Exiting A Parking Space - Mercedes-Benz 2016 GL Operator's Manual

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some cases, it may also lead you across or
onto the curb. If necessary, you should can-
cel the parking procedure with Active Park-
ing Assist.
You can also select preselect transmission
R
position D. The vehicle redirects and does
not drive as far into the parking space.
Should the gear change occur too soon to
achieve a sensible parking position, the
parking procedure will be aborted.

Exiting a parking space

In order that Active Parking Assist can sup-
port you when you exit the parking space:
you need to have parked using Active Park-
R
ing Assist.
the border of the parking space must be
R
high enough at the front and the rear. A
curb stone is too small, for example.
the border of the parking space must not be
R
too wide, as the position of the vehicle must
not exceed an angle of 45° to the starting
position as it is maneuvered into the park-
ing space.
a maneuvering distance of at least 3.3 ft
R
(1.0 m) must be available.
Start the engine.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the turn signal in the direction
X
you are pulling away.
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
The Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No:
% message appears in the multifunction
display.
To cancel the procedure: press the %
X
button on the multifunction steering wheel
or pull away.
or
To exit a parking space using Active
X
Parking Assist: press the a button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate
and Brake Observe Surroundings
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Reverse the vehicle or drive forwards, being
X
ready to brake at all times. Do not exceed a
maximum speed of approximately 6 mph
(10 km/h) when exiting a parking space.
Otherwise Active Parking Assist will be can-
celed.
Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the
X
continuous warning tone, if not before.
Shift the transmission to position D or R as
X
required while the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction.
i
You will achieve the best results by wait-
ing for the steering procedure to complete
before pulling away.
If you back up after activation, the steering
wheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
Drive forwards or back up the vehicle, being
X
ready to brake at all times.
Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the
X
continuous warning tone, if not before.
Drive forwards and back up as prompted by
X
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
times if necessary.
Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely, the steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear a tone and
the Park Assist Finished
appears in the multifunction display. You will
then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available. You
can take over 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.
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