Driver assistance systems
● The p ark
in
g manoeuvre does not end with-
in approximately 6 minutes following activa-
tion of the automatic steering.
● There is a fault in the system (the system is
temporari
ly unavailable).
● ASR is switched off.
● ASR or ESC intervene with regulation.
● The driver door is opened.
To re
start the manoeuvre it is necessary that
none of these things occur and that the
button is pressed again.
Special Characteristics
The Park Assist system is subject to certain
limitations inherent to the system. For exam-
ple, it is therefore not possible to enter or exit
a parking space on sharp bends. While entering or exiting a parking space, a
brief sign
al sounds to prompt the driver to
change between forward and reverse gears
(depending on the case). In successive ma-
noeuvres, the assistant tells the driver to
change gears, at the latest, when the contin-
uous audible signal is given (object present
at a distance of ≤30 cm) by Park Pilot.
When the Park Assist system turns the steer-
ing wheel with the vehicle stationary, the in-
strument panel also displays the symbol .
Keep the brake pedal depressed while the
symbol remains on the dash panel display to
turn the wheels with the vehicle stopped.
This way, the system will require fewer ma-
noeuvres to complete the parking action. Trailer mode
The Park As
sist system cannot be switched
on if the factory-fitted towing bracket
››› page 273 is electrically connected to a
trailer.
After changing a wheel
If, after changing a wheel, the vehicle stops
entering and exiting parking spaces correctly,
the circumference of the new wheel may be
different and the system may need to adapt
to it. The adaptation is automatic and takes
place during driving. Making turns slowly and
in both directions (20 km/h [12 mph]) for a
few minutes may contribute to this adapta-
tion process ››› in Introduction on
p ag
e 249
.
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Selecting a parking mode Fig. 218
Overview of reduced displays for park-
ing mode s:
Parallel parking in reverse. Per-
pendicular parking in reverse. Perpendicular
parking forwards. Fig. 219
On the instrument panel display:
dis p
laying the Park Assist system with re-
duced display. Selecting a parking mode with Park Assist
w
ith prior s
t
ep in front of the space
After activating the Park Assist system and
after detecting a parking space, the display
on the instrument panel proposes a parking
mode. The Park Assist system selects the
parking mode automatically. The selected mode is shown on the instrument panel dis-
pla
y ››› Fig. 219. The reduced display of other
possible parking modes is also shown
››› Fig. 218. If the mode selected by the sys-
tem does not correspond to the desired
mode, you can select another mode by press-
ing the button ››› Fig. 217.
Action
1.The necessary conditions to park with Park Assist
have to be met ››› page 254.
2.
Press the button.
A control lamp on the button lights up when
the system is switched on. Additionally, the se-
lected parking mode is shown on the instrument
panel display and the reduced display shows an-
other parking mode it can be changed to.
Action
3.
Turn on the corresponding turn signal towards
the side of the road where you are parking. The
instrument panel displays the side correspond-
ing to the road. By default, if the turn signal is
not on, it parks on the right in the direction of
traffic.
4.
If necessary, press the button again to change
to the next parking mode.
Once you have switched to all possible parking
modes, if the button is pressed again, the
system switches off.
5.Press the button again to switch the system
back on.
6.Follow the instructions displayed on the instru-
ment panel while paying attention to traffic and
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Special case of perpendicular parking space
t o p
ark
forwards without driving past first
Action
1.The necessary conditions to park with Park Assist
have to be met ››› page 254.
2.Drive forward towards the parking space while
paying attention to traffic and stop the vehicle.
Action
3.
Press the button once.
A control lamp on the button lights up when
the system is switched on. Additionally, the se-
lected parking mode is shown on the instrument
panel display without reduced display.
4.Release the steering wheel ››› in Introduction
on page 249. 253
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Park with Park Assist Fig. 220
On the instrument panel display: paral-
lel p
arking. Finding a parking space. Park-
ing position. Manoeuvring. Fig. 221
On the instrument panel display: per-
pendicu l
ar parking. Finding a parking space.
Parking position. Manoeuvring. Key to
Fig. 220 and Fig. 221:
M e
s
sage to move forwards
Your vehicle
Parked vehicle
Parking space detected
Message to park
Message to press the brake pedal
Progress bar
1 2
3
4
5
6
7 Progress bars
The pr
ogr
e
ss bar
››› Fig. 220 7 and
›››
Fig. 221 7 on the
s c
r
een of the instrument panel displays the
relative distance to be covered. The greater
the distance, the fuller the progress bar.
When driving forward, the content of the pro-
gress bar decreases upwards, and when re-
versing, it decreases downwards. Necessary conditions to park with Park As-
sis
t
For parallel parking spacesFor perpendicularparking spaces
The traction control system (ASR) must be turned on ››› page 191. 254
Driver assistance systemsFor parallel parking
spacesFor perpendicularparking spaces
Do not exceed approxi-
mately 40 km/h (25 mph)
when driving past the parking space.Do not exceed approxi-
mately 20 km/h (12 mph)
when driving past the parking space.
Keep a distance between 0.5 and 2.0 metres when driv- ing past the parking space.
Length of the space:
length of the vehicle + 0.8 metresWidth of the space: width
of the vehicle + 0.8 me- tres
Do not exceed approximately 7 km/h (4 mph) when
parking. Parking
Do the following:
1.The necessary conditions have to be met to park
with Park Assist
››› page 254 and the parking
mode must be selected ››› page 252.
2.
Look at the display on the instrument panel to
see if the space has been detected as “appropri-
ate” and if the correct position for parking has
been reached ››› Fig. 220
or ››› Fig. 221 .
The space is considered “appropriate” if the dis-
play on the instrument panel shows the message
to park 5
.
3.Stop the vehicle and, after a brief pause, engage
the reverse gear.
4.Release the steering wheel
››› in Introduction
on page 249.
Do the following:
5.
Please note the following message: Active au-
tomatic steering. Watch out around
you.
While you keep watch around you, carefully start
accelerating up to no more than 7 km/h (4 mph).
During the parking manoeuvre, the system only
takes charge of the steering. You, as the driver,
have to accelerate, engage the clutch if necessa-
ry, change gears and brake.
6.
Reverse until the ParkPilot continuous signal is
heard.
OR: reverse until the instrument panel displays
the message to go forwards ››› Fig. 220 or ››› Fig. 221 .
OR: reverse until the instrument panel displays
the message Park Assist finished .
The progress bar 7 indicates the distance to
cover ››› page 254.
7.
Press down the brake pedal until the Park Assist
system has finished turning the steering wheel.
OR: until the symbol on the instrument panel
display switches off.
8.Select first gear.
Do the following:
9.
Go forward until the ParkPilot continuous signal
is heard.
OR: go forward until the instrument panel display
shows the message to reverse.
The Park Assist system steers the vehicle forward
and back until it centres it in the space ››› Fig. 220
or ››› Fig. 221 .
10.
For best results, wait at the end of each manoeu-
vre until the Park Assist system has finished turn-
ing the steering wheel.
The parking manoeuvre ends when a correspond-
ing message is displayed on the instrument panel
and, in some cases, an acoustic signal sounds. Note
If the manoeuvre is terminated prematurely
during p ark
ing, the result may not be the
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Exiting a parking space with Park As-
s i
s
t (only for parallel spaces) Fig. 222
On the instrument panel display: ex-
itin g a p
ar
allel parking space. Key to the
Fig. 222:
P ark
ed
vehicle
Your vehicle in reverse gear
Progress bar to indicate the distance left
to cover
Message giving the proposed manoeuvre
to exit the parking space
Necessary conditions to exit a parking space
with Park Assist
● Only for parallel parking spaces
● The traction control system (ASR) must be
turned on ››
› page 191.
● Length of the space: leng
th of the vehicle
+ 0.5 metres 1 2
3
4 ●
Do not e
x
ceed approximately 7 km/h
(4 mph) when exiting the parking space.
Exiting a parking space
Do the following:
For parallel parking spaces
1.The necessary conditions to exit a parking space
with Park Assist have to be met ››› page 256.
2.Switch on the engine ››› page 181.
3.
Press the button ››› Fig. 217.
A control lamp on the button lights up when
the system is switched on.
4.Turn on the corresponding turn signal towards
the road you will enter when exiting the parking
space.
5.Engage reverse gear or turn the selector lever to
position R.
6.
Release the steering wheel ››› in Introduction
on page 249.
Please note the following message: Active
automatic steering. Watch out around
you.
While you keep watch around you, carefully start
accelerating up to no more than 7 km/h (4 mph).
When exiting the parking space, the system only
takes charge of the steering. You, as the driver,
have to accelerate, engage the clutch if necessa-
ry, change gears and brake.
For parallel parking spaces
7.
Reverse until the ParkPilot continuous signal is
heard.
OR: reverse until the instrument panel display
shows the message to go forward.
The progress bar ››› Fig. 222 3 indicates the dis-
tance to cover ››› page 254.
8.
Press down the brake pedal until the Park Assist
system has finished turning the steering wheel.
OR: press down the brake pedal until the sym-
bol on the instrument panel display switches off.
9.
Go forward until the ParkPilot continuous signal
is heard.
OR: go forward until the instrument panel display
shows the message to reverse.
The Park Assist system steers the vehicle forward
and back until it can exit the space.
10.
The vehicle can exit the space when a corre-
sponding message is displayed on the instru-
ment panel and, in some cases, an acoustic sig-
nal sounds.
Take charge of the steering with the turning an-
gle set by the Park Assist system.
11.Paying attention to the traffic, exit the parking
space. 256
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Automatic braking intervention by
P ark
As
sist Park Assist helps the driver by automatically
brak
in
g in certain situations.
The driver is always responsible for braking
in time ››› .
Autom atic
braking intervention to avoid ex-
ceeding the speed limit
To avoid exceeding the speed limit of approx-
imately 7 km/h (4 mph) when entering or
leaving a parking space, the brakes may acti-
vate automatically. After automatically acti-
vating the brakes, the manoeuvres to enter or
exit a parking space may continue.
The brakes are only automatically activated
once for each attempt to enter or exit a park-
ing space. If the speed of approximately
7 km/h (4 mph) is exceeded again, the corre-
sponding operation is halted.
Automatic braking to reduce damages
Depending on certain conditions, the Park
Assist system can automatically brake the ve-
hicle when faced with an obstacle, briefly ac-
tioning and holding down the brake ped-
al ››› . Following this the driver must press
the br ak
e ped
al.
Automatic braking intervention to reduce
damage leads to the parking manoeuvre fin-
ishing. WARNING
The automatic braking intervention by Park
Ass i
st should never tempt you to take any
risk that may compromise safety. The system
is not a replacement for driver awareness.
● The Park Assist system is subject to certain
limitations
inherent to the system. In certain
situations, the automatic braking interven-
tion may only work in a limited way or not
work at all.
● Always be ready to use the brakes yourself!
● The automatic braking intervention will end
after ap
proximately 1.5 seconds. Following
this, brake the vehicle yourself. Parking System Plus (ParkPi-
lot)*
D e
s
cription Fig. 223
Represented area. During parking, P
ark
in
g System Plus assists
the driver by visually and audibly warning
them about obstacles detected in front of
and behind the vehicle.
There are ultrasound sensors integrated in
the front and rear bumpers. When they detect
an obstacle, you are alerted by audible warn-
ings and visually on the Easy Connect sys-
tem.
In the event of danger of a frontal collision,
the audible warnings come from the front of
the vehicle, and in the event of the danger of
a rear-end collision they come from the rear.
Make particularly sure that the sensors are
not covered by adhesives, residues and the
like, as this could affect the system's opera-
tion. Cleaning instructions ››› page 287.
The approximate measurement range of the
sensors is:
1.20 m
1.60 m
0.90 m
As you approach the obstacle, the time inter-
val between the audible warnings will be re-
duced. When you reach around 0.30 m the
warning will be constant: do not continue to
move forward (or backward)!
If you maintain separation from the obstacle,
the volume of the warning begins to reduce »
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C
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after four seconds (does not affect the tone
of the c
on
stant warning).
In order to view the entire periphery of the ve-
hicle, the vehicle must be moved a few me-
tres forwards and backwards. Thus, the miss-
ing areas are screened and obstacles at the
sides of the vehicle are displayed
››› Fig. 223 C .
S pec
i
al features of ParkPilot with Area View
In the following situations the screened area
on the side of the vehicle is automatically
hidden:
● When a vehicle door is opened.
● When the ASR is switched off.
● When there is ASR or ESC regulation.
● If the vehicle remains stationary for more
than appr
oximately 3 minutes. WARNING
● Alw a
ys pay attention, also when looking
straight ahead, to traffic and the vehicle sur-
roundings. The assistance systems are not a
replacement for driver awareness. When in-
serting or removing the vehicle from a park-
ing space, or when performing similar ma-
noeuvres the driver always assumes the re-
sponsibility.
● Adapt your speed and driving style at all
times t
o suit visibility, weather, road and traf-
fic conditions. ●
The ultr a
sound sensors have blind spots in
which obstacles and people are not regis-
tered. Pay special attention to children and
animals.
● Always keep visual control of the vehicle
surrou
ndings: use the mirrors for additional
help. CAUTION
Parking Aid functions may be negatively af-
f ect ed b
y different factors that may lead to
damage to the vehicle or its immediate sur-
rounds:
● Under certain circumstances, the system
does not
detect or display certain objects:
– Objects such as chains, trailer draw bars,
fences, posts and thin trees.
– Objects that are located above the sen-
sors, such as protrusions in a wall.
– Objects with certain surfaces or struc-
tures, such as wire mesh fences or pow-
der snow.
● Certain surfaces of objects and garments
do not refl
ect the ultrasound sensors' sig-
nals. The system cannot detect these objects
or people wearing such clothes correctly.
● Ultrasound sensor signals may be affected
by e
xternal sound sources. In certain circum-
stances this may prevent them from detect-
ing people or objects.
● Please note that low obstacles detected by
the syst
em may no longer be registered by the sensors as the car moves closer, so the
sys
t
em will not give any further warning. In
certain circumstances, objects such as high
kerbs that could damage the bottom of the
vehicle are not detected either.
● If the first warning from the ParkPilot is ig-
nored, the v
ehicle could suffer considerable
damage.
● The knocks or damage on the radiator
grill
e, bumper, wheel arch and vehicle under-
body can adjust the orientation of the sen-
sors. This can affect the parking aid function.
In this case, have the function checked by a
specialised workshop.
● A registration plate or plate holder on the
front w
ith larger than the space for the regis-
tration plate, or a registration plate that is
curved or warped can cause:
– false detections,
– loss of sensor visibility. Note
● In cer t
ain situations, the system can give a
warning even though there is no obstacle in
the detected area, e.g:
–with rough or cobbled floors or ground
with long grass;
– with external ultrasound sources, such as
cleaning vehicles or other vehicles equip-
ped with ultrasound systems;
– in downpours, intense snow, hail or
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