Exiting A Parking Space - Mercedes-Benz 2012 A-Class Owner's Manual

Park Assist active Accelerate
The
and brake 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.
X
Drive forwards and be ready to brake at all
times.
X
Stop as soon as PARKTRONIC sounds the
continuous warning tone, if not before.
Vehicles with manual transmission: the
Assist active Engage reverse gear
Observe surroundings
the multifunction display.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
Park Assist active Select R Observe
surroundings
message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
X
Additional transmission shifts may be nec-
essary.
As soon as the parking procedure is com-
Park Assist switched off
plete, the
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Active Parking Assist is then deactivated.
PARKTRONIC is still available.
X
Manoeuvre if necessary.
X
Always observe the warning messages dis-
played by PARKTRONIC (
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 engage forward gear prema-
R
turely. The vehicle redirects and does not
drive as far into the parking space. Should
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Park
message appears in
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a gear be changed too early, the parking
procedure will be cancelled. A sensible
parking position can no longer be achieved
from this position.

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 not
R
be too low.
the border of the parking space must not
R
be too wide. The system manoeuvres the
vehicle into a position at a maximum of 45°
to the starting position in the parking
space.
a manoeuvring distance of at least 0.60 m
R
must be available.
Active Parking Assist can only assist you with
exiting a parking space if you have parked the
vehicle using Active Parking Assist.
X
Start the engine.
X
Switch on the turn signal on the side facing
the street.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage first or reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position D or R.
Start Park Assist? Yes: OK No:
The
% message appears in the multifunction
display.
X
To cancel the procedure: press the
% button on the multifunction steering
wheel or pull away.
or
X
To exit a parking space using Active
Parking Assist: press the a button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Park Assist active Accelerate
The
and brake Observe surroundings
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X
Release the multifunction steering wheel.
X
Reverse the vehicle or drive forwards, being
ready to brake at all times. Do not exceed
a maximum speed of approximately
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