Mercedes-Benz V-Class Operating Instructions Manual page 231

PARKTRONIC sounds the continuous warning
tone, if not before.
X
While the vehicle is stationary, shift the trans-
mission to position D or R or engage 1st gear
or reverse gear as required or according to
the message.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction. The
active Accelerate and brake Observe
surroundings
message is shown in the dis-
play.
You will achieve the best results by waiting
i
for the steering procedure to complete before
pulling away.
If you reverse after activation, the steering
wheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
X
Drive forwards and reverse as prompted by
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
times if necessary.
Vehicles with manual transmission: stop,
at the latest when PARKTRONIC sounds the
continuous warning tone.
Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely:
the display shows the
R
switched off
message
a tone sounds
R
the steering wheel is moved to the straight-
R
ahead position
The parking assistance function of Active Park-
ing Assist is stopped. You will then have to steer
and merge into traffic on your own.
PARKTRONIC is still available.
You can take over the steering before the vehi-
cle has exited the parking space completely.
This is useful, for example when you recognise
that it is already possible to pull out of the park-
ing space.
Cancelling active parking assistance
X
Stop the movement of the steering wheel or
steer yourself.
or
X
Press the f button and deactivate
Y
PARKTRONIC ( page 224).
Parking assistance is cancelled immediately
and Active Parking Assist is stopped. The dis-
Park Assist cancelled
play shows the
message.
Park Assist
Park Assist
Active parking assistance is cancelled automat-
ically if:
you apply the electric parking brake
R
parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
R
ger possible
you are driving faster than 10 km/h
R
a wheel spins and ESP
R
The ÷ warning lamp in the instrument
cluster then lights up
you open the driver's door or a sliding door on
R
vehicles with a manual transmission
on vehicles with automatic transmission:
R
you unfasten your seat belt
-
you open a door or the tailgate
-
you shift the automatic transmission to
-
position P
A warning tone sounds, the parking symbol in
the display goes out and the
cancelled
message appears.
Once Active Parking Assist has been cancelled,
you must steer and brake again yourself.
If a fault arises in the system, vehicles with an
automatic transmission are braked to a stand-
still automatically. To continue driving, you must
depress the accelerator pedal again.
Rear view camera
General notes
The reversing camera is next to the tailgate han-
Y
dle ( page 353).
The reversing camera is a visual parking aid. It
shows you the area behind the vehicle in the
multimedia system display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed in a
mirrored fashion, as in the rear-view mirror or
the exterior mirrors. The guide lines displayed
assist you in reversing.
The message displays depend on the language
setting in the multimedia system. The following
reversing camera displays are examples.
Important safety notes
Objects that are not at ground level appear
!
further away than they actually are, for exam-
ple:
the bumper of the vehicle parked behind
R
the drawbar of a trailer
R
Driving systems
®
intervenes or fails.
Park Assist
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