Get Driving -> Assisted parking system (Park Assist) Guide for Cupra Leon 4 Door First Generation (2020-2026)

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On slopes, turn the front wheels so that

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Help with parking and

manoeuvring

they are against the edge of the kerb.

If the TCS is disconnected or Sport mode is

selected, the cruise control system will be

switched off.

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Uphill, turn the wheels towards the centre

of the road.

Assisted parking system

(Park Assist)

WARNING

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Avoid parking the vehicle where the hot

Parking

exhaust system could ignite inflammable

materials, such as dry grass, low bushes,

spilt fuel or flammable materials.

Introduction

To park the vehicle

The parking assist system is an additional

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Do not leave passengers inside a closed

function of the ParkPilot page 280 and

helps the driver find a suitable parking space

from among the following types:

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When parking your vehicle, all legal require-

ments should be observed.

vehicle, they may not be able to open doors

or windows. Locked doors hinder the possi-

bility of a rescue.

Always note the following points when park-

ing the vehicle:

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Children should not be left alone in the

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park driving in reverse in suitable perpen-

dicular and parallel spaces,

vehicle. They could tamper with the hand-

brake or the gears, which could cause the

vehicle to move without control.

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Park the vehicle on a suitable surface

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park driving forwards in suitable perpen-

dicular spaces,

Connect the electronic parking brake

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Depending on weather conditions, it may

page 265.

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exit a parking space driving forwards from a

parallel space,

become extremely hot or cold inside the

vehicle. This can be fatal.

Switch on the parking lock by pressing but-

ton P.

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park in a suitable space driving forward on

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Stop the engine and turn off the ignition.

angle partially entering into the selected

parking space. The system will centre the ve-

hicle in said parking space.

Turn the steering wheel slightly to engage

the steering lock.

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When leaving the vehicle, take all keys with

In vehicles with a Park Assist system and fac-

tory infotainment system, the front, rear and

side areas are represented, and the position

of obstacles is shown relative to the vehicle.

you.

Additionally, on steep slopes and inclines

Before switching off the engine, rotate the

steering wheel so that if the vehicle should

move, it will be held by the kerb.

The Park Assist system is subject to certain

limitations inherent to the system and its use

requires special attention by the driver

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WARNING

not apply it directly unless very briefly and

always from a distance of more than 10 cm.

The technology used in the park assist sys-

tem involves a series of limitations inherent

in the actual system and in the use of ultra-

sonic sensors. The use of Park Assist should

never tempt you to take any risk that may

compromise safety. The system is not a re-

placement for driver awareness.

Quick turns of the steering wheel when

parking or exiting a parking space with Park

Assist can cause serious injury.

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A registration plate or plate holder on the

front with larger than the space for the reg-

istration plate, or a registration plate that is

curved or warped can cause:

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Do not hold the steering wheel during

manoeuvres to park or exit a parking space

until the system requests it. Doing so disa-

bles the system during the manoeuvre, re-

sulting in the parking being cancelled.

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False detections.

The sensors to lose visibility.

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Any accidental movement of the vehicle

Cancellation of the parking manoeuvre

or defective parking.

could result in serious injury.

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Adapt your speed and driving style at all

CAUTION

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If one of the ultrasonic sensors is dam-

times to suit visibility, weather, road and

traffic conditions.

aged, the area corresponding to that group

of sensors (front or rear) is deactivated and

cannot be activated until the fault is cor-

rected. However, you can still use the sen-

sors of the other bumper as per usual. If

there is a fault in the system, consult a spe-

cialist workshop. To do so, CUPRA recom-

mends going to a specialised CUPRA dealer

or any SEAT dealership.

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In certain circumstances, the ultrasonic

sensors do not detect objects such as trail-

er tongues, bars, fences, posts or thin trees,

or an open (or opening) rear lid, which

could damage the vehicle.

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Certain surfaces of objects and garments

do not reflect the ultrasound sensors' sig-

nals. The system cannot detect, at least

correctly, these objects or people wearing

such clothes.

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Retrofitting of certain accessories to the

vehicle, such as a bicycle rack, may inter-

fere with the operation of the Park Assist

system and cause damage.

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Ultrasound sensor signals may be affec-

ted by external sound sources. In certain

circumstances this may prevent them from

detecting people or objects.

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The Park Assist system uses as a refer-

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ence parked vehicles, curbs and other ob-

jects. Make sure that the tyres and wheels

are not damaged while parking. If necessa-

ry, opportunely interrupt the parking ma-

noeuvre to avoid damaging the vehicle.

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The ultrasound sensors may have blind

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In order to guarantee good system opera-

spots in which obstacles and people are not

detected.

tion, keep the ultrasound sensors of the

bumper clean, free of snow or ice, and do

not cover them with adhesives or other ob-

jects.

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Monitor the area around the vehicle at all

times, since the ultrasound sensors do not

detect small children, animals or certain

objects in all situations.

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The ultrasound sensors on the bumper

may be damaged or shifted in the event of a

collision, for example, when entering or ex-

iting a parking space.

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Certain sources of noise, such as rough

asphalt or paving stones and the noise of

other vehicles can induce the Park Assist

system or ParkPilot to give erroneous warn-

ings. The presence of metal objects can al-

so affect the manoeuvre.

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If you use high-pressure or vapour equip-

ment to clean the ultrasound sensors, do

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more than once, the Park Assist system

switches off.

The TCS is disconnected.

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To become familiar with the system and

its functions, CUPRA recommends that you

practice operating the Park Assist system in

an area where there is not too much traffic

or in a car park.

TCS or ESC intervene with regulation.

The driver door is opened.

Requirements for leaving the parking

space (only for parallel parking)

To restart the manoeuvre it is necessary that

none of these things occur and that the 

button on the infotainment system is pressed

again.

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The traction control (TCS) must be switch-

ed on page 271 .

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Description of the parking assist

system

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Space length: length of the vehicle + 0.5

metres.

Special characteristics

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Do not exceed approximately 7 km/h

The components of the Park Assist system

are the ultrasonic sensors located in the

front and rear bumpers, the  to switch the

system on and off and the messages on the

instrument cluster display.

The Park Assist system is subject to certain

limitations inherent to the system. For exam-

ple, it is therefore not possible to enter or ex-

it a parking space on sharp bends.

(4 mph) when exiting the parking space.

Prematurely stopping or automatically in-

terrupting the manoeuvres for parking or

exiting a parking space

While entering or exiting a parking space, a

brief signal 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.

Park Assist interrupts the manoeuvres for

parking or exiting a parking space in any of

the following cases:

Prerequisites for parking

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The traction control (TCS) must be switch-

ed on page 271 .

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Press button  in the infotainment system,

 > Assistants > Parking > Park assist sys-

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Speed when passing next to the parking

space: do not exceed approx. 50 km/h (31

mph).

tem.

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When exceeding a speed of approximately

7 km/h (4 mph) more than once.

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Keep a distance between 0.5 and 2.0 me-

tres when driving past the parking space.

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.

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The driver takes control of the steering

wheel.

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Space length (parallel parking): vehicle

length + 0.8 meters.

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The parking manoeuvre does not end

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Space width (angle parking): vehicle width

+ 0.8 meters.

within 6 minutes from the activation of auto-

matic steering.

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Do not exceed approximately 7 km/h

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There is a fault in the system (the system is

temporarily unavailable).

(4 mph) when parking. The vehicle will per-

form an automatic braking only once if this

speed is exceeded. If you exceed the speed

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Selecting a parking type

Trailer mode









Reverse parallel parking.

Reverse angle parking.

Forward angle parking.

The Park Assist system cannot be switched

on if the factory-fitted towing bracket

page 288 is electrically connected to a

trailer.

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Reverse parallel parking without driving

past first: “Help me”.



Forward parking in a parking bay without

driving past first.

After changing a wheel

If, after changing a wheel, the vehicle stops

entering and exiting parking spaces correct-

ly, 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

Selecting a parking type after passing 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

type. The Park Assist system selects the

parking type automatically. The selected

type is shown on the instrument panel dis-

Fig. 190 On the instrument panel display:

view of the parking assist system with re-

duced view.

this adaptation process

in Introduc-

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tion on page 273.

play Fig. 190 and on the Infotainment

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System screen.

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The necessary conditions to park with Park

Assist have to be met page 274 .

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Press button  in the infotainment system,

 > Assistants > Parking > Park assist sys-

tem.

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When the system is connected, the symbol

 on the Infotainment System screen is

highlighted. Additionally, the selected park-

ing type is shown on the instrument panel

display. You can change the type of parking

on the infotainment system display.

Fig. 191 On the Infotainment system

screen.: indication of parking modes.

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Park assist has 5 parking modes:

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If there are more spaces available, another

made with the manoeuvre (the side sensor

must be able to detect the reference vehi-

cle). If it is impossible to successfully com-

plete the manoeuvre that has been started,

the system itself will drive out of the parking

space before starting parking in a similar way

to type .

vehicle with the front part partially inside the

parking space.

space can be selected by clicking on it on

the infotainment system display.

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Press button  once in the infotainment

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Follow the instructions displayed on the in-

system,  > Assistants > Parking > Park as-

sist system.

strument panel while paying attention to

traffic and drive the vehicle past the parking

space.

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When the system is connected, the symbol

 on the Infotainment System screen is

highlighted. Additionally, the selected park-

ing mode is shown on the instrument panel

display without reduced display.

Special case of driving forwards into a type

Reverse parallel parking without driving

 parking bay without driving past first

past first (type )

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The necessary conditions to park with Park

Assist have to be met page 274 .

With this type of parking , press button 

so that the system resolves the parking that

has already been started. The system will on-

ly switch on if sufficient progress has been

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Release the steering wheel

in Intro-

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duction on page 273.

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Move forward towards the parking space

while paying attention to traffic and stop the

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Parking with the parking assist system

Fig. 192 On the instrument panel display:

parallel parking.  Finding a parking space.

 Parking position.  Manoeuvring.

Fig. 193 On the instrument panel display:

angle parking.  Finding a parking space. 

Parking position.  Manoeuvring.

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Message to move forwards

Your vehicle

The necessary conditions have to be met to

“appropriate” if the display on the instru-

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park with Park Assist page 274 and the

ment panel shows the message to park

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parking mode must be selected page 275 .

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Stop the vehicle and, after a brief pause,

Parking space detected

Message to park

engage reverse gear, or press the button 

in the infotainment system,  > Assistants >

Parking > Park assist system.

Parking

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Look at the display on the instrument pan-

Message to press the brake pedal

Progress bar

el to see if the space has been detected as

“appropriate” and if the correct position for

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Release the steering wheel

in Intro-

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duction on page 273.

parking has been reached Fig. 192 

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or Fig. 193 . The space is considered

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Please note the following message: Inter-

sponding message is displayed on the instru-

ment panel and, in some cases, an acoustic

signal sounds.

Leaving a parking space with the

parking assist system (only for

parallel parking)

vention in active direction. Watch

your surroundings!. While you keep

watch around you, carefully start accelerat-

ing up to no more than 7 km/h (4 mph). Dur-

ing the parking manoeuvre, the system only

takes charge of the steering. You, as the

driver, have to accelerate, engage the

clutch if necessary, change gears and

brake.

Progress bars

The progress bar

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Fig. 192

and Fig. 193

on the

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screen 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

progress bar decreases upwards, and when

reversing, it decreases downwards.

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Reverse until the continuous ParkPilot sig-

nal sounds; OR: reverse until the indication

to move forward appears on the instrument

panel display Fig. 192  or Fig. 193 ;

OR: reverse until the Park Assist finish-

ed message appears on the instrument pan-

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Note

Fig. 194 On the instrument panel display:

exit a parallel parking space.

If the manoeuvre is terminated premature-

ly during parking, the result may not be the

best.

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el display. The progress bar

distance to cover page 278 .

indicates the

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Your vehicle in reverse gear

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Press the brake pedal until the parking as-

2

Message giving the proposed manoeuvre

to exit the parking space

sist system completes the steering wheel

turns; OR: until the symbol  goes out on

the instrument panel screen.

3

Progress bar to indicate the distance left

to cover

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Select first gear.

Move forward until the continuous ParkPi-

Leaving a parking space (parallel parking)

lot signal sounds; OR: move forward until the

reverse indication appears on the instrument

panel display. The Park Assist system steers

the vehicle forward and back until it centres

it in the space Fig. 192  or Fig. 193 .

The necessary conditions to exit a parking

space with Park Assist have to be met

page 274.

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Press button  in the infotainment system,

 > Assistants > Parking > Park assist sys-

tem. When the system is connected, the

symbol  on the Infotainment System

screen is highlighted.

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For best results, wait at the end of each

manoeuvre until the Park Assist system has

finished turning the steering wheel. The

parking manoeuvre ends when a corre-

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Turn on the corresponding turn signal to-

The vehicle can exit the space when a cor-

responding message is displayed on the in-

strument panel and, in some cases, an

acoustic signal sounds. Take charge of the

steering with the turning angle set by the

Park Assist system.

Automatic braking to reduce damages

wards the road you will enter when exiting

the parking space.

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-

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Engage the reverse gear, or press the but-

ton  in the infotainment system.

al

. Following this the driver must press

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Release the steering wheel

in Intro-

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Paying attention to the traffic, exit the

the brake pedal.

duction on page 273. Please note the fol-

lowing message: Automatic steering en-

abled Pay attention to your sur-

roundings. 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 necessary,

change gears and brake.

parking space.

Automatic braking intervention to reduce

damage leads to the parking manoeuvre fin-

ishing.

Automatic operation of the

brakes by the parking assist sys-

tem

WARNING

The automatic braking intervention by Park

Assist should never tempt you to take any

risk that may compromise safety. The sys-

tem is not a replacement for driver aware-

ness.

Park Assist helps the driver by automatically

braking in certain situations.

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Reverse until the continuous ParkPilot sig-

The driver is always responsible for braking in

time

nal sounds; OR: reverse until the instrument

panel display shows the forward indication.

The progress bar Fig. 194

distance to cover page 278 .

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The Park Assist system is subject to cer-

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tain limitations inherent to the system. In

certain situations, the automatic braking

intervention may only work in a limited way

or not work at all.

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indicates the

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Automatic braking intervention to avoid

exceeding the speed limit

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Press the brake pedal until the parking as-

To avoid exceeding the allowed speed of ap-

prox. 7 km/h (4 mph) when entering or leav-

ing a parking space, the brakes may activate

automatically. After automatically activating

the brakes, the manoeuvres to enter or exit a

parking space may continue.

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sist system completes the steering wheel

turns; OR: press the brake pedal until the

symbol  goes out on the instrument cluster

screen.

Always be ready to use the brakes your-

self!

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The automatic braking intervention will

end after approximately 1.5 seconds. After-

wards, brake the vehicle yourself.

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Move forward until the continuous ParkPi-

lot signal sounds; OR: move forward until the

reverse indication appears on the instrument

panel display. The Park Assist system steers

the vehicle forward and back until it can exit

the space.

The brakes are only automatically activated

once for each attempt to enter or exit a

parking space. If the speed of approximately

7 km/h (4 mph) is exceeded again, the cor-

responding operation is halted.

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