2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 376

Controls in detail Driving systems sensors that scan the area on both sides of vehicle. When suitable parking space is found it is shown in the display and you receive steering instructions for parking in that space. When traveling in Canada in a vehicle not registered in Canada, you must switch off the radar sensor system (Y page 247). Canadian law does not permit the use of the radar sensor system for vehicles from outside of Canada. When you switch off the radar sensor system, the following functions are deactivated: RAdvanced Parking Guidance RBAS possible not be detected by the Advanced Parking Guidance. Parking instructions: ROn narrow streets, drive by the parking space as close as possible. located in front of trailers may not be detected correctly. RParking spaces that are dirty, overgrown or RAlso observe the Park Assist warning indicator (Y page 369) while the Advanced Parking Guidance is active. 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, the 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 the Advanced Parking Guidance and correct the vehicle position yourself. 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 the Advanced Parking Guidance has detected a suitable parking space, the parking space symbol changes to blue. RHow Plus (Y page 66) Brake (Y page 72) Plus (Y page 350) RPRE-SAFE® RDISTRONIC RPark RBlind Assist (Y page 369) Spot Assist (Y page 382) Use the Advanced Parking Guidance for parking spaces that are Rparallel Rlocated 1 Detected parking spaces on the left 2 Parking space symbol 3 Detected parking spaces on the right to the direction of travel on straight streets, i.e. not in curves Ron Detecting a parking space The Advanced Parking Guidance is active when driving forward. The system operates at In order to be detected by the Advanced Parking Guidance, a parking space must be: Rclosed-in Rparallel the same level as the street, i.e. not on sidewalks, for example. Flat curbs may at the rear to the direction of travel 374