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Driving out of a parking space with
the
Park Assist system (only parking
spaces parallel to side of road)
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First read and observe the introductory
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information and safety warnings
&
on
page 213.
Getting out of a parking space
Start
the
engine.
Press
the
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Fig
.
158
button.
An indicator
lamp lights up in the button when the function is
switched
on.
Press the turn sign al lever for the side of the
street
where
the parking space is that you want to
get out
of.
Select reverse
gear.
Follow the instructions of the Park Assist sys-
tem
.
Release the steering wheel when the following
message is shown
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in Introduction on
page 213
Steering intervent. active!
Monitor the area around vehicle.
Check the area around the vehicle and careful-
ly depress the accelerator pedal - do not exceed
7 km/h (4
mph).
Automatic brake intervention
r-('n :irst
rea~
and observe the introductory
L-lc:JJ
1nformat1on and safety warnings ~ on
page 213.
The park assist system helps the driver by braking
automatically.
The automatic braking does not re-
place the driver's responsibility for the accelerator
brake and clutch
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A parking manoeuvre will be interrupted if a speed
of approximately 7 km/h (4 mph) is
exceeded.
Automatic brake intervention to avoid
excess speed
An automatic brake intervention may occur to pre-
vent.the vehicle from exceeding a speed of ap-
proximately 7 km/h (4
mph).
The parking manoeu-
vre can be continued after the automatic brake in-
tervention.
The automatic brake intervention can take place
once per parking
manoeuvre.
216
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While driving
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The Park Assi~t syste.m will operate only the
steering wheel whrle gettrng out of the parking
space.
The driver operates the accelerator
.
'
clutch, gear shaft and brake.
If it is possible to pull out of the parking space
the Park Assist system is ended
automatically.
'
Take over steering
and,
if the traffic situation
allows
it,
pull out of the parking space.
Automatic cancellation for getting out of a
parking space
The Park Assist system will cancel the procedure
of getting out of the parking space if one of the
fol-
lowing
happens:
The vehicle speed when getting out of the park-
ing space is higher than approximately 7 km/h
(4 mph).
The driver operates the steering wheel.
There is a system fault (system is temporarily
unavailable).
The TCS is switched off or the TCS or ESP
starts to
regulate.
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Automatic brake intervention to minimise
damage
~hen
approaching an obstacle, automatic braking
Intervention may
occur.
The Park Assist system
may bring the vehicle to a standstill before the ob-
stacle under certain
conditions, e.g.
weather,
ultra-
sound
detection,
conditions of the car, load or in-
cline.
Depress the brake pedal
~
&!
The. Park Assist system is ended following an auto-
matic brake intervention to minimise
damage.
A
WARNING
Do not let the extra convenience afforded
bY
the
P~rk
Assist system tempt you into
takin~
any nsks when driving -this can cause accl
dents. The system is not a substitute tor the
full concentration of the driver.
You should always be prepared to brake
,
the vehicle yourself.

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