Parking

The following instructions refer to parking in a space on the front-passenger side. To park in a space on the driver's side, mirror the instructions.

WARNING
The Parking Guidance is only an aid and may not detect all obstacles. The Parking Guidance does not relieve you of the responsibility to pay attention. You are always responsible for safety and must continue to pay attention to your immediate surroundings when parking and maneuvering. Otherwise, you could endanger yourself and others.

space symbol shows the desired parking Stop the vehicle when the blue parking space symbol shows the desired parking space in the instrument cluster.

The multifunction display shows the Engage reverse gear.

The multifunction display shows the message: Check surroundings Confirm with OK.

steering Press steering on the multifunction steering wheel to confirm.

The display in the instrument cluster switches to Parking Guidance.

1 Green lane

1 Green lane
2 White bracket marking the target position

to reverse along the lane towards the Depending on the distance, you may have to reverse along the lane towards the parking space. This is indicated by green lane 1.

Continue backing up until you hear a tone.

Stop; the parking position has been reached and is marked by white bracket 2 with an arrow for the target position.

Steering tips
Steering tips

1 Red lane indicating the route the vehicle will take with the steering wheel in its current position
2 Yellow lane indicating the route the vehicle will take when you have turned the steering wheel in the required direction

stationary until red lane 1 and yellow Turn the steering wheel while the vehicle is stationary until red lane 1 and yellow lane 2 overlap.

Lane 2 is then marked in green and you hear a tone. If the parking space is inside the area displayed, the end of the green lane is marked with a white bracket and an arrow showing the target position.

Backing up into a parking space

1 Lane turns green when the steering wheel

1 Lane turns green when the steering wheel is turned in the correct direction

and reverse carefully. Keep the steering wheel in that position and reverse carefully.

The vehicle has reached the position in Stop as soon as you hear a tone.

The vehicle has reached the position in which you need to countersteer.

Countersteering

1 Red lane indicating the route the vehicle

1 Red lane indicating the route the vehicle will take with the steering wheel in its current position
2 Yellow lane indicating the route the vehicle will take when you have turned the steering wheel in the required direction

stationary until red lane 1 and yellow Turn the steering wheel while the vehicle is stationary until red lane 1 and yellow lane 2 overlap.

Lane 2 is then marked in green and you hear a tone. A white arrow and white bracket are shown to indicate the target position.

Driving to the final position

1 Lane turns green when the steering wheel

1 Lane turns green when the steering wheel is turned in the correct direction

direction and reverse carefully until you Keep the steering wheel turned in that direction and reverse carefully until you have reached the final position.

The Parking Guidance finished message appears in the multifunction display and a tone sounds.

Final position
Final position

Depending on the size of the parking space, you may now be in an angled position in the parking space. If possible, Parking Guidance will guide you as far back as possible towards the rear limit of the parking space.

Always observe the warning messages Maneuver to the final position if necessary.

displayed by PARKTRONIC. Always observe the warning messages displayed by PARKTRONIC.

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