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shop. This also applies
tocollisions at slow
speeds whe rether eisnov isible damag etothe
front end of thev ehicle. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st On-boar
dcomputer:
4 DriveAssist 5
Active Brake Assist #
Select thed esired setting fort he warning/
re action tim eand press the0076 button.
The setting is retained when thev ehicle is
next star ted.
Deactivating Activ eB rake Assi st
% It is
recommended that ActiveB rake Assi stis
alw aysl efta ctivated. #
Select Offand press the0076 button.
The dis tance warning function and thea uton‐
omous braking function ar edeactivated. Also,
th es tatus appear sintheStatus overvie wof
the DriveAssist menu.
The next time thev ehicle is star ted, Ac tiveB rake
Assi stis automaticall yactivated wit hthe Medium
setting.
When ActiveB rake Assi stis activated, them ulti‐
function displa yshows the 00C7symbol.
At speeds up toappr oximately 20 mph
(30 km/h), them ultifunction displa yinvehicles
wit hA ctiv eParking Assis tfirst sho wsthe 005Dsta‐
tus indicator .Onlyf romas peed of appr oximately
20 mph(30 km/h) does them ultifunction display
sho wthe 005D symbol ins tead of the00C7 status
indicator. Cruise control
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehicle
automaticall yinorder tomaintain apreviously
st ored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Yo uo perat ecruise control usin gthe cruise con‐
trol le ver.Yo uc an stor ea nyspeed abo ve20 mph
(30 km/h).
Obser vethen otes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility ,otherwise youc anno trecognize
danger s(/ page 109). Sy
stem limits
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed if theu phill gradient evens out
and thev ehicle's speed does no tfall below
20 mph(30 km/h).
On long and steep downhill gradients, yous hould
ch ang edowntoa lowe rgear in good time. Take
particular no teofthis when driving aladen vehi‐
cle. By doing so, youw ill mak euse of the
engine' sbraking ef fect. Thi swillt ak es ome of the
st ra in of fthe brak esystem and pr eventthe
brakes from overheating and wearing tooq uickl y.
If yo uc hang ewheel siz eonyourvehicle, checkit
is assigned tothec orrect wheel size catego ry
( / pag e218). If thec ategor yischanged without
re coding thec ont rolu nit sint hevehicle, thef unc‐
tionin gofcruise cont rolm aybe impaired.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R in traf fics ituations whe refrequent speed
ch anges ar erequired, e.g. in heavy traf ficor
on winding roads
R off-road or on con stru ction sites
R on slippe ryor slic kroads, as thed rive wheels
can lose traction when accelerating and the
ve hicle can then skid
R ifth er eisp oor visibility
Operating cruise control
Requ irements
R Cruise control is selected.
R The parkin gbrake has been released.
R ESP ®
is activated, but ma ynotinter vene.
R The driving speed is at leas t20m ph
(30 km/h).
R The brak epedal is no tdepressed. Driving and parking
11 5

St
oring and maintainin gthe cur rent speed #
Brief lypress thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or
down 3. #
Remo veyour foot from thea ccelerator pedal.
The cur rent speed is then sa veda nd main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
When youa ctivat ecruise control, amessag ewith
th es tore ds peed is brief lyshown in them ulti‐
function display's text field. The multifunction dis‐
pla yalso sho ws the 00B2symbol and thes tored
speed.
Calling up thes toreds peed &
WARNING Risk of accident du etostored
speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. #
Brief lypull thec ruise cont rolleve rind irection
2.
The las tstore ds peed is called up and main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
If th el asts tore ds peed has pr eviousl ybeen
dele ted, thec urrently driven speed is stored.
% When
yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared.
Increasing or reducing the speed #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
3 asfarast he 1s tpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
3 beyond the1 stpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
Switching of fcruise control #
Brief lypress thec ruise cont rolleve rfor wa rds
4 .
The 00B2 symbo land thes tore ds peed in the
multifunction displa ythen go out.
% Cruise contro lisdeactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R youa ppl ythe brakes.
R youd rive belo was peedof20m ph
(30 km/h).
R yous hiftthe transmission toposition 005C.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R youd eactivat eESP®
.
R ther eisam alfunction wit hthe ABS or
ESP ®
sy stem.
If cruise cont rola utomaticall ydeactivates, a
wa rning tone sounds and theCRUISE CONTROL
Canceled messageappear sbriefly in them ulti‐
function displa y. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles ahead
ar ed etected, thes etdis tan ce is maintained, if
necessar yuntil thev ehicle comes toah alt.The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes, depending on the
dis tance tothev ehicle in front and thes etspeed.
Speed and dis tance ar esetand stored on the
st eering wheel. The speed can be se tintherange
between 13mp h(20 km/h )and 125m ph
(200 km/h).
Other features of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Depending on thep reselected dis tance,
DISTRONIC inter venes ei ther dynamically
(shor tdista nce) or tosave fuel (long dis‐
ta nce).
R Depending on thev ehicle mass de tected, the
dynamics of theD ISTRONIC inter vention are
re duced.
R Accele ratio ntot hestored speed is initiated if
th et urns ignal indicator is switched on to
ch ang etot heove rtakin glane. 11 6
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Obser
vethen otes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility ,otherwise youc anno trecognize
danger s(/ page 109).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances, fore xamp le:
R in sn ow,rain, fogorh eavy spr ay
R ifth er eisd irtont heradar sensor sorthey
ar ec overed
R ifth er eisi nterfere nce from radar sources or
stro ngradar reflections, fore xamp le in park‐
ing garages
R in traf fics ituations whe refrequent speed
ch anges ar erequired, e.g. in heavy traf ficor
on winding roads or off- road
R onroads wit hsteep downhill or uphill gradi‐
ents
R on winding roads
The sy stem cann otdetect stationar yobjects
unles sthese wereprev iousl ydetected as moving.
In addition, on slipper yorslickr oads, braking or
accelerating can caus eone or se veraloft he drive
wheels tolose traction and thev ehicle can then
skid.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is con‐
siderably faster or slo werthan thec ur‐
re ntly driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alwaysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
ditions an dbereadytobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient deceleration byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto5 0% ofthep ossible
deceleration. If this deceleration is no tsuffi‐
cient, ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
alerts youw ithav isualand acoustic warning. #
Adjus tyour speed and maintain asuita‐
ble dis tance from thev ehicle in front. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. &
WARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Cisimpaired
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdoesn ot
re act or has alimited reaction:
R when drivin gonadiffe re nt lane or when
ch anging lanes
R topedestrians, animals, bicycles or sta‐
tionar yvehicles, or unexpected obs tacles
R tocomple xtraffic conditions
R tooncomin gvehicles and crossing traf fic
As aresult, ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
ma yneith er giv ewarnings nor inter vene in
su ch situations. #
Alwayso bser vethet raffic conditions
carefull yand react according ly. Ac
tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaynotd etect
nar row vehicles driving in front, e.g. mo torcyc les
or vehicles no ttrave ling in line wit hyour vehicle.
Operating Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
Re quirements
R The vehicle has been star ted. It ma ytakeup
to twom inutes of driving be fore ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisready foru se.
R The parking brak ehas been released.
R ESP ®
is activated and is no tinter vening.
R ActiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated.
R The transmissio nisinposition005B.
R The door sand tailgate/rear-en ddoor sare
closed.
R The driver's seat belt is fastened. Driving and parking
117

Ac
tivatin gActive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC #
Toactivat ewiththec urrent speed: briefly
press thec ruise cont rolleve rbriefly up 1or
down 4and take your foot offt he accelera‐
to rp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored and appear sin
th es peedome tera nd briefly in them ultifunc‐
tion displa y.
or #
Toactivat ewiththes tore ds peed: pullthe
cruise control le verb riefly in direction 3and
ta ke your foot offt he accelera torp edal.
The speed appear sinthe speedome tera nd
brief lyin them ultifunction displa y.
If yo udon otfull yrelease thea ccelerator pedal,
the Active Distance Assist Suspended message
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.The dis‐
ta nce toas lowe r-moving vehicle in front will then
no tbes et.T he position of thea ccelerator pedal
will de term ine thes peed.
When youp ullthec ruise cont rollev er towa rds
yo uf or thef irst time af ters tartin gt he vehicle,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cadoptst he
cur rent speed .Ifthe cur rent speed is less than
20 mph(30 km/h), ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cadoptst he speed of 20 mph
(30 km/h).
Pulling away again with Activ eD ista nce
Assis tDISTRONIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Brief lypull thec ruise cont rolleve rind irection
3.
or #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal briefly with
fo rc e.
The functions of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactivating Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
Ac tiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cbeing
acti vewhen youl eave thed rive r's seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alwaysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away before
yo ul eave thed rive r's seat. #
Brief lypush thec ruise cont rolleve rfor wa rds
5 .
or #
Brak eifthevehicle is moving.
Increasing or reducing the speed #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
4 asfarast he 1s tpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
4 beyond the1 stpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
Increasing or reducing the specifie ddistance
from the vehicl einf ront 11 8
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#
Turn controller 3in direction 2toinc rease
th es pecified minimum dis tance and in di rec‐
tion 1toreduce thes pecified minimum dis‐
ta nce.
Ope ratin gA ctive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC
Re quirements
R The vehicle has been star ted. It ma ytakeup
to twom inutesofd riving befor eActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisready foru se.
R The parking brak ehas been released.
R ESP ®
is activated and is no tinter vening.
R ActiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated.
R The transmissio nisinposition005B.
R The door sand tailgate/rear-en ddoor sare
closed.
R The driver's seat belt is fastened.
Switching between thel imiter and Activ eD is‐
tanc eAssis tDISTRONIC #
Press but ton6.
R LIM indica torlamp 3off: ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisselected.
R LIM indica torlamp 3lit:t he variable lim‐
iter is selec ted.
Ac tivatin gActive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC #
Toactivat ewiththec urrent speed: briefly
press thec ruise cont rolleve rbriefly up 1or
down 5and take your foot offt he accelera‐
to rp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored and shown on the
speedome ter.As in thea ssis tance graphic
menu ,the multifunction displa ybrief ly sho ws
th es etspecified dis tance and thes tored
speed.
or #
Toactivat ewiththes tore ds peed: pullthe
cruise control le verb riefly in direction 4and
ta ke your foot offt he accelera torp edal.
The speed is displa yedont he speedome ter.
As in thea ssis tance graphi cmenu ,the multi‐
function displa ybrief ly sho ws th esetspeci‐
fi ed dis tance and thes tore ds peed.
% Ve
hicles wit hTraffic Sign Assis t:thes peed
de tected byTraf ficS ign Assi stcan be se tby
pulling thel eve rind irection 4.
% Yo
uc an find information on DISTRONIC dis‐
pl ay su nder "Displa ysofActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC" (/ page 120).
If yo udon otfull yrelease thea ccelera torp edal,
the Active Distance Assist Suspended message
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.The dis‐
tan cetoas lowe r-moving vehicle in front will then
no tbes et.T he position of thea ccelera torp edal
willd etermine thes peed.
When youp ullthec ruise cont rolleve rtow ards
yo uf or thef irst time af ters tartin gt he vehicle,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cadoptst he
cur rent speed .Ifthe cur rent speed is less than
13 mp h(20 km/h ),Ac tiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cadoptst he speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
Pulling away again with Activ eD ista nce
Assis tDISTRONIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Brief lypull thec ruise cont rolleve rind irection
4.
or #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal briefly with
fo rc e.
The functions of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactivating Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
Ac tiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cbeing
acti vewhen youl eave thed rive r's seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alwaysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away before
yo ul eave thed rive r's seat. Driving and parking
11 9

lea
vethev ehicle when it is being held
by Hill StartA ssist. HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL
Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes or
when waitin gint raffic. When youd epress the
accelerator pedal topull away,the braking ef fect
is canceled and theH OLD function is deactiva‐
te d.
The HOLD function is onl yanaid. The responsibil‐
ity fort he vehicle safely standin gstillr emains
wit hthe driver.
Sy stem limits
The HOL Dfunction is onl yintende dtoprovide
assis tance when driving and is no tasufficient
means of safeguarding thev ehicle agains trolling
aw ay when stationar y.
R The incline ma ynotbe greater than 30%.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is stationar yand thee ngine is
ru nning.
R Allthed oor sand thet ailgate/rear-en ddoors
ar ec lose dand thes eat belt is fastened.
R The parking brak ehas been released.
R The selec torleve risint he005B, 005Eor005C posi‐
tion.
R ActiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cisdeacti va‐
te d.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vewhe nyou
lea vethev ehicle
If th ev ehicle is only braked wit hthe HOLD
function it could, in thef ollowing situations,
ro llaw ay:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep ower supply.
R Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lorb rake
pedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant. #
Alwayss ecur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eyou lea veit. #
Depress theb rake pedal until the00D9 dis‐
pla yappear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The HOLD function is activated. Youc an
re lease theb rake pedal.
% If depressing
theb rake pedal thef irst time
does no tactivate theH OLD function, wait
brief lyand then tr yagain.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress theb rake pedal until the00D9 dis‐
pla yint he multifunction displa ygoes out.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R ActiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
R The transmission is shif tedtop osition 005D.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
transmission position 005D:
R The driver' ssides eatb eltisn otfast ened, or
ad oor or thet ailgate/rear-en ddoor is open.
R The engin eisswitched off. Information on
ther eve rsew arnin gdevice &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoper‐
sons or objects in them aneuvering area
Other road user smayignor eorf ailtohear
th ew arning tone of ther eve rsew arning fea‐
ture. Ther eisarisk of an accident. #
Mak esuret hat ther ea reno persons or
object sinthe area in whic hyou are
maneuvering. #
It ma yben ecessar ytoenlistthe help of
as econ dperson when maneuvering. The
reve rsew arning device is asystemd esigned
to assis tyou in ensuring thes afet yofo ther road
users. The reve rsew arning device canno tguaran‐
te et hat no persons or objects ar esituated
behin dthe vehicle.
Aw arning tone sounds toaler tother road users
when ther eve rseg ear is engaged. If reve rseg ear
is engaged twice in quicks uccession ,the volume
of thew arning tone is lo wered, fore xamp le,for
night-tim edriving. The warning tone sounds at a
normal volume bydefault. The volume of the
wa rning tone ha stobel owereda gain eac htime
yo ue ngag ereve rseg ear ,ifn ecessar y. Driving and pa
rking 121

R
ifth ec amera lens is co vered, dirty or fogged
up.
R if cameras, or vehicle components in which
th ec amera sareins talled, ar edamaged. Ha ve
th ec ameras, their position sand their setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% The media displa
ycontra stma ybei mpaired
due todirect sunlight or other light sources.
In this case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ha
ve them edia displa yrepaired or replaced
if, fore xamp le, pixel er rors considerably
re strict its use.
% Objects that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.T his
includes, fore xamp le:
R theb umper of avehicle par kedb ehind
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all nec kofat railer hitch
R thet ail-en dofat ruck
R slanted posts
Onl yusetheg uide lines of thec amer aimage
fo ro rientation. Do no ttrave lfur ther than the
lo west horizontal guide line when approach‐
ing objects. Youm ayotherwise damag eyour
ve hicle and/or theo bject. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic hautomaticall ylocates
and measures parking spaces on bo thsides of
th ev ehicle when youa redrivin gforwa rdsuptoa
speed of appr oximately 22 mph(35 km/h).
If al lrequirements ar emet,t he Ç display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.The sy stem
th en independentl ylocates and measures parallel
and perpendicular parking spaces on bo thsides
of thev ehicle.
When ActiveP arking Assis thas de tected pa rking
spaces ,the È displa yappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y.The ar rowsshowonw hichs ide
of ther oad free parking spaces ar elocated.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tdispla ysparking spaces on
th ec o-driver side as standard. The parking
spaces on thed rive r's side ar eonlyd ispla yedif
yo uo perat ethe tur nsignal on thed rive r's side.
When parking on thed rive r's side, youm usto per‐
at et he tur nsignal until youh aves tarted active parking assis
tancebypressing the0076 steering-
wheel button.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tcan assis tyou wit han
activ esteering inter vention and brak eappli cation
du ring pa rking and exitin gthe parking space.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attention tothes urroundings.
Yo ua realw aysr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at no persons, animals or object setc. ar einthe
pat hofy ourvehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tiscanceled in thef ollowing
cases, among others:
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R Yous teer.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Parking using ActiveP arking Assis tisnolon‐
ge rp ossible.
R Youe xceed aspeed of 6mph (1 0km/h).
R Awheel spins and ESP ®
inter venes or fails.
R Youe ngag etransmission position 005D.
R Youo pen adoor or thet ailgate/rear-end
door ,oru nfasteny our seat belt, on vehicles
wit hana utomatic transmission.
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated fort he rear area
when youh aveat railer coupled up and es tablish
an electrical connection between your vehicle
and thet railer .Activ eParking Assis tisthen not
av ailable.
Sy stem limits
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured. They
ar ea lso no ttaken in toaccount when thep arking
maneuver is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhangs or loadin gramps of truc ks,ort he
boundaries of parking spaces. In some circum‐
st ances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurely. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobject sabove or belo wthe de tec‐
tion range, thef ollowing situations ma yarise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R The vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects. Driving and parking
12 5

This could cause
acollision. #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spac ebeingm easured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartiall yoccupied bytraile rdraw‐
bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbemeas‐
ured incor rectly .Only use ActiveP arking Assist
on le vel, high-grip ground.
Do no tuse ActiveP arking Assis tinthefollowing
situations ,amon gothers:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuchasi ce,
pac keds noworinh eavyrain
R When cornering
R Forp arking space swhicha renotont he
same le velast heroad, e.g .not on thep ave‐
ment
R When transporting aloa dt hat pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle
R When sno wchains ar einstalled
Ac tiveP arking Assis tmayalso displa yparking
spaces that ar enotsuitable forp arking, for
ex ample:
R Parking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited
R Parking spaces on unsuitable sur faces
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces perpendicular tothed irection of
tra velint hefollowing situations:
R If tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immediately
next toeac hother
R Ifth ep arking space is immediatel ynexttoa
lo wo bstacle suc hasac urb
R Ifyo ua reparkin gforwa rds
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces parallelorp erpendiculartothe
direction of tra velint hefollowing situations:
R Ifth ep arking space is on acurb
R Ifth es ystemd eems thep arking space tobe
bloc ked, suc hasbyf oliageorg rass paving
bloc ks
R Ifth ea reaist oo small fort he vehicle to
maneuver into
R Ifth ep arking space is bordered byan obs ta‐
cle, e.g. atree, ap ostora trailer Park
ing using Activ eP arkin gAssist &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi ciently secu ring thev ehicle agains troll‐
ing away when exitin gthe vehicle
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat when thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveP arking Assis tonly,
it could rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply.
R ifth ee lectrical sy stem in thee ngine com‐
partment, theb atter yort he fuses are
ta mp ered with.
R ifth eb atter yisd isconnected.
R ifth ev ehicle is accelerated, e.g. byavehi‐
cle occupant. #
Befor eleaving thed rive r's seat, alw ays
secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Bring thev ehicle safel ytoastopw hen the
parking symbol wit hanarrow sho ws the
desired parking space. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollide wi thobjects
or other road users. #
Paya ttention toobject sand other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005E.
The multifunction displa yshows the Start
Parking Assist ?Yes: OK No: ~message
and thel ocation of thep arking space. #
Tocancel thep rocess: pressthe~
st eering-wheel button or driv eoff.
or #
Topar kusing acti veparkin gassistance:
press the0076 steering-wheel button.
The Parking Assist Active Accelerate and
Brake Observe Surroundings messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y. #
Release thes teering wheel. 12 6
Driving and pa rking