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Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electron ic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitor sthe
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andfour sensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audib lyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour atten tiontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingand
exiting aparking space. Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sint he
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or ap neumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction .
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransm issiontoposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h). Itis reacti-
vated atlower speeds. Range
ofthe sensors General
notes
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC doesnottake into
account obstacles located:
R below thedetect ionrange, suchaspersons,
animals orobject s
R above thedetect ionrange, e.g.overhanging
loads, tailsection sorloading rampsof
truck s 0043
Sensors inthe front bumper, left-hand side
(example)
The sensors mustbefree from dirt,iceor
slush. Theycanotherwise notfunct ioncor-
rectly. Cleanthesensors regularly ,taking care
not toscratc hordamage them(Ypage 251).
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Front
sensors Ce
nter Appro
x.40 in(appr ox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appro
x.24 in(appr ox.
60 cm) Re
ar senso rs Ce
nter Appro
x.48 in(appr ox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appro
x.32 in(appr ox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appro
x.8i n( approx.
20 cm) Co
rners Appro
x.6i n( approx.
15 cm) If
there isan obs tacl ewithin this rang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displa yslight upand awarn-
ing tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the
mini mum, thedistance maynolong erbe
show n. Warnin
gdispl ays Wa
rning displa yfor the front area
0043 Segme ntsonthe left-hand sideo fthe vehi -
cle
0044 Segme ntsonthe right-ha ndsideo fthe
vehi cle
0087 Ope rational readine ssseg ments
The warning displa ysshow thedistance
betw eenthesenso rsand theobstacl e.The
wa rning displa yfor the front areaisloca ted on
the dashb oard above thecenter airv ents. The
wa rning displa yfor the rearareai sloca ted
betw eentherollbars.
The warning displa yfor each sideo fthe vehi -
cle isdiv ide dinto five yellow and tworedseg-
ments. Ifye llow ope rational readine ssseg -
ments 0087light up,P arking AssistPARK TRONIC
is ope rational .
The selected transmi ssion pos itionand the
dir ectio ninw hich the vehi cleisrol ling dete r-
mine whichwarning displa yisa ctive whe nthe
engi neisrunni ng.
Automa tictransmi ssion: Transmi
ssion posi -
tion Warnin
gdispl ay 005B
Front
areaactive 005E,
005Corthe vehi -
cle isrol ling back-
wa rds Re
ar and front areas
acti ve 005D
No
areasacti ve One
ormore segments light upasthe vehi cle
ap proa ches anobs tacl e,dep endi ngon the
vehi cle'sdistance fromtheobstacl e.In addi-
tion, warning tones areissued.
Whe nthe distance tothe obstacl eiss uffici ent,
yo uw illh eara nintermi ttentwarning tone. The Dri
vin gsystems
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Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sarelit. 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
aq uali fied specialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sarelit. Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 251).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatad ifferent
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 154).
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 sint he maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking. G
WARNING
If object sarelocated abovethedetect ion
range, Parking Guidancemay provide steer- ing
instruct ionstoosoon. Youmay cause a
collision asaresult. There isar isk ofan
accident.
If object sarelocated 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 Driving
systems
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