Mercedes-Benz 2013 GL Class - Manual (Page 219)

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WARNING
The front of the vehicle will veer out in the
direction of the oncoming traffic during the
parking operation. In some cases, the vehicle
will also take you onto sections of the
oncoming lane during the parking procedure.
You are responsible for safety at all times and
must pay attention to any road users
approaching or passing. Stop the vehicle if
necessary or cancel the Active Parking Assist
parking procedure.
G WARNING
Make sure no persons or animals are in or
near the area in which you are parking/
maneuvering. Otherwise, they could be
injured.
! If unavoidable, you should drive over
obstacles such as curbs slowly and not at
a sharp angle. Otherwise, you may damage
the wheels or tires.
Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking
aid with ultrasound. Ultrasound is used to
measure the road on both sides of the vehicle.
A suitable parking space is indicated by the
parking symbol. Active steering intervention
can assist you during parking. You may also
use PARKTRONIC (
Y page 212). When
PARKTRONIC is switched off, Active Parking
Assist is also unavailable.
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces:
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that are parallel to the direction of travel
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that are on straight roads, not bends
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that are on the same level as the road, e.g.
not on the pavement
Parking tips:
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on narrow roads, drive past the parking
space as close as possible.
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parking spaces that are littered, overgrown
or partially occupied by trailer drawbars
might be identified incorrectly or not at all.
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snowfall or heavy rain may lead to a parking
space being measured inaccurately.
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pay attention to the PARKTRONIC warning
messages (
Y page 214) during the parking
procedure.
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you can intervene in the steering procedure
to correct it at any time. Active Parking
Assist will then be canceled.
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when transporting a load which protrudes
from your vehicle, you should not use
Active Parking Assist.
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when snow chains or an emergency spare
wheel are mounted, you should not use
Active Parking Assist here either.
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make sure that the tire pressures are
always correct. This has a direct influence
on the parking characteristics of the
vehicle.
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the way your vehicle is positioned in the
parking space after parking is dependent
on various factors. These include the
position 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 curb. If necessary, you should
abort the parking procedure with Active
Parking Assist.
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you can also engage forward gear
prematurely. The vehicle redirects and
does not drive as far into the parking space.
Should the gear change occur too soon to
achieve a sensible parking position, the
parking procedure will be aborted.
Detecting a parking space
:
Detected parking space on the left
;
Parking symbol
=
Detected parking space on the right
Driving systems
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Driving and parking
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