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Fig.152 MMI Display:
Aligning the vehicle
- Switch the MMI on and select the reverse gear.
- Turn the steering wheel until the orange orientation lines
(D appear in the parking spot=> page 155, fig. 151. Use
the mark ings @ to help you estimate the distance from an
obstacle. Each mar king corresponds to 3 ft (1 m ). The
blue area represents an extension of the vehicle's outline
by approximately 16
ft (5 m) to the rear.
- While driving in reverse gear, adjust the steering wheel
angle to fit the park ing space with the aid of the orange
orientation lines=>
0. ® marks the rear bumper. You
should stop driving in reverse as soon as and no later than
when the red orientation line © abuts an object=> & !
& WARNING
• The rear view camera does not show the entire area behind the
vehicle =>
page 153, fig. 149. Watch out especially for small chil·
dren and animals. The rear view camera cannot always detect
them, posing risk of an accident!
• Please note that objects not touching the ground can appear to
be further away than they really are (for example, the bumper of
a parked vehicle, a trailer hitch, or the rear of a truck). In this case,
& WARNING (continued)
you should not use the help lines to help with parking, which
poses danger of an accident!
0 Note
• Low obstacles already signaled by a warning can disappear from
the system's detection range as they are app roached and will not
continue to be signaled . Objects such as barrier chains, trailer draw
bars, th in painted vertical poles or fences may not be detected by the
system, posing risk of damage.
• In the MMI display, the direction of travel of the vehicle rear is
represented depending on the steering wheel angle. The vehicle front
swings out more than the vehicle rear . Maintain plenty of distance
from an obstacle so that your outside mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not collide with any obstacles· danger of accident! •
Applies to vehicles: wit h park ing system (rea r, with rea r view cam e ra)
Parallel Parking
Use parking mode 2 to help you park on the edge of a
street.
Fig.153 MMI Display:
blue surface In the
parking spot
II),