Volkswagen Golf Owners Manual: Driving out of a parking space with the Park Assist system (only parking spaces parallel to side of road)

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.