2008 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 474

Controls in detail Driving systems Use Advanced Parking Guidance for parking spaces that are parallel to the direction of travel located on straight streets, i.e. not in curves on the same level as the street, i.e. not on sidewalks, for example. Flat curbs may possibly not be detected by Advanced Parking Guidance. Parking instructions: On narrow streets, drive by the parking space as close as possible. Parking spaces that are dirty, overgrown or located in front of trailers may not be detected correctly. Also observe the Park Assist warning indicator ( page 470) while Advanced Parking Guidance is active. How well your vehicle will be parked after completion of the Advanced Parking Guidance depends on the position and shape of the vehicles parked in front of and behind the parking space as well as the conditions of the immediate surroundings. In certain cases, Advanced Parking Guidance may guide you too far into the parking space or not far enough. If this is the case, cancel the parking procedure with Advanced Parking Guidance and correct the vehicle position yourself. Detecting a parking space Advanced Parking Guidance is active when driving forward. The system operates at a vehicle speed of up to 25 mph (40 km/h) and automatically scans for and measures potential parking spaces on both sides of the vehicle. At a vehicle speed of below 10 mph (16 km/h), you see the white parking space symbol as a system display in the instrument cluster. As soon as Advanced Parking Guidance has detected a suitable parking space, the parking space symbol changes to blue. 473