Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 182

Parking
G Risk of accident
PARKTRONIC and Parking Guidance are
merely parking aids and may not detect all
obstacles. They do not relieve you of the
responsibility of paying attention.
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. You could otherwise endanger
yourself and others.
Stop the vehicle when the parking space
X
symbol shows the desired parking space in
the instrument cluster.
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift to
X
reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
into position R.
The multifunction display shows the
Check vehicle surroundings Con‐
firm with OK message.
Press a on the multifunction steering
X
wheel to confirm.
The multifunction display switches to Park-
ing Guidance.
Depending on your distance from the park-
ing space, the Please drive backwards
message will appear in the multifunction
display.
Example: vehicles with automatic transmission
If necessary, reverse towards the parking
X
space. This is indicated by an arrow point-
ing backwards.
Continue reversing until you hear a tone.
Stop – the parking position has been
reached. The arrow is white.
The Please steer to the right or
Please steer to the left message
appears in the multifunction display.
Example: vehicles with automatic transmission
While the vehicle is stationary, turn the
X
steering wheel in the specified direction
until the arrow is white and a warning tone
sounds.
To reverse into the parking space: main-
X
tain the steering wheel angle and reverse
carefully.
Stop as soon as you hear an acoustic sig-
X
nal.
The vehicle has reached the position in
which you need to countersteer.
The Please steer to the left or
Please steer to the right message
appears in the multifunction display.
Countersteering: while the vehicle is sta-
X
tionary, turn the steering wheel in the
specified direction until the arrow is white
and a warning tone sounds.
To reverse into the parking space: main-
X
tain the steering wheel angle and reverse
carefully.
Stop as soon as you hear an acoustic sig-
X
nal. at the latest when PARKTRONIC
sounds the continuous warning tone.
The Parking Guidance finished mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display
and a tone sounds. You may be asked to
steer in a different direction and then
change gear. In this case, further displays
in the multifunction display will direct you
to the final position.
Manoeuvre if necessary.
X
Always observe the warning messages dis-
X
played by PARKTRONIC (
Driving systems
page 175).
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