Detecting A Parking Space - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CL-Class Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Driving systems
sensors that scan the area on both sides of
vehicle. When suitable parking space is found
it is shown in the display and you receive
steering instructions for parking in that
space.
When traveling in Canada in a vehicle not
registered in Canada, you must switch off the
radar sensor system ( Y page 247). Canadian
law does not permit the use of the radar
sensor system for vehicles from outside of
Canada. When you switch off the radar sensor
system, the following functions are
deactivated:
Advanced Parking Guidance
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BAS Plus ( Y page 66)
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PRE-SAFE Brake ( Y page 72)
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DISTRONIC Plus ( Y page 350)
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Park Assist ( page 369)
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Blind Spot Assist ( Y page 382)
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Use the Advanced Parking Guidance for
parking spaces that are
parallel to the direction of travel
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located on straight streets, i.e. not in
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curves
on the same level as the street, i.e. not on
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sidewalks, for example. Flat curbs may
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possible not be detected by the Advanced
Parking Guidance.
Parking instructions:
On narrow streets, drive by the parking
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space as close as possible.
Parking spaces that are dirty, overgrown or
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located in front of trailers may not be
detected correctly.
Also observe the Park Assist warning
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indicator ( Y page 369) while the Advanced
Parking Guidance is active.
How well your vehicle will be parked after
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completion of the Advanced Parking
Guidance depends on the position and
shape of the vehicles parked in front of and
behind the parking space as well as the
conditions of the immediate surroundings.
In certain cases, the Advanced Parking
Guidance may guide you too far into the
parking space or not far enough. If this is
the case, cancel the parking procedure
with the Advanced Parking Guidance and
correct the vehicle position yourself.

Detecting a parking space

The Advanced Parking Guidance is active
when driving forward. The system operates at
a vehicle speed of up to 25 mph (40 km/h)
and automatically scans for and measures
potential parking spaces on both sides of the
vehicle. At a vehicle speed of below 10 mph
(16 km/h), you see the white parking space
symbol as a system display in the instrument
cluster. As soon as the Advanced Parking
Guidance has detected a suitable parking
space, the parking space symbol changes to
blue.
Detected parking spaces on the left
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Parking space symbol
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Detected parking spaces on the right
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In order to be detected by the Advanced
Parking Guidance, a parking space must be:
closed-in at the rear
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parallel to the direction of travel
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