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Parking
system
Parallel parking
App lies to vehicles: with parking system advanced
Use parking mode 2 to help you parallel park
along the side of a street.
Fig. 97 Navigation system d isplay: Blue sur face aligned
wit h parking spot
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Fig. 98 Navigatio n system display: The blue curved line
contacting the curb
The following steps app ly only when there is no
obstacle such as a wall near the parking spot.
Otherwise, please read the information provided
in the "Parking Next to Obstacles" section .
• Activate the turn signal.
• Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of the
street, approximately 3 ft . (1 m) from a parked
vehicle.
" Switch the navigation system and the naviga -
tion system display on .
• Se lect reverse gea r. The pa rking aid t urns on
and parki ng mode 1 appears on the display .
• Press the control button 1 on the navigat ion
system 9fig . 97 . Parking mode 2 appears .
•B ackup and align your vehicle so the blue area
@ borde rs on the rear end of the vehicle or on
the parking spot line. The blue area represents
an extension of the vehicle's outline by approxi-
mately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear. The long
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side of the blue area should be on the curb . The
entire blue area must fit into the parking spot .
"W ith the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the right as far as it will go.
• Back into the parking spot until the blue curve
touches the curb
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fig . 98. Stop the veh icle .
" With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it will go .
• Cont inue to back into the parking spot unti l the
veh icle is parked parallel to the curb . @ marks
the rear bumper. Stop the vehicle when the red
orientation line @ borders an object
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Keep an eye on the front of your vehicle while
doing this
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Parking next to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to
the parking spot, choose a spot with more space
on the sides . Position the long side of the blue
area so that there is sufficient space from the
curb. The area must not be on the curb . You will
also need to start turning the steering wheel
much earlier. There should be a sufficient amoun t
of space between the curb and the blue curve,
and the blue curve ¢ fig . 98 must not touch the
curb.
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WARNING
- The rearview came ra does not show the en-
tire area behind the vehicle
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fig . 92. Watch o ut especially for small chil-
dren and anima ls. The rear view camera can-
not a lways detect them, posing risk of an
accident!
- Please note that objects not touching the
ground can appear to be farther away than
they really are (for example, the bumper of
a vehicle or the rear of a truck). In this case,
you should not use the orientation lines to
he lp wit h parking, wh ich poses danger of an
accident!
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Note
In the navigation system disp lay, the direction
of travel of the vehicle rear is represented de-
pending on the steering wheel angle. The ve-
hicle front swings out more than the vehicle
rear . Maintain plenty of distance so that your
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