Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2013 Owner's Manual page 254

Detected parking space on the left
:
Parking symbol
;
Detected parking space on the right
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Active Parking Assist is activated automati-
cally when driving forwards. The system is
operational at speeds of up to approximately
35 km/h. While in operation, the system inde-
pendently locates and measures parking
spaces on both sides of the vehicle.
Active Parking Assist will only detect parking
spaces:
that are parallel or at right angles to the
R
direction of travel
that are parallel to the direction of travel
R
and are at least 1.5 m wide
that are parallel to the direction of travel
R
and at least 1.0 m longer than your vehicle
that are at right angles to the direction of
R
travel and at least 1.0 m wider than your
vehicle
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Note that Active Parking Assist cannot
measure the length of a parking space if it
is at right angles to the direction of travel.
You will need to judge whether your vehicle
will fit in the parking space.
When driving at speeds below 30 km/h, you
will see parking symbol ; as a status indi-
cator in the instrument cluster. When a park-
ing space has been detected, an arrow
towards the right or the left also appears.
Active Parking Assist only displays parking
spaces on the front-passenger side as stand-
ard. Parking spaces on the driver's side are
displayed as soon as the turn signal on the
driver's side is activated. When parking on the
driver's side, this must remain switched on
until you acknowledge the use of Active Park-
ing Assist by pressing the a button on the
multifunction steering wheel. The system
automatically determines whether the park-
ing space is parallel or at right angles to the
direction of travel.
A parking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are approx-
imately 15 m away from it.
Parking
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WARNING
If you leave the vehicle when it is only being
braked by Active Parking Assist it could roll
away if:
there is a malfunction in the system or in
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the voltage supply.
the electrical system in the engine com-
R
partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
the battery is disconnected.
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the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by a vehicle
R
occupant.
There is a risk of an accident.
Before leaving the vehicle, always secure it
against rolling away.
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When PARKTRONIC detects obstacles,
Active Parking Assist brakes automatically
during the parking process. You are respon-
sible for braking in good time.
Stop the vehicle when the parking symbol
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shows the desired parking space in the
instrument cluster.
Shift the transmission to position R.
X
The Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No: Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No:
% message appears in the multifunction
display.
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