Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2013 Owner's Manual page 255

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To cancel the procedure: press the
X
% button on the multifunction steering
wheel or pull away.
or
To park using Active Parking Assist:
X
press the a button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and and brake brake Observe Observe surroundings
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Release the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Reverse the vehicle, being ready to brake
X
at all times. When reversing, drive at a
speed below 10 km/h. Otherwise, Active
Parking Assist will be cancelled.
Active Parking Assist brakes the vehicle to
a standstill when the vehicle approaches
the rear border of the parking space.
Manoeuvring may be required in tight park-
ing spaces.
The Park Assist active Select D Park Assist active Select D
Observe surroundings Observe surroundings
the multifunction display.
Shift the transmission to position D while
X
the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and and brake brake Observe Observe surroundings
sage appears in the multifunction display.
i
You will achieve the best results by wait-
ing for the steering procedure to complete
before pulling away.
Drive forwards and be ready to brake at all
X
times.
Active Parking Assist brakes the vehicle to
a standstill.
The Park Assist active Select R Park Assist active Select R
Observe surroundings Observe surroundings
the multifunction display.
As soon as the parking procedure is com-
plete, the Park Assist Park
sage appears in the multifunction display and
a warning tone sounds. The vehicle is now
surroundings
message appears in
surroundings
message appears in
Assist switched switched off off
parked. The vehicle is kept stationary without
the driver having to depress the brake pedal.
The braking effect is cancelled when you
depress the accelerator pedal.
Active Parking Assist no longer supports you
with steering interventions and brake appli-
cations. When Active Parking Assist is fin-
ished, you must steer and brake again your-
self. PARKTRONIC is still available.
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Parking tips:
The way your vehicle is positioned in the
R
parking space after parking is dependent
on various factors. These include the posi-
tion and shape of the vehicles parked in
front and behind it and the conditions of the
location. It may be the case that Active
Parking Assist 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 kerb. If necessary, you should can-
cel the parking procedure with Active Park-
ing Assist.
You can also preselect transmission posi-
R
tion 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 cancel-
led. A sensible parking position can no lon-
ger be achieved from this position.
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Exiting a parking space
In order that Active Parking Assist can sup-
port you when you exit the parking space:
the border of the parking space must be
R
high enough at the front and the rear. A
kerb stone is too small, for example.
the border of the parking space must not
R
be too wide, as the position of the vehicle
must not exceed an angle of 45° to the
starting position as it is manoeuvred into
the parking space.
a manoeuvring distance of at least 1.0 m
R
must be available.
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Active Parking Assist can only assist you with
exiting a parking space if you have parked the