& WARN I NG (continued)
vehicle or th e rear of a t ruck). I n t his case, you should not use th e
orient atio n lin es to hel p wi t h parkin g, which poses danger of an
accident !
0 Note
In the MMI display, the direction of travel of t he vehicle rear is repre-
sented depend ing on the steering wheel angle . The vehicle front
swings out more than the vehicle rear. Maintain plenty of distance so
that your outside mirror or a corner of your vehicle does not collide
with any obstacles . This can damage to your vehicle. •
Applies to vehicles: wit h parking system advanced
Parallel parking
Use parking mode 2 to help you parallel park along the
side of a street.
Controls and equip-
ment
Fig. 78 Navigat ion
system display: Blue
surface aligned wit h
parking spot
Vehicle OP-eration
Park ing syst e m
Fig. 79 Navigat ion
system display: The
blue curved line
cont act ing t he curb
The following steps apply on ly when there is no obstacle suc h
as a wall near the parking spot. Otherwise, please read the
information provided in the "Parking Next to Obstac les"
section.
- Activate the turn signal.
- Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of the street,
approximately 3 ft . (1 m) from a parked vehicle.
- Switch the nav igation system and the navigation system
display on .
- Select reverse gear . The parking aid turns on and parking
mode 1 appears on the display.
- Press t he con t rol button
1 on the navigation system
~
fig. 78 . Parking mode 2 appears .
- Back up and align your vehicle so the blue area @ borders
on the rear end of the vehicle or on the parking spot line .
The blue area re presents an extension of the vehicle's
outline by approximately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear. The
long side of the blue area sho u ld be on the curb. The ent ire
blue area must fit into the parking spot . .._
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