Mercedes-Benz GLS Operator's Manual page 200

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pedal. The braking effect is canceled when you
depress the accelerator pedal.
Parking Pilot no longer supports you with steer-
ing interventions and brake applications. When
Parking Pilot is finished, you must steer and
brake again yourself. Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC is still available.
Parking tips:
The way your vehicle is positioned in the park-
R
ing space after parking is dependent on vari-
ous factors. These include the position and
shape of the vehicles parked in front and
behind it and the conditions of the location. It
may be the case that Parking Pilot guides you
too far into a parking space, or not far enough
into it. In some cases, it may also lead you
across or onto the curb. Cancel the parking
procedure with Parking Pilot if necessary.
You can also select preselect transmission
R
position D. The vehicle redirects and does not
drive as far into the parking space. Should the
transmission change take place too early, the
parking procedure will be canceled. A sensi-
ble parking position can no longer be ach-
ieved from this position.
Exiting a parking space
In order for Parking Pilot to assist you:
the border of the parking space must be high
R
enough at the front and the rear. A curb is too
small, for example.
the border of the parking space must not be
R
too wide. Your vehicle can be maneuvered
into a position at a maximum of 45° to the
starting position in the parking space.
a maneuvering distance of at least 3.3 ft
R
(1.0 m) must be available.
Parking Pilot can assist you with exiting a park-
ing space only if you have parked the vehicle
parallel to the direction of travel using the Park-
ing Pilot.
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If Parking Assist PARKTRONIC detects
obstacles, Parking Pilot brakes automatically
whilst the vehicle is exiting the parking space.
You are responsible for braking in good time.
Start the engine.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the turn signal in the direction you
X
will drive out of the parking space.
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
The Start Parking Pilot? 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 Parking
X
Pilot: press the a button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
The Parking Pilot Active Accelerate
and Brake Observe Surroundings
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Pull away, being ready to brake at all times. Do
X
not exceed a maximum speed of approx-
imately 6 mph (10 km/h) when exiting a park-
ing space. Otherwise, Parking Pilot is can-
celed immediately.
Shift the transmission to position D or R as
X
required or according to the message while
the vehicle is stationary.
Parking Pilot immediately steers in the other
direction. The Parking Pilot Active
Accelerate and Brake Observe Sur‐
roundings message appears in the multi-
function display.
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You will achieve the best results by waiting
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 and back up as prompted by
X
the Parking Assist PARKTRONIC warning dis-
plays, 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
Parking Pilot Finished
the multifunction display. You will then have to
steer and merge into traffic on your own. Park-
ing Assist 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.
mes-
message appears in