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Parking
sy s tem
The following steps app ly only when there is
no obstacle such as a wall near the parking
spot. Otherwise, please read the informat ion
provided in the "Parking Next to Obstacles"
section.
.. Activate the turn signal.
.. Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of
the street, approximately 3 ft. (1 m) from a
parked vehicle .
.. Switch the navigation system and the navi-
gat ion system display on.
.. Select reverse gear. The parking aid turns on
and park ing mode 1 appears on the disp lay.
.. Press the contro l but ton 1 on the navigat ion
system
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Parking mode 2 appears .
.. Back up and align yo ur vehicle so the blue
area @ borders on the rear end of the vehi-
cle or on the parking spot line. The bl ue area
represents an extension of the veh icle's out-
li ne by approximate ly 16 ft (5 meters) to the
rear. The long side of the blue area should
be on the curb. The entire blue area must fit
into the parking spot .
.. With the veh icle stopped, turn the st eering
wheel t o t he right as far as it will go.
.. Back into the par king spot until the blue
curve to uches the curb
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97. Stop the
vehicle.
.. With the veh icle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the left as far as it will go.
.. Continue to back into the parking spot unt il
the vehicle is parked parall el to the curb . @
marks the rear bumper . Stop the vehicle
when the red orientation line @ borders an
object
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Keep an eye on t he front of
your vehicle while doing this
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Parking next to obstacles
When t here is an obstacle (such as a wall)
next to the parking spot, choose a spot w ith
mo re space on t he sides. Position the long
side of the blue area so that t here is sufficie nt
space from t he curb. The area must not be on
the curb. You will also need to start turning
the steering wheel much earlier. There should
be a suffic ient amo unt of space between the
curb and the blue curve, and the blue curve
¢
fig.
97 must not to uch the curb.
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WARNING
- The rearview camera does not show the
entire area behind the vehicle ¢ page 84,
fig . 91 .
Watch out especially for small
children and anima ls. The rear view cam-
era cannot always det ect t hem, posing
risk of an accident !
- Please note that objects not touching the
ground can appear to be far t her away
t han t hey really are (for examp le, t he
bumper of a vehicle or the rear of a
truck) . In this case, you should not use
the orientation lines to help with par k-
ing, which poses danger of an accident!
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Note
In the navigation system display, the direc-
tion of trave l of the vehicle rear is rep re-
sented depending on the steering wheel
angle. The vehicle front swings out more
than the vehicle rear. Mainta in plenty of
distance so that your outside mirror or a
corner of you r vehicle does not coll ide wi t h
any obstacles. This can damage to your ve-
hicle .
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Tips
The left or right orie ntation lines and sur-
faces will be disp layed, depending on t he
tu rn signal being used .
Adjusting the warning tones
Appl ies to vehicles: with parking system advanced
Fig. 9 8 Navigat ion system displ ay: adj ust ing the park-
ing syst em
Requirement : The parking system must be
switched on.
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