Starting-off and Driving 127
Park Assist*
Caution
If other vehicles are parked behind or on the kurb, the park assist guides your
vehicle beyond the kurb or onto it. Make sure that the wheels or the wheel rims of
your vehicle are not damaged and if necessary intervene in time.
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Description and important information
The park assist assists you when parking in a suitable parallel parking space
between two vehicles or behind a vehicle.
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You should satisfy yourself before parking that there is no small obstacle, such
as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar etc., in front or behind your vehicle. Such an
obstacle might not be within the range detected by the sensors.
The park assist automatically searches for suitable parking spaces after switching
on the ignition and when driving up to 30 km/h.
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Under certain circumstances, surfaces or structures of certain objects such as
wire mesh fences, powder snow etc..., cannot be recognised by the system.
The evaluation of the parking space and the parking procedure depends on the
circumference of the wheels. The system does not function correctly if your vehicle
is mounted with wheels of non-permissible size, snow chains or a temporary spare
wheel (in order to reach the nearest workshop). If the tyres other than those
excepted by the manufacturer are mounted, the resulting position of the vehicle in
the parking space can differ slightly. This can be avoided through new calibration of
the system in a specialist garage.
During the parking procedure the park assist only takes over the steering move-
ments, the pedals continue to be operated by the driver.
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Function of the system is based on:
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Length and depth measurement of the parking spaces when driving
Evaluation of the size of the parking space
Definition of the correct position of the vehicle for parking
Calculating the line on which the vehicle drives backwards into the parking
space
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The accuracy of the evaluation for the parking space can be influenced by the
incorrectly determined outside temperature if the later is influenced by the thermal
radiation of the engine i.e for stop and go in a traffic jam.
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Actuation of the steering force assistance, automatic spinning of the wheels of
the front axle when parking.
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In order to avoid damaging the sensors while cleaning with high-pressure
cleaners or steam jets, the sensors must only be directly sprayed for short periods
while a minimum distance of 10 cm must be observed.
WARNING
The park assist does not take away the responsability from the driver when
parking.
Note
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Pay particular attention to small children and animals as they would not
be recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.
Under certain circumstances, surfaces of certain objects and types of
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A component of the park assist is the front and rear parking aid*.
The electronic stability programme (ESP*) must always be switched on for the
parking procedure.
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clothing cannot reflect the signal of the park assist or the parking aid. Thus,
these objects or people who wear such clothing are not recognised by the
sensors of the parking aid.
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Only the front parking aid operates if you are towing a trailer (applies only to
models which feature a factory-fitted towing device*). This is why it is not possible
to park backwards with the help of the park assist when towing a trailer.
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The external sound source of the park assist and the parking aid can be
disruptively influenced and under unfavourable conditions, objects or
people cannot be recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.
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The sensors must be kept clean and free of ice to enable the parking aid to
operate properly.
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