Mercedes-Benz

Parking with Active Parking Assist

WARNING Risk of accident due to objects located above or below the detection range of Active Parking Assist

If there are objects above or below the detection range, the following situations may arise:

Active Parking Assist may steer too early.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: The vehicle may not stop in front of these objects.

This could cause a collision.

In these situations, do not use Active Parking Assist.

Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the button may also be located at a different position in the centre console.

Press button

The Active Parking Assist view appears on the multimedia system display. Area displays detected parking spaces and vehicle path .

Vehicle path shown on the multimedia system display may differ from the actual vehicle path.

If you have driven past a suitable parking space: bring the vehicle to a standstill.

Select desired parking space

Where necessary, select the parking direction: forwards or reverse.

Vehicle path is shown, depending on the selected parking space and parking direction.

Confirm the selected parking space.

WARNING Risk of accident due to vehicle swinging out while parking or pulling out of a parking space

While parking or exiting 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 users.

Where necessary, stop the vehicle or cancel the parking procedure with Active Parking Assist.

If, for example, the Engage reverse gear message appears in the multimedia system display: select the corresponding transmission position.

The vehicle drives into the selected parking space.

On completion of the parking procedure, the Active Parking Assist finished, take control of the vehicle. display message appears. Further manoeuvring may still be necessary.

After completion of the parking procedure, safeguard the vehicle against rolling away. When required by legal requirements or local conditions: turn the wheels towards the kerb.

You can stop the vehicle and change the transmission position during the parking procedure. The system then calculates a new vehicle path. The parking procedure can then be continued. If no new vehicle path is available, the transmission position will be changed again. If the vehicle has not yet reached the parking space, the parking procedure will be cancelled, should a gear be changed.