Mercedes-Benz CLA Operator's Manual page 187

Backing up straight into a parking space
without turning the steering wheel
White lane with steering wheel straight
:
Yellow guide line at a distance of
;
approximately 3 ft (1.0 m) from the rear
of the vehicle
Red guide line at a distance of
=
approximately 10 in (0.25 m) from the
rear of the vehicle
With the help of white lane :, check
X
whether the vehicle will fit into the parking
space.
Using the white lane as a guide, carefully
X
back up until you reach the end position.
Red guide line = is then at the end of the
parking space. The vehicle is almost
parallel in the parking space.
Reverse perpendicular parking with the
steering wheel at an angle
Drive past the parking space and bring the
X
vehicle to a standstill.
Driving systems
Turning the steering wheel
Red lane indicating the route the vehicle
:
will take with the steering wheel in its
current position
Parking space marking
;
While the vehicle is at a standstill, turn the
X
steering wheel in the direction of the
parking space until the red lane reaches
parking space marking ;.
Keep the steering wheel in that position
X
and back up carefully.
Backing up with the steering wheel turned
Red lane indicating the route the vehicle
:
will take with the steering wheel in its
current position
Stop the vehicle when it is almost exactly
X
in front of the parking space.
The white lane should be as close to parallel
with the parking space marking as
possible.
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