Rear View Camera - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

the steering, before the vehicle has exited the
parking space completely. This is useful, for
example when you recognize that it is already
possible to pull out of the parking space.
Canceling Active Parking Assist
You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
Stop the movement of the multifunction
X
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at once.
The Park Assist Canceled
appears in the multifunction display and you
hear a tone.
or
Press the PARKTRONIC button on the center
X
console ( page 172).
Y
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately canceled. The
Assist Canceled message appears in the
multifunction display and you hear a tone.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automatically
if:
the transmission is shifted too early
R
transmission position P is selected
R
parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
R
ger possible
you are driving faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
R
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a wheel spins, ESP
R
such cases the ÷ warning lamp lights up in
the instrument cluster.
A warning tone sounds. The parking symbol dis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Park Assist Canceled
When Active Parking Assist is canceled, you
must steer and brake again yourself.
If a system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to a standstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator again.
message
Park
intervenes or fails. In
message.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Driving systems

Rear view camera

General notes
Rear view camera : is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind your
vehicle with guide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
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The text shown in the multimedia system
display depends on the language setting. The
following are examples of rear view camera
messages in the multimedia system display.
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are always responsible
for safe maneuvering and parking. When maneu-
vering or parking, make sure that there are no
persons, animals or objects in the area in which
you are maneuvering.
Under the following circumstances, the rear
view camera will not function, or will function in
a limited manner:
if the trunk lid is open
R
in heavy rain, snow or fog
R
at night or in very dark places
R
if the camera is exposed to very bright light
R
if the area is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
R
lighting (the display may flicker)
if there is a sudden change in temperature,
R
e.g. when driving into a heated garage in win-
ter
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