Parktronic; Functions Of Parktronic; Lowering The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

172 Driving and parking
Vehicles with 4MATIC: The vehicle is
R
raised by 1.3 in (35 mm) compared to the
normal level.
Your selection is saved.
The vehicle is lowered again in the following sit‐
uations:
You are driving faster than 49 mph
R
(80 km/h).
You are driving between 37 mph (60 km/h)
R
and 49 mph (80 km/h) for approximately
three minutes.
You select a drive program using the
R
DYNAMIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjusted to the height of the last
active drive program.

Lowering the vehicle

Press button 1.
#
Indicator lamp 2 goes out. The vehicle is
adjusted to the height of the last active drive
program.

PARKTRONIC

Functions of PARKTRONIC

PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking assistance
system with ultrasonic sensors. It monitors the
area around your vehicle using six sensors
the front bumper and six sensors in the rear
bumper. PARKTRONIC indicates visually and
audibly the distance between your vehicle and
an object.
PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is not a substitute
for your attention to the immediate surround‐
ings. The responsibility for safe maneuvering and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in range
while maneuvering and parking.
In the standard setting, an intermittent warning
tone sounds beginning at a distance of 1.0 ft
(0.3 m) to an obstacle. A continuous tone
sounds beginning at a distance of 0.7 ft (0.2 m).
You can set the warning tone in the multimedia
system so that it will sound earlier at greater dis‐
tances (3.3 ft (1.0 m)) (
If PARKTRONIC is deactivated, Parking Pilot is
unavailable.
PARKTRONIC display in the multimedia sys‐
tem
If Parking Pilot is deactivated and an obstacle is
detected in the path of the vehicle, a pop-up win‐
1 in
dow for PARKTRONIC
media system at speeds up to 6 mph (10 km/h).
Vehicles with Parking Pilot and rear view
camera:
page 174).
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1 appears in the multi‐