Mercedes-Benz

Parking with Active Parking Assist

WARNING Risk of accident due to objects located above or below the detection range of Active Parking Assist

If there are objects above or below the detection range, the following situations may arise:

Active Parking Assist may steer too early.
The vehicle may not stop in front of these objects.

This could cause a collision.

In these situations, do not use Active Parking Assist.

Press button

Select Parking Assistance menu

Parking spaces detected by the system are shown in the central display.

When the vehicle is stationary, indicated vehicle path into currently selected parking space also appears.

If parking spaces are displayed: bring the vehicle to a standstill.

If necessary, select another parking space.

To change the parking direction, tap the selected parking space again.

To start the parking procedure:

press button

again.

The vehicle drives into the selected parking space.

The turn signal indicator is switched on automatically when the parking procedure begins. You are responsible for selecting the turn signal indicator in accordance with the traffic conditions. If necessary, select the turn signal indicator accordingly.

WARNING Risk of accident due to vehicle swinging out while parking or pulling out of a parking space

While parking or exiting a parking space, the vehicle swings out and can drive onto areas of the oncoming lane.

This could cause you to collide with objects or other road users.

Pay attention to objects and other road users.

Where necessary, stop the vehicle or cancel the parking procedure with Active Parking Assist.

On completion of the parking procedure, the Active Parking Assist finished, take control of vehicle display message appears.

Secure the vehicle against rolling away. When required by legal requirements or local conditions: turn the wheels towards the kerb.

You can stop the vehicle and change the transmission position during the parking procedure. The system then calculates a new vehicle path. If no new vehicle path is available, the transmission position can be changed again, or the process can be cancelled. You can also interrupt the parking procedure by braking, for example, to let people in or out of the vehicle. The parking procedure can then be continued by briefly pressing the accelerator pedal.