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

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i Canada only:
This device complies with RSS-210 of
Industry Canada. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference,
and
2. this device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Removal, tampering, or altering of the
device will void any warranties, and is not
permitted. Do not tamper with, alter, or use
in any non-approved way.
Any unauthorized modification to this
device could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
! The operation and functionality of the
Advanced Parking Guidance can be
affected or impaired by dirty sensors,
especially at times of snow and ice.
Make sure that the area on the bumpers
around the sensors is free of dirt, ice and/
or slush, otherwise Advanced Parking
Guidance may not function properly.
The Advanced Parking Guidance is an
electronic parking aid equipped with radar
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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 253). 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
R
BAS Plus ( Y page 70)
R
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PRE-SAFE Brake ( Y page 76)
R
DISTRONIC Plus ( Y page 360)
R
Y
Park Assist ( page 379)
R
Blind Spot Assist ( Y page 392)
R
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
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
R
indicator ( Y page 379) 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