Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehicl e
is divi ded into fiveyellow and tworedsegme nts.
Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICisopera tional ifyel -
low segme ntsshow ingopera tional readiness 0087
lig ht up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ionposi -
tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehicl e
is roll ing backwa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe vehi-
cle's distancefrom theobsta cle.Inadd ition,
wa rning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,theshorter
the frequ ency ofthe intermittent warning tones
become s.When theminimu mdista nceis
reache d,you heara continuou swa rning tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey to
posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. 164
Driv
ingsyste msDrivingand parking
Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments in
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isthen
deactivated andtheindi-
cator lamponthe
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deacti-
vated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments in
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
then deactivated. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 269).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
iveParking Assistisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad onboth
sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbolindicates
a suitable parkingspace.Active steering inter-
vent ionand brake application canassist you
during parking andwhen exiting aparking
space. Youcanalso stilluse Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC (Ypage 162).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere arenoper-
sons, animals orobject sin the maneuvering
area when youaremaneuvering orparking.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveoverobsta-
cles such ascurbs slowly andatan obtuse
angle. Otherwise, youmay damage the
wheels ortires.
Act ive Parking Assistmaypossibly indicate
parking spaceswhicharenot suitable forpark-
ing, forexample:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces Driving
systems
165Drivingandparking Z
Parking
tips:
R On narrow roads,driveasclose tothe parking
space aspossible
R Parking spacesthatarelittered orovergrown
might beidentified ormeasured incorrectly
R Parking spacesthatarepartially occupied by
trailer drawbars mightnotbeidentified as
such orbe measured incorrectly
R Snowf allorheavy rainmay lead toaparking
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R Pay atten tiontothe warning messages of
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC duringthepark-
ing procedure (Ypage 164).
R You caninter vene inthe steerin gprocedure
to correc tit at any time. ActiveParking Assist
will then becanc eled
R When transportin gaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Active
Parking Assist
R Never useActive Parking Assistwhensnow
chains areinstalled
R Make surethatthetire pressures arealway s
correc t.This hasadirect influenc eon the
parking characteristics ofthe vehicle.
Use Active Parking Assistforparking spaces:
R that areparallel oratright- angles tothe direc-
tion oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.notonthe
pavement
Detecting parking spaces Object
slocated abovethedetect ionrange of
Act ive Parking Assistwillnotbedetect edwhen
the parking spaceismeasured. Thesearenot
taken intoaccount whentheparking procedure
is calculated, e.g.overhangin gloads, truckover-
hangs orloading ramps.Active Parking Assist
may theref oreguide youinto theparking space
too early.
Act iveParking Assistdoesnotsupport youpark-
ing inspaces atright angles tothe direction of
travel if:
R two parking spacesarelocated directly next
to one another
R the parking spaceisdirectly nexttoalow
obstacle suchasalow curb
R you park forwards Act
iveParking Assistdoesnotsupport youpark-
ing inspaces thatareparallel oratright angles
to the direction oftravel if:
R the parking spaceison acurb
R the system readstheparking spaceasbeing
blocked, forexample byfoliage orgrass pav-
ing blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle tomaneu-
ver into
R the parking spaceisbordered byan obstacle,
e.g. atree, apost oratrailer
Further informationabout thedetect ionrange
(Y page 163). G
WARNIN
G
If there areobject sabove thedetect ionrange:
R the Parking Package withrearview camera
may steer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
object s
This could cause acollision. Thereisarisk of
an accident .
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopanddeactivate theParking Pack-
age with rearview camera. 0043
Detected parking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detected parking spaceonthe right
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched onautomati-
cally when driving forwards. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/ h).Whi lein ope ration, the sys-
tem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures park-
ing spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R that areparal lelor atrig ht-ang lesto the direc-
tion oftrav el
R that areparal lelto the directi onoftrav eland
at leas t59 in(1.5 m)wide 16
6 Dri
ving sys temsDriving and parkin g
R
tha tar epa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)long erthan yourvehi-
cle
R at right angles tothe direc tionoftravel andat
least 39.5in (1.0 m) wider thanyourvehic le
When drivingat speeds below19mph
(30 km/h),you willsee park ingsymbol 0044asa
stat usindic atorinthe instrumen tclust er.When
a park ingspace hasbeen detected, anarrow
towar dsthe right orthe left also appears. By
default ,Ac tivePark ingAss istonly displays park-
ing spaces onthe front-pass engerside. Parking
spaces onthe drive r'sside aredisplayed as
soon asthe turn signalon the drive r'sside is
act ivate d.When parkingonthe drive r'sside,
this must remain activate dunt ilyou confirm the
use ofActivePark ingAssistbypress ingthe
0076 buttonon the multif unction steerin g
wheel. Thesystemautom atically dete rmin es
wheth erthe park ingspace isparallel oratright -
angles tothe direc tionoftravel.
A park ingspace isdisplayed whileyouaredriv-
ing past it,and untilyou areapprox imately50 ft
(15 m)away fromit.
Par king G
WARN
ING
If you leave thedrive r'sseat when thevehic le
is only being brakedbythe Park ingPack age
with rearview camer a,itcould rollaway:
R ifthe reisamalfun ction inthe syst emorin
the voltage supply
R ifthe elect ricalsysteminthe engin ecom -
part men t,the batt eryorthe fuses aretam-
pered with
R ifthe batt eryisdisco nnect ed
R ifthe vehic leisacc elerat ed,e.g. byavehi-
cle occ upant
There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Bef ore leavin gthe vehic le,always secureit
against rollingaway.
i If
Ac tivePark ingAssistdete ctsobst acles,
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esautom atically
while thevehic leispark ing.You arerespo n-
sible forbrak ingingood time. X
Stop the vehic lewhen thepark ingspace sym-
bol shows thedesire dpark ingspace inthe
inst rumen tclust er.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005E.
The Star tPark ingAssist? Star
tPark ingAssist?Yes: OK Yes:
OKNo: No:
0038 messageappears onthe multif unction
display.
X To cancel thepr ocedur e:press the0038
butt ononthe multif unction steerin gwheel or
pull away.
or X To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the 0076 buttononthe multif unction steerin g
wheel.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
X Let goofthe multif unction steerin gwheel.
X Bac kup the vehic le,being ready tobrak eat all
tim es. When backingup, drive ataspeed
below approx imately6mph (10km/h).Oth -
erwise, ActivePark ingAss istwill becan celed.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
rear border ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ct Park
ingAssistActi veSele ct
D DObs
erve Obse
rveSurr oundings Surr
oundings messageappears on
the multif unction display.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005Bwhile
the vehic leisstat ionar y.
Ac tivePark ingAssistimmed iatelysteers in
the otherdirec tion.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
i You
willachiev ethe best result sby waitin g
for the steerin gproc edure tocom plete before
pulling away.
X Dr ive forwards andbeready tobrak eat all
tim es.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
fro ntborder ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ctR Park
ingAssistActi veSele ctR
Obse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings messageappears on
the multif unction display. Driving
systems
167Driving andparking Z
As
soo nas the parking proced ureis comp lete,
the Active ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes -
sa ge appe arsand awa rning tonesounds. The
veh icleis now parked .
The vehicleis kep tsta tionar ywi thou tthe driver
ha ving todepre ssthe brakepedal.The braking
effe ctiscance led wh en youde pre ssthe acce l-
era tor pedal.
Active Parking Assistno longe rsu pp orts you
wi th stee ring interventio nsand brakeapplica -
tio ns. Whe nActive Parking Assistisfini she d,
yo umu ststee rand brakeagain yo ursel f.Active
Pa rking Assistissti llav ailabl e.
Pa rking tips:
R The wayyo ur veh icleis po sitio ned inthe park-
ing spaceafte rpa rking isde pende nton vari-
ou sfac tors .The seincl udethe positio nand
sha peofthe vehicles parked infront and
be hind itand thecond itions ofthe locati on.It
ma ybe the casetha tActive Parking Assist
gu ides youtoo farinto apa rking space,ornot
far eno ughinto it.Insom ecas es, itma yal so
le ad youacr oss oronto thecurb.Ifnece ssary,
cance lthe parking proced urewi th Active
Pa rking Assist.
R Yo ucan also pre select trans mission positio n
005B. The vehiclered irects and does not drive
as far into theparking space. Shou ldthe
trans mission cha nge take place tooearly ,the
pa rking proced ureis cance led. Asens ible
pa rking positio ncan nolonge rbe ach ieved
from thispo sitio n.
Ex iting aparki ngspac e In
ord ertha tActive Parking Assistcan supp ort
yo uwh en exiting theparking space:
R younee dto have parked using Active Parking
Assi st.
R the borde rof the parking spacemu stbe high
eno ughat the front andtherear.Acur bstone
is too sma ll, for exa mpl e.
R the borde rof the parking spacemu stnot be
too wide ,as the positio nof the vehiclemu st
not exce edanang leof 45° tothe starting
po sitio nas itis ma neu veredinto theparking
spa ce.
R ama neu vering dista nce ofat leas t3.3 ft
(1.0 m)mustbe avail ab le.
Active Parking Assistcan onlyas sist youwi th
exi ting apa rking spaceifyo uha ve parked the
veh iclepa rallel to the directi onoftrav elusing
Active Parking Assist. i
If
Active Parking Assistdetects obsta cles,
Active Parking Assistbra kes automa tically
wh ile the vehicleis exi ting theparking space.
Yo uar eres ponsi blefor braking ingoo dtime .
X Star tthe engine.
X Re leas ethe electri cpa rking brake.
X Swi tch onthe turn signa lin the directi onyou
wi lldri ve outof the parking space.
X Shi ftthe trans mission topositio n005B or005E.
The StartParkingAss ist? Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Yes
:OK No: No:
0038 message appe arson the multifu nctio n
di spl ay.
X To can celthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu nctio nstee ring wheelor
pu llaw ay.
or X To
exitaparki ngspac eusi ngActiv ePark-
in gAs sist: pre ssthe 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nstee ring wheel.
The Parking Par
kingAss ist Ass
ist Active Act
ive Accelerate Acc
elerate
and Brake and
BrakeObs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings mes-
sa ge appe arson the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X Let goofthe multifu nctio nstee ring wheel.
X Pu llaw ay,be ing readytobra keatalltime s.Do
not exce edama ximu mspe edofappro x-
ima tely6 mph (10km/h )wh en exiting apa rk-
ing space. Othe rwise, Active Parking Assist
wi llbe cance led.
X Dep endingonthe mes sage oras req uired ,
shi ftthe trans mission topositio n005B or005E.
Active Parking Assistimm ediatel ystee rsin
the othe rdi recti on.The ParkingAss ist Par
kingAss ist
Act ive Accelerateand Brake Act
ive Accelerateand BrakeObs erve Obs
erve
Sur roundings Sur
roundings message appe arson the mul-
tifu nctio ndispl ay.
i Yo
uwi llach ieve the best res ults by waiting
for the stee ringproced ureto comp lete be fore
pu lling away.
If yo uba ck up afte racti vatio n,the stee ring
wh eelis move dto the stra ight-a headpo si-
tio n.
X Driv eforw ards and revers eas pro mpte dby
the Active Parking Assistwa rning displ ays,
sev eraltime sif nece ssary.
Once youha ve exited theparking spacecom-
pl ete ly,the stee ring wheelis move dto the
stra ight-a headpo sitio n.Yo uhea ra tone andthe
Act ive ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes sage
ap pe arson the multifu nctio ndispl ay.Yo uwi ll
then have tostee rand mergeinto trafficon your
ow n.Active Parking Assistissti llav ailabl e. Yo u 16
8 Dri
ving sys temsDrivi ng andparki ng
can
take overthestee ringbefore thevehi clehas
exite dthe parking spacecomp letely .Thi sis
us efu l,for exa mpl ewhe nyo urecog nizethatitis
al rea dypos sibleto pu llou tof the parking space.
Can celing Active Parki ngAssis t X
Stop themove ment ofthe multifunction
stee ring wheelor stee ryo urs elf.
Active Parking Assistwillbe cance ledat once.
The Acti vePark ingAssistCanc eled Acti
vePark ingAssistCanc eled
mess ageap pea rsinthe mul tifunction displ ay.
or X Pre ssthe PAR KTRONIC button (Ypage 164 ).
Active Parking Assistisswi tched offand
Active Parking Assistisimme diatel ycan-
cel ed. The Acti vePark ingAssistCan‐ Acti
vePark ingAssistCan‐
cele d cele
dmess ageap pea rsinthe multifunction
di spl ay.
Active Parking Assistiscance led au toma tically
if:
R the electri cpa rking brakeisenga ged
R transm ission position 005D issel ected
R pa rking using Active Parking Assistisno lon-
ger possible
R youare driving faster than 6mph (10km/h )
R awhe elspi ns, ESP ®
interv enesorfails. In
su ch case sthe 00E5 warning lamp lights upin
the instru ment cluster
A wa rning tonesounds. Theparking symbo ldi s-
ap pea rsand themul tifunction displ aysho wsthe
Acti ve Acti
vePark ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stCanc eled Canc
eled message.
Whe nActive Parking Assistiscance led, you
mus tstee rand brakeagain yo urs elf.
If asy stem malfuncti onoccu rs,the vehi cleis
bra ked toastand still.To drive on, dep ress the
acce lerato rag ain. Rear
viewcame ra
Gen eral notes Re
ar vie wcame ra0043 isan opti calparking and
mane uvering aid. Itsho wsthe areabeh indyour
vehi clewith guide lines inthe multime diasy s-
tem displ ay.
The areabeh indthe vehi cleisdispl ayed asa
mirr orima ge,asinthe rearvie wmirr or.
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng (Ypage 269 ).
i The
text showninthe multime diasy stem
di spl aydep ends onthe langu agesetti ng.The
fol low ing are exampl esofrea rvie wcame ra
mess ages inthe multime diasy stem displ ay.
Impo rtant safetynotes The
rearvie wcame raisonly anaid. Itis not a
rep laceme ntfor your attenti ontoyour imme di-
ate surrou nding s.You arealwa ysresp onsible
for safemane uvering andparking. Makesure
that there arenoper sons, animal sor obje ctsin
the mane uvering areawhe nyo uare mane uver-
ing orparking.
Unde rthe follow ing circu msta nces, therear
vie wcame rawillnot functi on,orwillfuncti onin
a limite dmanne r:
R ifthe trunk lid is ope n
R in hea vyrain,snow orfog
R at nigh tor invery dark place s
R ifthe came raisexpo sedtovery bright light
R ifthe areais lit by fluores cent bulbsor LED
li ghti ng(the displ aymay flicker)
R ifthere isasu dde ncha nge intempe rature,
e.g. whendri ving intoahea ted garag ein win-
ter Dri
vin gsys tems
169Drivin gand parking Z
0083
Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear ofthe vehi-
cle
0084 Vehic lecen teraxle (mark erassist ance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox imately
12 in(0.30m) from therear ofthe vehic le 0043
Frontwarnin gdisplay
0044 Addit ional measurem entoperat ionalreadi-
ness indicatorforPark ingAssist
PARKT RONIC
0087 Rear warnin gdisplay
When ParkingAssistPARKT RONIC isopera-
tion al(Y page 164),addition almeasurem ent
operat ionalreadin essindic ator0044appears in
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. Ifthe Park ing
Ass istPARKT RONIC warningdisplays areactive
or light up,warnin gdisplays 0043and 0087are also
act ive orlight upcor respon dinglyinthe multi-
media systemdisplay. "Rever
separking" funct ion Ba
cking upstraight intoapa rking space
withou tsteer inginpu t 0043
Whit eguide linewithout steerin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(stat ic)
0044 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe curr ent
ste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0087 Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear area
0085 Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox imately
12 in(0. 30 m)from therear area
X Make surethattherear view camer ais
switc hedon(Ypage 170).
The lane andtheguide linesareshown .
X With thehelp ofwhite guide line0043,chec k
wheth erthe vehic lewill fitintothe park ing
space.
X Usin gwhite guide line0043asaguide, carefully
back upunt ilyou reach theend posit ion.
Red guide line0085isthe nat the end ofthe
park ingspace. Thevehic leisalmost parallel
in the park ingspace. Driving
systems
171Driving andparking Z
Wide-ang
lefuncti on 0043
Symbo lfor the wide-angl eview function
0044 You rvehicl e
0087 Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICwarning dis-
pla ys
Select thisview when youaredrivi ngout ofan
exit and theview ofcrossing trafficisrestricted,
for examp le. ATTENTION
ASSIST
Gene ralnote s ATTENTION
ASSISThelpsyou duringlong,
monotonous journeys,such ason high ways. Itis
active inthe 37mph (60km/h) to125 mph
(200 km/h) range.IfATTENTION ASSIST
detects typicalindica torsoffatigu eor increas -
ing lapses inconcentration onthe part ofthe
drive r,itsugg ests taking abrea k.
Important safetynotes ATTENTION
ASSISTisonly anaid tothe drive r.It
might notalwaysrecognize fatigueor increas ing
inattentivenes sin time orfail torecognize them
at all.The syste misnot asub stitute forawel l-
rested andattentive driver.
The functional ityofATTENTION ASSISTis
restricted andwarnings maybedelayed ornot
occur atall:
R ifthe length ofthe journey isless than approx-
ima tely 30minutes
R ifthe road conditio nis poor, e.g.ifthe surfa ce
is uneven orifthere arepothol es
R ifthere isastrong sidewind
R ifyou have adopted asporty drivingstyle with
high cornering speedsorhigh rates ofaccel -
erati on R
ifyou arepred omina ntlydrivingslow erthan
37 mph (60km/h) orfaster than125mph
(200 km/h )
R ifthe time hasbeen setincorrectly
R in active drivingsitua tions, suchaswhe nyou
change lanesor change yourspee d
ATTENTION ASSISTisreset whenyou continue
you rjourney andstarts assessing yourtirednes s
aga inif:
R you switch offthe engine
R you take offyou rsea tbel tand open thedriv-
er's door, e.g.forachange ofdrive rsor to
take abrea k
Di splayi ngthe attention level You
canhave current statusinforma tiondis-
pla yed inthe assi stance menu(Ypag e186) of
the on-board computer.
X Select theAssista ncedisplayforAttention
Assist using the on-board computer
(Y pag e187).
The followi nginforma tionisdisp layed:
R The length ofthe journey sincethelastbrea k.
R The Attenti on Attenti
onLevel Level
determi nedbyATTEN-
TION ASSIST, displayed inabar disp layinfive
leve lsfrom hightolow .
R IfATTENTION ASSISTisunab leto calcu late
the attention leveland cannot outputa wa rn-
ing, theSystem Suspended System
Suspendedmessa ge
app ears .The bardisp laythen changes the
disp lay,such aswhe nyou aredrivi ngata
spee dbel ow 37mph (60km/h )or abo ve
125 mph (200 km/h ). Driv
ingsyste ms
173Drivingand parking Z