Parking - Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual

124 Driving and parking
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P P ar arking using A king using Activ ctive P e Par arking Assist king Assist
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ciently securing the vehicle against rolling
away when exiting the vehicle
If you leave the driver's seat when the vehicle
is being braked by Active Parking Assist only, it
could roll away in the following situations:
if there is a malfunction in the system or in
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the power supply.
if the electrical system in the engine com-
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partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
if the battery is disconnected.
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if the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by a vehi-
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cle occupant.
Before leaving the driver's seat, always
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secure the vehicle against rolling away.
Bring the vehicle safely to a stop when the
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parking symbol with an arrow shows the
desired parking space.
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ARNING Risk of accident due to vehicle
swinging out while parking or pulling out of
a parking space
While parking or pulling out of a parking space,
the vehicle swings out and can drive onto
areas of the oncoming lane.
This could cause you to collide with objects or
other road users.
Pay attention to objects and other road
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users.
Where necessary, stop the vehicle or
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cancel the parking procedure with Park-
ing Pilot.
Shi the transmission to position k.
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The instrument cluster display shows the
Parking Assist? Yes: OK No:
and the location of the parking space.
T T o cancel t o cancel the pr he process: ocess: press the ~ steer-
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ing-wheel button or drive o .
or
T T o par o park using activ k using active par e parking assist king assistance:
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the a steering-wheel button.
The Parking Assist Active Accelerate and
Brake Observe Surroundings
shown in the instrument cluster display.
Release the steering wheel.
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Reverse the vehicle, being ready to brake at all
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times. Reverse slowly, and do not drive faster
than 6 mph (10 km/h). Parking assistance is
otherwise canceled and Active Parking Assist
is stopped.
When the vehicle approaches the rear border
of the parking space, Active Parking Assist can
brake it to a standstill.
Stop at the rear border of the parking space.
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Stop when PARKTRONIC sounds the continu-
ous warning tone, if not before.
Maneuvering may be required in tight parking
spaces. Observe the messages in the instrument
cluster display.
On completion of the parking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist Finished
and an acoustic signal sounds. Active Parking
Assist no longer supports you with steering inter-
ventions and brake applications.
Exiting a par Exiting a parking space wit
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The vehicle has been parked parallel to the
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direction of travel using Active Parking Assist.
The border of the parking space must be high
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enough at the front and the rear; a curb, for
instance, is not su cient.
The border of the parking space must not be
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too wide. Your vehicle can be maneuvered into
a position at a maximum angle of 45° to the
starting position in the parking space.
A maneuvering distance of at least 40 in (1 m)
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must be available.
Please note that you are responsible for the vehicle
and surroundings during the entire parking proce-
dure.
Start the vehicle.
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Switch on the turn signal on the side you
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intend to exit the parking space.
Start
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While parking or exiting a parking space, the
vehicle swings out and can drive onto areas of
ance: press
the oncoming lane.
This could cause you to collide with objects or
other road users.
message is
message appears
king space with A h Activ ctive P e Par arking Assist
ements:
ARNING Risk of accident due to vehicle
swinging out while parking or pulling out of
a parking space
king Assist