Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLA Class - Manual (Page 189)

Parking tips:
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on narrow roads, drive as closely as possi-
ble past the parking space.
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parking spaces that are littered or over-
grown might be identified or measured
incorrectly.
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parking spaces that are partially occupied
by trailer drawbars might not be identified
as such or be measured incorrectly.
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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
(
Y page 184) warning messages during the
parking procedure.
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at any time, you can intervene in the steer-
ing procedure to correct it. Active Parking
Assist will then be cancelled.
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when transporting a load which protrudes
from your vehicle, you should not use
Active Parking Assist.
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never use Active Parking Assist when snow
chains are fitted.
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make sure that the tyre pressures are
always correct. This has a direct influence
on the parking characteristics of the vehi-
cle.
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces:
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that are parallel or at right-angles 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
Detecting parking spaces
Objects located above the height range of
Active Parking Assist will not be detected
when the parking space is measured. These
are not taken into account when the parking
procedure is calculated, e.g. overhanging
loads, tail sections or loading ramps of goods
vehicles.
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WARNING
If objects are located above the detection
range, Active Parking Assist may start to steer
into the parking space too soon. As a result,
you could cause a collision. There is a risk of
an accident.
If objects are located above the detection
range, stop the vehicle and switch Active
Parking Assist off.
For further information on the detection
range (
Y page 183).
Active Parking Assist does not support you
parking in spaces at right angles to the direc-
tion of travel if:
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two parking spaces are located directly
next to one another
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the parking space is directly next to a low
obstacle such as a low kerb stone
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you forward park
Active Parking Assist does not support you
parking in spaces that are parallel or at right
angles to the direction of travel if:
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the parking space is on a kerb stone
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the parking space appears to be blocked,
for example by foliage or grass paving
blocks
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the range of movement is too small
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the parking space is bordered by an obsta-
cle which is not clearly defined such as a
tree or a trailer
Example: detected parking space for a vehicle with
automatic transmission
:
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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