the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Wh entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 264 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation on warning lamps
(Y page 211 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 183 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the reco mme nded
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y. Ch
arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
EC Ostart/ stopfun ction
Th eECO start/sto pfu nctio nsw itch esthe
eng ineoffautoma tically wh en the vehicle
stop smov ing.Th eeng inestarts automa tically
wh en the driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslyse lected status ,
e.g .if ESP ®
wa sde acti vated befor ethe engine
wa sau toma tically sw itch edoff.
De activ atin g/activ atin gES P®
(e xc ept
Me rce des -AMG SLC43) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57) .
Yo ucan select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated
R ESP ®
is de acti vated G
WA
RNING
If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
,ESP ®
no longe rsta -
bi lizes thevehicle. There isan incr easedris k
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl yde acti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions
de scri bedin the followi ng.
It ma ybe best to deacti vate ESP ®
in the fol-
lo wi ng situa tions:
R wh en using snowcha ins
R in de ep sno w
R on sand orgra vel Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
61Safet y Z
Spi
nning thewheel sres ults inacutti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgri p.
i Activa
teESP ®
as soo nas the situations
des crib edabove nolonger apply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto stab ilize the vehicle
if the vehiclestar tsto skid orawh eel star ts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspi nning thedriven wheel sfor an
extend edper iod wi th ESP ®
dea ctiva ted.You
cou ldothe rwisedamag ethe drivetra in.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P® X
To deac tivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster lights up.
X To acti vate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster goesou t.
Chara cteristi cswhe nES P®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is dea ctiva tedand one ormore wheel s
star tto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instru ment cluster flashe s.In such situ a-
tions ,ESP ®
wi llnot stab ilize the vehicle.
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability
R engi netorqu eis no longer limite dand the
dri ve wheel sare ableto spi n
R tracti oncontrol isstil lacti vate d
R Active BrakeAssistisno longer availab le;
nor isitacti vate difyo ubra kefirm lywith
as sis tance fromESP® R
PR E-SAFE ®
is no longer availab le,nor isit
acti vate difyo ubra kefirm lyand ESP®
inter -
vene s
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides suppo rtwh en youbra ke
firm ly
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG SLC43) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes "sec-
tion (Ypage 57).
You canselect betw eenthefollowi ng state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d
R SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d,
there isagre aterris kof skid ding and acci-
dents .
Only activate SPOR Tha ndl ing mod ein the
situ ations describ edinthe followi ng. G
WARNI
NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incre ased risk
of skid ding and anacci dent.
Only deactiva teESP ®
in the situations
des crib edinthe followi ng.
In the followi ng situ ations, itmay bebette rto
acti vate SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eor dea ctiva te
ESP ®
:
R wh en using snow chains
R in dee psnow
R on sand orgra vel
R on spe cially des ignate droa dswhen the
veh icle's ownove rstee ringandunderste er-
ing characte ristics aredesired
Spi nning thewheel sresu ltsinacutti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgri p.
Drivi nginSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eor withou t
ESP ®
req uires anextrem elyqu alifi ed and
expe rienced driver. 62
Dri
vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty
i
Activa
teESP ®
as soo nas the situa tions
de scri bedab ove nolonge rap ply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto sta bilize the vehicle
if the vehiclesta rts toski dor awh eelsta rts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspi nning thedriven wheelsfor an
exte ndedpe rio dwi th ESP ®
de acti vated .Yo u
cou ldothe rwisedama gethe drivetra in.
De acti vati ng/ac tivatin gES P® X
To acti vate SPORThand ling mode :bri efly
pre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandling Mode SPO
RTHandling Modemes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X To
deac tivate SPO RThand ling mode :
bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster goesou t.
X To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
in the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe arsin the multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay.
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesou t.The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe arsin the multifu nctio n
di spl ay.
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated and one
or more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.
ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite d
de gre e. Whe
nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated :
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to a
li mite dde gre e
R trac tioncontro lis sti llacti vated
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlimite dand the
dri ve wheelsareab leto spi n
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly
Cha racte risticswh en ESP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is de acti vated and one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instrum entcluster flashe s.In such situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longe rimp rove sdri ving stability
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlimite dand the
dri ve wheelsareab leto spi n
R trac tioncontro lis sti llacti vated
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longe rav ailabl e;
nor isitacti vated ifyo ubra kefirmly with
as sista nce from ESP®
R PR E-SAFE ®
is no longe rav ailabl e, nor isit
acti vated ifyo ubra kefirmly and ESP®
inte r-
vene s
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly EBD
(electro nicbrake force distrib u-
tio n)
Ge neral info rmatio n EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio nfor driving safety system s(Y page 57). G
WA
RNING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erfullbra king .Thi sincr eases
the riskof ski dding and anacci dent.
Yo usho uld ther eforeadaptyo ur driving
sty leto the differ ent handl ing characteri s- Dri
ving safe tysys tems
63Safety
Z
or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automatically movedtothe previously set
position.
The lastposition ofthe steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettingwith thememory
funct ion(Ypage 95).
Crash- responsive EASY-EXIT featur e If
the crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature is
triggered inan accident ,the steering column
will move upwards whenthedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespect iveofthe posi-
tion ofthe Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasier toexit thevehicle andrescue
the occupant s.
The crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature isonly
operational ifthe EAS Y-EXI T/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 178). Mirr
ors Inside
rearview mirror X
Anti-glare mode:flickanti-glare lever0043
forwards orback. Exterior
mirrors
Adjust ingthe exterior mirrors G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side reduces thesize ofthe image. Visible
object sare actually closerthantheyappear.
This means thatyoucould misjudge thedis-
tanc efrom roadusers traveling behind,e.g.
when changing lane.There isarisk ofan
accident .
For this reason, alwaysmake sureofthe
actual distance fromtheroad users traveling
behind byglancing overyour shoulder. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Press button 0043for the left exter iormirror
or button 0044for the right exteriormirror.
The indicator lampinthe correspon dingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indicator lampgoesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 92
Mirr
orsSeats, steering wheelandmirrors
Emis
sioncontrol G
DANG
ER
Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous
exh aust gases suchas car bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gases ishaz ardo usto
healt hand canresult inpoiso ning.Ther eis a
risk offat alinj ury. Ther efore, nev erleave the
eng inerunningan enc lose dspac ewith out
adequat even tilatio n.
Cert aineng inesyst ems aredesig nedtokeep
th eleve lof poiso nous com ponentsin exh aust
fum eswith inlegal limits.
Thes esyst ems onlywork atpeak efficie ncyif
th ey are serviced exac tlyinacc ordanc ewith
th eman ufacturer'sspec ificatio ns.Always have
work ontheeng inecarried outataqualifi ed
spec ialist workshop.Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you useanauth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erfor this purpo se.Inpart icular ,
work relevantto safe tyor on safe ty-relat ed
syst ems must becar ried outataqualifi edspe-
ciali stwork shop.
The enginesettings must notbe chang ed
unde rany circum stanc es.Furtherm ore,all
spec ificservicework must becar ried outat
reg ular interv als and inacc ordanc ewith the
Mer cedes-Ben zser vicerequi rements.De tail s
can befoun din theMain tenan ceBoo klet. ECO
displa y
The ECO displayshow syou how economic al
your drivingstyle is.The ECO displayassis ts
you inach ievin gth emos teco nomic aldriv ing
st yle fortheselec tedset tings and prev ailing
con dition s.Your drivingstyle can significant ly
inf luen cetheveh icle'scon sump tion. 0043
Accel erat ion
0044 Coast ing
0087 Con stant
0085 Add ition alran geach ieve d Rang
e0085 isshow nunde rBon usfr. Start Bon
usfr. Start
and represen tstheaddit ionalran geach ieve d
sin ce thebegin ningof thejo urn eyasares ult
of an adapt eddriv ingstyle.
If th efuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erve
ran ge, theFue lLow Fue
lLow message isshow nin the
mult ifunction displ ayinstead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warninglamp intheins trumen tclus ter
also lightsup (Ypage 213).
The ECO displaycon sistsof three sections,
with aninnerand outerarea. Thesections cor -
res pon dto thefoll owin gth ree categor ies: 0043
Acceler
ation (eval uatio nof all
acc eler ationpro ces ses) :
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: mod er-
ate acceler ation,espe ciallyat
high erspee ds
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: sportyacc eler -
atio n 0044
Coast
ing(eval uatio nof all dec eler -
atio npro ces ses) :
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: antici-
pat ory driving,ke epin gyour dis-
tan ceand early release ofthe
acc eler ator.The vehicle can
coas twith outuse ofthebrak es.
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: frequen theav y
brak ing 0087
Const
ant(continuo usevaluat ion
ove rth eent irejourn ey):
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: con-
st ant spee dand avoid anceof
unn ecessar yacc eler ationand
dec eler ation
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: fluctuat ionsin
spee d The
three innerareas displaythecur ren tdriv -
ing style and light upgre enasares ult ofapar-
tic ularly economic aldriv ingstyle. Depen ding
on thedriv ingsituatio n,up totwo areas may
light upsimul taneously.
At thebegin ningof thejo urn ey, theth ree
out erareas areempt yand fillup asares ult of 138
Driv
ingtipsDriv ingand parking
tim
e.Thi sma yal so occu raf ter the vehicleha s
be en washe dor driven throughde ep water.
Yo uthe nha ve todepre ssthe brakepedal
mor efir ml y.Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce from
the vehiclein fro nt.
After drivin gon awe troa dor havin gthe vehi-
cle washe d,bra kefirml ywh ile pa ying atte ntion
to the trafficcond itions .Thi swi llwa rm upthe
bra kediscs ,the reb ydry ing themmor equ ickl y
and protecti ngthe magainst corr osion.
Li mite dbrak ingperf orman ceon salt-
treate droad s If
yo udri ve on salte droa ds,a laye rof saltres i-
du ema yfor mon the brakediscs and brake
pa ds.Thi scan resultin asigni ficantl ylo nge r
bra king dista nce.
R In ord erto pre vent anysaltbu ild-u p,apply
the brakes occa siona lly wh ile pa ying atte n-
tio nto the trafficcond itions .
R Ca ref ully de pre ssthe brakepedaland the
be ginning andend ofajou rney .
R Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce tothe vehicle
ah ead.
Se rvi cing the brak es !
The
brakefluidlevel maybe too low, if:
R ifthe red brakewarning lamp lights upin
the instrument cluste rand
R youhe ar awa rning tone while the engine
is running
Ob serve additio nal warning mes sage sin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
The brakefluidlevel maybe too low du eto
bra kepadwe aror leaki ng bra kelines .
Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked immed i-
ate ly.Co nsu ltaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho pto arrange this.
! As
the ESP ®
sy ste mopera tes automa ti-
cal ly,the engineand theigniti onmu stbe
sw itch edoff (theSma rtKeymu stbe inpo si-
tio n0092 or0047 inthe igniti onlock), ifthe
el ectri cpa rki ng bra keistes ted onabra king
dy nam ome ter(ma ximum 10second s).
Braki ngtrigg eredau toma tically by ESP ®
may causeseve redamag eto the brakesys-
tem. All
checks andmaintenance workon the brake
sy stem mustbe carri edoutat aqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop .
Have brakepads insta lled and brakefluid
rep laced ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
If the brakesystem hasonly beensub ject to
mode rateloads, youshou ldtest thefuncti on-
al ity ofyour bra kes atregu larinterv als.
Informa tiononBAS (BrakeAssi st)(Ypage 57).
Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyouonly
hav ebra kepads/l inings insta lled on your vehi -
cle whichhav ebee nap prov edfor Merce des-
Benz vehicles orwhi chcorre spondtoan
equ ivalent quality stand ard.Brake pads/
li nings whichhav enot beenap prov edfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chare not ofan
equ ivalent quality cou ldaffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafety .
Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyouonly use
bra kefluidthat hasbeenspe cially ap prov ed
for your vehi clebyMerce des-Benz, orwhi ch
corre sponds toan equ ivalent quality stand ard.
Brake fluidwhi chhas notbeenap prov edfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chisnot ofan
equ ivalent quality cou ldaffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafety .
Hig h-perfo rmance brakesystem
(e xc ept Merc edes-AMG SLC 43) AMG
brakesystems aredesigne dfor hea vy
loa dsand havecompo nentswith corre spond-
ing prop erties.Thi smay leadto nois ewhe n
bra king. Thiswi lldep end on:
R Spee d
R Braki ngforce
R Ambi entcondi tions, e.g.tempe ratureand
hu mid ity
The wearofindi vidualcompo nentsofthe
bra kesystem, suchasthe brakepads/l inings
or bra kediscs, depends onthe individualdri v-
ing styleand operatingcondi tions.
For this reason, itis imp ossi ble to state amil e-
ag ethat willbe validund erallcircu mstance s.
An aggres sive driving stylewi lllea dto hig h
we ar. You canobta inmore informationonthis
from aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthei ropti mum braking effectafte rsev-
era lhu ndred kilometer sof dri ving. Compe n-
sate forthis byapplying grea terforce tothe
bra keped al.Kee pthis inmind ,and adaptyo ur 140
Dri
vin gtipsDri vin gand parking
Warning
displays Warni
ngdisp layforthe front area
0043 Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe
vehicl e
0087 Opera tional readiness segme nts
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca ted
betwe enthe rollbars .
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehi-
cle isdivi ded into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. Ifyel low opera tional readiness seg-
ments 0087light up, Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONIC
is opera tional.
The selected transmiss ionposi tion andthe
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning.
Automati ctransmiss ion: Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactive 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isroll ing back-
wa rds Rea
rand front areas
active 005D
No
area sactive One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe
vehicl e'sdista ncefrom theobsta cle.Inadd i-
tion, warning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,the
shorter thefrequ ency ofthe intermittent warn-
ing tones become s.When theminimu mdis-
tance isreache d,you heara continuou swa rn-
ing tone.
De activati ng/activati ngParking Assist
PARK TRONIC 0043
Deactiva tes/activa tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
0044 Indica torlam p
If indica torlam p0044 lights up,Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated. ParkingGuida nce
is als odea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey
to posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. Driv
ingsyste ms
155Drivingand parking Z
Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeacti-
vated afterapprox-
imately 20seconds and
the indicator lampin
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 250).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Parking
Guidance
Import antsafety notes Parking
Guidanceisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasoundisused tomeas-
ure theroad onboth sides ofthe vehicle. A
suitable parkingspaceisindicated bythe
parking symbol. Youreceive steering instruc-
tions when parking. Youcanalso stilluse
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 153).
Parking Guidanceisonly anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sin the maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking. G
WARNING
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, Parking Guidancemay provide steer- ing
instruct ionstoosoon. Youmay cause a
collision asaresult. Thereisarisk ofan
accident.
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopandswitch offParking Assist.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off, Parking Guidanceisalso unavaila ble.
Parking Guidancemay alsodisplay spaces not
suitable forparking, e.g.:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces 156
Driving
systemsDriving andparking