Towing A Trailer - Mercedes-Benz 2015 GLK Operator's Manual

then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available.
Canceling Active Parking Assist
You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
Stop the movement of the multifunction
X
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at
once. The Park Assist Canceled Park Assist Canceled
sage appears in the multifunction display.
or
Press the PARKTRONIC button on the cen-
X
ter console ( page 188).
Y
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately canceled.
The Park Assist Canceled Park Assist Canceled
appears in the multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automati-
cally if:
the electric parking brake is engaged
R
transmission position P is selected
R
parking using Active Parking Assist is no
R
longer possible
you are driving faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
R
®
a wheel spins, ESP
R
÷ warning lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
A warning tone sounds. The parking symbol
disappears and the multifunction display
shows the Park Assist Canceled Park Assist Canceled
sage.
If Active Parking Assist is canceled, you must
steer again yourself.
If a system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to a standstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator again.

Towing a trailer

For vehicles with a trailer tow hitch, the min-
imum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
mes-
message
intervenes or fails. The
mes-
Driving systems
If you have attached a trailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Active Parking Assist.
Once the electrical connection is established
between your vehicle and the trailer, Active
Parking Assist is no longer available. PARK-
TRONIC is deactivated for the rear area.
Rear view camera
General notes
Rear view camera
:
Rear view camera : is located in the handle
strip of the tailgate.
Rear view camera : is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It uses guide lines to show
the area behind your vehicle in the Audio/
COMAND display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
i
The text of messages shown in the
COMAND display depends on the language
setting. The following are examples of rear
view camera messages in the COMAND
display.
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your imme-
diate surroundings. You are always responsi-
ble for safe maneuvering and parking. When
maneuvering or parking, make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the area
in which you are maneuvering.
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