Parallel parking
Applies to vehicles: with park ing system plus and rear
mode
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
Fig. 139 Infot ainme nt : blue surfaces aligned in t he
parking space
Fig. 140 Infota inm ent : contact of the blue curved line
with the curb
Park ing on t he right is described he re. It is
ident ica l when parki ng on the left .
If there is an obstacle next to the park ing
space (such as a wall), refer to information for
"Parking nex t to obstacles"
c::> page 123.
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Activate the turn signal.
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Position your vehicle next to a parked vehi-
cle in front of the desired parking space . The
distance to th is vehicle sho uld be approxi-
mately 3 ft (1 m).
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Turn the Infotainment on and shift into re-
verse gear. The parking system is turned on
and the
parallel parking indicator is dis-
played .
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Press the @ ¢ page 118 , fig. 127 control
button on the Infotainment un it repeatedly
unt il the
cross parking view is disp layed.
~ Backup and align your vehicle so the blue
area @ borders on the rear end of the vehi-
Pa rking sys tems 123
cle or on the parking space line c::> A in Gen-
eral information on page 120,
c::>(D in Gen-
eral information on page 120.
The b lue area
represent s an extens ion of the vehicle 's out-
line by approximately 16 ft (5 m) to the rear.
The long side of the blue area should be on
the curb . The entire blue area must fit into
th e parking space .
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With the vehicle stopped, t urn the stee ring
wheel to t he righ t as fa r as it will go.
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Back into the parking space unt il t he blue
curve c::> page 118, fig. 128 to uches the curb
c::> A in General information on page 120,
c::>(D in General information on page 120.
Stop the vehicle.
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With the vehicle st opped, turn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it will go.
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Continue to back into the parking space un-
til the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb
c::> ..&. in General information on page 120,
c::>(D in General information on page 120.
@ marks t he rear bumper. Stop the vehicle,
at the latest, when the red orientation line
@ borders an object . Keep an eye on the
front of your vehicle while do ing this .
Parking next to obstacles
When t here is an obstacle (such as a wal l)
next to the parking space, choose a space with
more space on the sides . Positio n the long
side of the blue area so that there is suff icient
space from the curb. The area must not be on
the curb. You will also need t o start turning
the steering wheel much earlier . There should
be a sufficient amount of space between the
curb and the blue curve, and t he blue curve
c::> page 118, fig. 128 m ust not touch the curb.
@ Tips
The left o r right orientation lines and su r-
faces will be disp layed, depending on the
turn s ignal being used .