Leaving a parking space using Park Pilot Assist

You can activate Park Pilot Assist in the parking view. It is capable of maneuvering the vehicle out of a parallel parking space.

The parking view often appears automatically, such as when you are reversing, but sometimes you need to open it manually. Find the Camera app in the contextual bar or the app library .

Camera app icon

 Important

Before using Park Pilot Assist

Take the time to read everything about Park Pilot Assist in this manual before using it for the first time. Understanding its capabilities and limitations is important for safe use.

Assess the situation

Make sure the traffic situation and conditions are suitable for activation. Park Pilot Assist can only assist you when you are leaving a parallel parking space.

Your vehicle controls acceleration, braking and steering during Park Pilot Assist maneuvers. Even though your vehicle takes over the driving-related tasks of leaving a parking space, you must still monitor the feature and its maneuvers. This means that as long as you agree with what Park Pilot Assist is doing, you don't need to do anything to speed up, slow down or steer your vehicle. However, you should always be ready to retake control if you feel you need to.

Selecting an available exit path

In the parking view, press the Park Pilot Assist button.

Park Pilot Assist icon

The vehicle begins scanning for an exit path. Use the turn signals to choose the direction.

When a path is identified, it's direction is highlighted in the center display.

Press the highlighted suggestion in the center display to confirm the direction in which you want to exit the parking space.
Start the Park Pilot Assist maneuver by slightly pressing down on the accelerator.

 Note

Your vehicle won't begin any automatic maneuvers until you have confirmed an exit direction via the center display.
Let go of the steering wheel and follow any further instructions in the center display.

 Warning

Pay attention to your surroundings and take control of the vehicle if necessary.
Press down lightly and continuously on the accelerator pedal1 not quite halfway during the full maneuver. This confirms to your vehicle that you want it to continue leaving the parking space.

 Tip

Using the accelerator pedal

Finding the right amount of pressure to put on the accelerator can be tricky the first few times. When Park Pilot Assist starts, don't change your pressure on the accelerator too much unless you want to pause the feature. It might be tempting to try to speed things up by pressing more on the accelerator, but this will pause any ongoing maneuver instead. Letting up too much on the accelerator pedal will do the same thing.

 Note

During Park Pilot Assist maneuvers

You might experience Park Pilot Assist maneuvers differently, depending on the situation. Sometimes, it might seem like the feature is a bit hesitant or that the vehicle is going backward and forward a lot. This is just part of the process, but it may be caused by difficulties with detection, positioning or planning. In other cases, you might feel that the maneuvers are very fast or straightforward. If your confirmed exit path becomes unavailable or the maneuvers can't be completed, your vehicle will notify you. If you don't see a notification, you can let the vehicle continue as long it's safe to do so.

The vehicle confirms when it has completed the maneuver and puts the vehicle in park.

 Note

Due to safety reasons, the Park Pilot Assist maneuvers won't position your vehicle completely outside the parking space every time you use it to leave a parking spot. In most cases, the maneuvers stop when the vehicle reaches a good point for you to take over and continue driving. You can then fully exit the parking space without using Park Assist Pilot.
  1. 1 maximum 30%