Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 205

Driving systems
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mines which warning display is active when
the engine is running.
Manual transmission:
Gear lever posi-
tion
Forwards gear
or
Neutral
Reverse gear
Automatic transmission:
Transmission
position
D
R or N
P
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
sixth segment onwards, you will hear an
R
intermittent warning tone for approx-
imately two seconds.
seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
R
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. This indicates that you have now
reached the minimum distance.
Warning display
Front area activated
Rear and front areas
activated
Warning display
Front area activated
Rear and front areas
activated
No areas activated
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
Indicator lamp
:
To deactivate/activate PARKTRONIC
;
If indicator lamp : lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Parking Guidance is also deacti-
vated.
i
PARKTRONIC is automatically activated
when you turn the key to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
Towing a trailer
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and a trailer.
! Fold in the ball coupling if the trailer tow
hitch is not required. PARKTRONIC meas-
ures the minimum detection range to an
obstacle from the bumper, not the ball cou-
pling.