Mercedes-Benz C-Clas 2016 Owner's Manual page 195

Driving systems
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Start the engine.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch on the turn signal in the direction in
X
which you intend to pull away.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
X
shift the transmission to position D or R.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage forward or reverse gear.
The Start Park Start Park Assist?
message appears on the multifunction dis-
play.
To cancel the procedure:press the %
X
button on the multifunction steering wheel or
pull away.
or
To exit a parking space with assistance
X
from Active Parking Assist: press the a
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and brake Observe surroundings and brake Observe surroundings
sage appears on the multifunction display.
Release the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Pull away, being ready to brake at all times. Do
X
not exceed a speed of approximately
10 km/h when exiting a parking space. Oth-
erwise, Active Parking Assist will be cancel-
led.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
X
depending on the message or as required,
shift the transmission to position D or R.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depending on the message or as required,
engage forward or reverse gear.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction. The
active Accelerate and brake Observe active Accelerate and brake
surroundings surroundings
tifunction display.
i
You will achieve the best results in exiting a
parking space if you wait for the steering pro-
cedure to complete before pulling away.
If you reverse after activation, the steering
wheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
Drive forwards and reverse 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 Park Assist Assist switched switched off
Assist? Yes: Yes: OK OK No: No:%
mes-
Park Assist Park Assist
Observe
message appears on the mul-
off message appears
on 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 again before the vehicle has exited
the parking space completely. This is useful if
you recognise that it is already possible to pull
out of the parking space.
Cancelling Active Parking Assist
Stop the movement of the multifunction
X
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The Park Assist cancelled Park Assist cancelled
sage appears in the multifunction display.
or
Press the PARKTRONIC button (
X
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately cancelled. The
Park Assist cancelled Park Assist cancelled
in the multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automatically
if:
the electric parking brake is applied
R
transmission position P is selected in vehicles
R
with automatic transmission
parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
R
ger possible
you are driving faster than 10 km/h
R
a wheel spins and ESP
R
The ÷ warning lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
A warning tone sounds. The parking symbol dis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Park Assist cancelled Park Assist cancelled
When Active Parking Assist is cancelled, 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 pedal again.
mes-
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message appears
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intervenes or fails.
message.