Detecting Parking Spaces - Mercedes-Benz 2016 S-Class Operator's Manual

Snowfall or heavy rain may lead to a parking
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space being measured inaccurately.
Pay attention to the PARKTRONIC
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( page 215) warning messages during the
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parking procedure.
You can intervene in the steering procedure
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to correct it at any time. Active Parking Assist
will then be canceled.
When transporting a load which protrudes
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from your vehicle, you should not use Active
Parking Assist.
Never use Active Parking Assist when snow
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chains are installed.
Make sure that the tire pressures are always
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correct. This has a direct influence on the
parking characteristics of the vehicle.
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces:
parallel or at right angles to the direction of
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travel
that are on straight roads, not bends
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that are on the same level as the road, e.g. not
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on the pavement

Detecting parking spaces

Objects located above the height range of Active
Parking Assist will not be detected when the
parking space is measured. These are not taken
into account when the parking procedure is cal-
culated, e.g. overhanging loads, tail sections or
loading ramps of goods vehicles.
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WARNING
If there are objects above the detection range:
Active Park Assist may steer too early
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the vehicle may not stop in front of these
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objects
You may cause a collision as a result. There is
a risk of an accident.
If objects are located above the detection
range, stop and deactivate Active Parking
Assist.
For further information on the detection range
( page 214).
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Driving systems
Active Parking Assist does not assist you park-
ing in spaces at right angles to the direction of
travel if:
two parking spaces are located directly next
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to one another
the parking space is directly next to a low
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obstacle such as a low curb
you park forwards
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Active Parking Assist does not assist you park-
ing in spaces that are parallel or at right angles
to the direction of travel if:
the parking space is on a curb
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the system reads the parking space as being
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blocked, for example by foliage or grass pav-
ing blocks
the area is too small for the vehicle to maneu-
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ver into
the parking space is bordered by an obstacle,
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e.g. a tree, a post or a trailer
: Detected parking space on the left
Parking symbol
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Detected parking space on the right
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Active Parking Assist is switched on automati-
cally when driving forwards. The system is
operational at speeds of up to approximately
22 mph (35 km/h). While in operation, the sys-
tem independently locates and measures park-
ing spaces on both sides of the vehicle.
Active Parking Assist will only detect parking
spaces:
parallel or at right angles to the direction of
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travel
that are parallel to the direction of travel and
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at least 59 in (1.5 m) wide
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