid completely closed. Make sure any
objects you may have mounted on the
rear lid do not block the rearview cam
era.
(D Tips
- The rear v iew camera picture is available
as soon as the MMI Display or the MMI is
switched on, or the start-up phase is
completed.
- The sensors must be kept clean and free
of snow and ice for the park assist to op
erate.
Park assist 111
- You can change the vo lume and pitch of
the signals as we ll as the disp lay
~page 113.
-What appears in the display is time-de
layed.
Reverse Parking
App lies to vehicles: wit h parking system (rear, with rear
v iew camera}
Parking mode 1 can be used when parking in
a garage or parking space.
Fig. 112 MMI Display: Aim ing at a park ing spot
Fig. 113 MMI Disp lay : Al ign ing the veh icle
• Switch the MMI on and select the reverse
gea r.
• Turn the steering wheel until the orange ori
entation lines (!) appear in the parking spot
i=> fig. 112. Use the markings @to help you
estimate the distance from an obstacle.
Each marking corresponds to 3 ft (1 m). The
blue area represents an extens ion of the ve
hicle's outline by approximately 16 ft (5 m)
to the rear.
• Wh ile driving in reverse gear, adjust the
steer ing whee l angle to fit the parking space
with the aid of the orange orientation lines
i::>0 .@ marks the rear bumper. You should
stop driving in reve rse as soon as and no
Ill>-
112 Park ass is t
later than when the red o rientation line ©
abuts an object
9 _& !
A WARNING
- The rear view camera does not show the entire area beh ind the veh icle
¢ page 109, fig. 110. Watch out espe
c ially for small children and an imals. The
rear view camera cannot always detect
them, posing r isk of a n accident!
- Please note that objects not touch ing the
ground can appear to be furthe r away
t han they really are (for example, the
bumper o f a parked vehi cle, a trailer
hi tch, or the rear of a truck). In this case,
yo u should not use the help lines to he lp
with parking, which poses danger of an
acc ident!
(D Note
- Low obs tacles alrea dy signaled by a
warning can disappea r from the system's
detection range as they are approached
and will not contin ue to be signaled. Ob
j ects such as barrier cha ins, trailer draw
bars, thin pa inted vertical po les or fen
ces may not be detected by the system, pos ing risk of damage.
- In the MMI d isplay, the direction of trav
el of the vehicle rea r is represented de
pend ing on the stee ring w heel a ngle.
The vehicle fron t swings out more than
t h e ve hicle re ar. Main tain plen ty of di s
ta nce from an obs tacle so that your o ut
side mir ro r or a corne r of your veh icle
does not collide with any obstacles - dan ger of acc ident!
Parallel Parking
Applies to vehicles: wit h parking system (rear, with rear
v iew camera)
Use parking mode 2 to help you park on the
edge of a street.
Fig . 1 14 MM I Disp lay : b lu e surface in th e park ing spot
F ig . 11 5 MMI Disp lay : Blu e curve o n the curb
The following steps apply on ly when there is
no obstacle (such as a wall) near the parking
spot. Otherwise, please read the "Tips on
Parking Next to Obstacles"
¢page 113.
.,. Activate the t urn signa l.
.,. Posit ion your veh icle para llel to the edge of
the street, approximately 3
ft (1 m) from a
parked ve hicle.
.,. Switch the MMI on and select the reverse
gea r. The parking aid turns on and parking
mode 1 appears on th e display .
.,. Press the
Mode 9 fig . 114 C!) control b utton
on the MMI contro l conso le. Parking mode 2
appears .
.,. Back up in reverse gear and alig n your vehi
cle so that the blue area @borders on the
rear end of the vehicle or on the park ing
spot line. The blue area represents an exten
sion of the vehicle's out line by approximate-
ly 16
ft (Sm) to the rea r. The long side of ..,.
the blue area should be o n the curb. The en
tire b lue area must fit into the parking spot.
~ While the vehicle is stationary, t urn the
steering wheel to the right as far as it will go.
~ Back into the park ing spot . Stop the vehicle
as soon a s the blue curve touches the curb
¢ fig . 115.
~ While the vehicle is stationary, tu rn the
steering wheel to the left as far as it w ill go.
~ Continue to back up into the park ing spot
until the vehicle is parked paralle l to the
curb .@ marks the rear bumper . You should
stop dr iving in reverse as soon as and no lat
er than when the red orientation line@
abuts an object¢,& ! Keep an eye on the
front of your vehicle wh ile doing this ¢(D .
Par kin g ne xt to obst acles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall)
next to the parking spot, choose a spot with
more space on the sides. Position the long
side of the blue area so that there i s sufficien t
space from the curb . The area must not be on
the curb . You w ill also need to start turning
the steeri ng whee l much ear lie r. T he re should
be a suffic ien t amo unt of space between the
curb and the b lue curve, and the blue c urve
¢
fig . 115 mus t not touch the curb .
&_ WARNING
-The rear view came ra does not show the
entire area behind the vehicle
¢ page 109, fig. 110. Watch out espe
c ially for small children and an imals. The
rear view camera cannot a lways detect
them, posing risk of an accident!
- Please note that objects not touch ing the
ground can appear to be further away
than they really are (for example, the bumper of a pa rked vehicle, a t railer
hi tc h, or the rear of a tru ck) . In this case,
yo u should not use the help lines to he lp
with park ing, which poses danger of an
accident!
P ark a ssis t 113
@ Note
In the MMI display, the direction of travel
of the vehicle rear is represented depend
i ng on the steering wheel angle . The vehi
cle front swings out more than the vehicle
rear. Maintain p lenty of d istance from an
obstacle so that your outs ide mirror or a
corner of you r vehicle does not coll ide with
any obstacles - dange r of accident!
(D Tips
The left o r right orie ntation lines and su r
faces will be displayed, depending on the
turn s ignal being used .
Adjusting the display and warning tones
Applies to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear
view camera)
The display and warning tones are adjus ted in
the radio or MM!*.
~ Select: !CAR ! function button > Par king sys
tem .
Or
--~ Select: !C AR ! function but ton> Car systems *
contro l butto n > Driver ass ist > Parking aid .
Di splay
- Off -when the parking system is switched
off, only a udible s ignals a re g iv en .
- On -when the parking system is switched
on, the picture from the rear view camera is
disp layed.
Warning tones
- Rear volum e -
rear sensor vo lume
- Rear frequency -rear senso r frequency
- Music volume while parking -when the
park ing system is sw itched on, the volume
of t he active audio sour ce is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the sig nal generato r. Th e settings are auto
matically stored and assigned to the remote
control key. ..,.