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).
Range 154
Driving
systemsDriving andparking
Use
Parking Guidance forparking spaces:
R paral leltothe direction oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R that areonthe same levelasthe road, i.e.
not onthe pavement, forexample. Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC maynotdetect flat
curbs
Parking tips:
R on narrow roads,driveasclosely aspossible
past theparking space
R parking spacesthatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeidentified ormeasured
incorrect ly
R parking spacesthatarepartiall yoccupied
by trailer drawba rsmight notbeidentified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R snowfall orheavy rainmay lead toap arking
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R pay attent iontothe Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warningmessages duringthe
parking procedure (Ypage 155)
R when transporting aload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Park-
ing Guidance
R never useParking Guidance withsnow
chains oran emergency sparewheel moun-
ted
R make surethatthetire pressures arealwa ys
correct .This has adirect effect onthe steer-
ing characteristics.
R the way your vehicle ispositioned inthe
parking spaceafterparking isdependent on
various factors. Theseinclude theposition
and shape ofthe vehicles parkedinfront
and behind itand theconditions ofthe loca-
tion. Insome cases, Parking Guidance may
guide youtoofarornot farenough intoa
parking space.Insome cases, itmay also
lead youacross oronto thecurb. Ifneces-
sary, cancel theparking procedure with
Parking Guidance. Detec
tingparking spaces 0043
Detect edparking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detect edparking spaceonthe right
Parking Guidance isautomaticall yactivated
when youdrive forwards. Thesystem isopera-
tional atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/h ).While inoperation, the
system independently locatesandmeasures
parking spacesonboth sides ofthe vehicle.
When driving atspeeds below19mph
(30 km/h), youwillsee parking symbol0044as
as tatus indicator inthe instrument cluster.
When aparking spacehasbeen detected, an
arrow towards theright 0087orthe left 0043also
appea rs.Parking Guidance onlydispla yspark-
ing spaces onthe front -passenger sideas
standard. Parkingspacesonthe driver's side
are displa yedassoon asthe turn signal onthe
driver's sideisactivated. Topark onthe driv-
er's side, youmust leave thedriver's sideturn
signal switched onuntil youhave engaged
reverse gear.
Parking Guidance willonly detect parking
spaces:
R that areparal leltothe direction oftravel
R that areatleast 5ft(1.5 m)wide
R that areatleast 4.3ft(1.3 m)longer than
your vehicle
Ap arking spaceisdispla yedwhile youare
driving pastit,and until youareapproximately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Parking Moving
thevehicl einto thestop position
X Stop thevehicle whentheparking space
symbol showsthedesired parking spacein
the instrument cluster.
X Vehicles withmanual transmission: shiftto
reverse gear. 158
Driving
systemsDriving andparking
Trans
portingthe vehic le
Veh icle sw itha uto matic transmission !
Wh
enthe vehiclei sloa ded fortransp ort,
the frontand rearaxles mu stbe stationar y
and onthe same transp orta tionv ehicle.
Po sitio ning overthe conne ctionpoint ofthe
tra nsp ortveh iclei sn otpermi tted .The drive
tra inma yothe rwiseb ed amaged .
Al lv eh icle s !
Yo
um ayonl ysecuret he veh icleb ythe
wh eels,n ot by parts ofthe vehicles ucha s
axl eo rstee ringc omp onents. Othe rwise, the
veh iclec ouldbe dama ged.
The towingeyec an be used topullthe vehicle
onto atrailer or tra nsp orte rfor tra nsp orting
pu rpo ses .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C.
As soon asthe vehic lehas been loade d:
X Pre vent thevehiclef romr olling away by
ap plying the electri cparkin gb rake.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0092 inthe igni-
tio nlocka nd rem ove theSma rtKeyfromt he
ig niti onlock.
X Secu rethe vehicle. Tow
-starti ng(emerg ency engine
starti ng)
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not betow -sta rted .You cou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe automa tictransmi ssion. Yo
uc an find informa tiono n"Jump -star ting "at
( Ypa ge261 ). Fu
ses Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo um anipulate orbridgeaf aulty fuse orif
yo ur eplace itwi th afusew ithah ighe r
am perage ,the electri ccablesc ouldbe ove r-
lo ad ed .Thisc ouldres ulti na fire. The reisa
ris ko fana ccident and injury.
Alw aysr eplace faulty fuses with the speci -
fie dn ew fuses havin gthe corr ectamperage .
Blo wn fuses mustbe rep laced with fuses of
the same rating ,which youc an reco gnizeby
the colorand value. The fuse rating sarelisted
in the fuse allo cati oncha rt.
The fuse allo cati oncha rtis locate dint he veh i-
cle tool kitinthe stow agec omp artment under
the trunk floor (Y page 253 ).
If an ewlyins erte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cau setraced and recti fieda taq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op,e.g.a na uthor izedM erced es-
Benz Center.
! Onl
yusefuses thathaveb eena pproved
for Merced es-Benz vehicles and which have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.O the rwise, comp onents orsystem s
cou ldbe dama ged.
! Ma
kesure tha tnom oistu recan ente rthe
fu se boxw hent he cove riso pen.
! Wh
enclosing the cove r,ma kesure tha tit
is lying corr ectlyonthe fuse box.Moi sture
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwisei mp airt he
op era tiono fthe fuses .
The fuses inyour veh icles erve toclo sedown
fa ulty cir cui ts. Ifaf useb lows ,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circui tand the irfunctio nsstop
op era ting . Bef
ore chang ingaf use
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Swi tch offalle lectri cal cons umers. 26
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sesBreak downassistanc e