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ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortab le.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve78 mph(125 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50 mph(80 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
; (Eco) R
The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etrav eling athigher speeds.
B (Spor t+) R
The suspension setting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. Dr
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Dif
fere nces betwee ndiffer ent vehicle leve ls
com paredtothenor mal leve l(0):
R High leve l+1: appr ox.+1 .2 in(+30 mm)
R Lowleve l-1: appr ox.-0.6 in(-1 5mm)
Se tting thevehicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween th
eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacle s
su ch ascur bsunde rneat hor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
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Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving between 37mph(60 km/h)
and 50mph(80 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr ogram usingth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr ogr am.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws
yo uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin Dr
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th
emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ouswa rning tone sou nds from adi st anc e
of appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early AllAroun dse tting inthemultimedia sys‐
te m, thewa rning tones forfr ont and side impact
pr otect ion can besetto sound atagr eat erdis‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront and
2.0 ft(0.6 m)onthesides (/page21 4).
% TheWar nEarl yAll Arou ndsetting isalwa ys
act ive at there ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistwit hout a
360 °Camer a Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistand a360 °
Camer a
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthepat hof theve hicle, a
pop-up windowforPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
1 appear sin themultimedia system atspeeds
belo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color oftheindividual segmentsof thewa rn‐
ing displa yis based onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) 21
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R
Orang esegments: obstacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab ove thede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctl y.
Clean thesensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em.
Ve hicl eswith traile rhitc h:Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva tedfo rth ere ar zone
when youes tablish anelect rical connecti on
be tween your vehicle andatrailer . Fu
nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit.
Dur ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntson thesides
light upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle . Seg
ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1. 0 -2.0 ft
(30 -60 cm)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0 ft
(30 cm) In
order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. Dr
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Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal atthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles with360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal atthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobs tacle son thesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s. Af
terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle son the
sides mustbe detected again bef oreane w
wa rning can beissued.
Sy stem limit s
The system limits forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yto passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s. 21
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The
vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. %
Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROL:you
can activate or deactiv atePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cin themultimedia system
(/ page21 3, 214).
If indic ator lam p1 isno tlit, Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis lit
or theé symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive. #
Press button2.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C(V ehi cles with AIRBO DY CON‐
TR OL)
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
er wise bedamag ed. If
th eé symbol issho wninthemultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Setting s5
Quick Access
5 PARKTRONIC #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. If
th eé symbol issho wninthemultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Setting s5
Quick Access
5 PARKTRONIC #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted. Ad
jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch. #
Seta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl yAll Arou nd. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI C
soun dsawa rning tone. #
Select Aud ioFad eou tDuri ngWa rning Tones. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. 21
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