Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Owners Manual: Driving out of a parking space with the Park Assist system (only parking spaces parallel to side of road)
Park Assist on the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 can also steer the car out of a parallel parking space. This page gives the exact sequence: start the engine, press the button, and use the turn signal for the side of the street the space opens onto — the system takes over the steering from there.
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Getting out of a parking space
- Start the engine.
- Press the
button. An indicator lamp
lights up in the button when the function is switched on.
- Press the turn signal lever for the side of the street where the parking space is that you want to get out of.
- Select reverse gear.
- Follow the instructions of the Park Assist system.
- Release the steering wheel when the following message is shown Steering intervent. active! Monitor the area around vehicle.
- Check the area around the vehicle and carefully depress the accelerator pedal – do not exceed 7 km/h (4 mph).
- The Park Assist system will operate only the steering wheel while getting out of the parking space. The driver operates the accelerator, clutch, gear shift and brake.
- If it is possible to pull out of the parking space, the Park Assist system is ended automatically. Take over steering and, if the traffic situation allows it, pull out of the parking space.
Automatic cancellation for getting out of a parking space
The Park Assist system will cancel the procedure of getting out of the parking space if one of the following happens:
- The button is pressed.
- The vehicle speed when getting out of the parking space is higher than approximately 7 km/h (4 mph).
- The driver operates the steering wheel.
- The procedure of getting out of the parking space was not completed approximately 6 minutes after activating the automatic steering intervention.
- There is a system fault (system is temporarily unavailable).
- The TCS is switched off or the TCS or ESP starts to regulate.
Questions & answers
Driving out of a parking space with the Park Assist system (only parking spaces parallel to side of road) — Volkswagen Golf Mk7
How does the Golf Mk7 Park Assist help me leave a parallel space?
Press the Park Assist button, activate the indicator in the direction of the road, follow the on-screen instructions for gear selection, and control speed. The car steers itself out.
Can the Golf Mk7 Park Assist drive out of a perpendicular space?
No. The drive-out function works only for parallel parking spaces. For perpendicular spaces, steer out manually using the Rear Assist camera and ParkPilot.
Does the Golf Mk7 Park Assist check for passing traffic when driving out?
No. The system steers out of the space but does not monitor approaching traffic. The driver must check mirrors and blind spots before moving into the road.
