Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2014 Owner's Manual page 243

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sharp angle. Otherwise, you may damage
the wheels or tyres.
Active Parking Assist may also display spaces
not suitable for parking, e.g.:
parking or stopping prohibitions
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in front of driveways or entrances and exits
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unsuitable surfaces
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Parking tips:
on narrow roads, drive as closely as possi-
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ble past the parking space.
parking spaces that are littered or over-
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grown might be identified or measured
incorrectly.
parking spaces that are partially occupied
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by trailer drawbars might not be identified
as such or be measured incorrectly.
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 237) 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 cancelled.
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 fitted.
make sure that the tyre pressures are
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always correct. This has a direct influence
on the parking characteristics of the vehi-
cle.
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces
that are:
parallel or at right angles to the direction of
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travel
on straight roads, not bends
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on the same level as the road, e.g. not on
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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 calculated, e.g. overhanging
loads, tail sections or loading ramps of goods
vehicles.
G 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.
This could cause a collision. There is a risk of
an accident.
If objects are located above the detection
range, stop and switch off Active Parking
Assist.
Further information on the detection range
( page 236).
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Active Parking Assist does not assist you
parking in spaces at right angles to the direc-
tion of travel if:
two parking spaces are located directly
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next to one another
the parking space is directly next to a low
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obstacle such as a low kerb
you forward park
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Active Parking Assist does not assist you
parking in spaces that are parallel or at right
angles to the direction of travel if:
the parking space is on a kerb
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the system reads the parking space as
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being blocked, for example by foliage or
grass paving blocks
the area is too small for the vehicle to
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manoeuvre into
the parking space is bordered by an obsta-
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cle, e.g. a tree, a post or a trailer