Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC
Automatic parking speed increased to 4km/h
Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC enables automatic parking twice as fast as conventional systems.
Mercedes-Benz has improved its Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC, which now enables automatic parking at 4 km/h, twice as fast as before. This makes parking easier and more comfortable for Mercedes-Benz owners in everyday situations.
The driver can start the parking process with a digital button on the screen, and the status bar displays the parking progress in real time. During autonomous parking, if the vehicle is equipped with a 360° camera, the driver can choose from different perspectives when parking.
Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC with a reversing camera will be standard on the latest model year vehicles: E-Class, S-Class, EQS, EQS SUV, EQE, EQE SUV, and their Maybach variants.
Mercedes’ secure automated parking system
When reversing into a parking space, if sensors detect any danger in the surrounding area, they will emit visual and audio warnings, and if the driver does not respond, automatic emergency braking will be activated.
When “Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC” is activated, the system continuously searches for parking spaces at speeds up to 35 km/h. Potential parking spaces are indicated by a blue “P” symbol on the driver display. It can even detect tight parking spaces with only 50 cm of clearance on either side of the vehicle, using white markings on the road, structures such as curbs, or other parked vehicles as landmarks.
When the vehicle finds a parking space, a white arrow appears next to the “P” symbol on the display. After engaging reverse gear, the driver selects the parking space and begins the automated parking process. In vertical parking spaces, the driver can also choose to enter either the front or rear.
During autonomous parking, the vehicle adapts to changes in its surroundings to ensure the safety of all road users. As it reverses towards a parking space, sensors detect crossing vehicles, cyclists or fast-walking pedestrians and trigger visual and audio warnings. If the driver still does not react, the vehicle will engage autonomous emergency braking.
