Parallel Parking Assistance

NOTE:

Familiarity with the function and operation of the parallel parking assistance is needed if there are customer concerns.

Refer to Owner's Manual.

The parallel parking assistance assists the driver when backing up to parallel park in a spot on the driver or passenger side. When parallel parking assistance is activated and the vehicle is moving forward less than 35 km/h, ultrasonic sensors scan for a suitable parking space. When a suitable parking space is found, the parallel parking assistance directs the driver to drive past the space until the vehicle will be able to parallel park in one movement. When reverse gear is engaged, the parallel parking assistance controls the EPS (electronic power steering) which steers the vehicle along a calculated route into the parking space. During this time, the driver still controls the accelerator, clutch and brake pedals and determines the vehicle parking speed. During the parking process, the parallel parking assistance sensors and the parking distance sensors are used.

The parking process with the parallel parking assistance will be interrupted under the following conditions:

The Parallel Parking Assistance Button -E581- switches off the parallel parking assistance.
The ignition is switched off
The parking speed is too high (> 7 km/h)
The driver grabs the steering wheel during the parking process
The vehicle is shifted out of reverse gear
The time limit for the vehicle standing still is exceeded (approx. 30 seconds)
The ESP is switched off or on
The ASR is switched on
The vehicle is towing a trailer
The front parking aid is switched on
The sensor recognize a condition, which would cause damage to the vehicle
System malfunction

WARNING:

The driver is responsible for parking the vehicle.
The parallel parking assistance does not replace the attention of the driver.
The sensors have dead zones, whereby it cannot recognize people or other objects.
Pay special attention for small children or animals, because the sensors do not recognize these in every case.

The parallel parking assistance system consists of:

Parallel Parking Assistance Control Module -J791-
Parking Aid Button -E266-
Left Front Parallel Parking Assistance Sensor -G568-
Left Front Parking Aid Sensor -G255-
Left Front Center Parking Aid Sensor -G254-
Right Front Center Parking Aid Sensor -G253-
Right Front Parking Aid Sensor -G252-
Right Front Parallel Parking Assistance Sensor -G569-
Front Parking Aid Warning Buzzer -H22-

Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Recognition and Display:

The parallel parking assistance system is equipped with On Board Diagnostic (OBD) capabilities which assists in troubleshooting.

Use the vehicle tester in the "Guided Fault Finding" mode for fault finding.

Perform a Output Diagnostic Test to check the entire parallel parking assistance system.