Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 183

Driving systems
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Cancelling Parking Guidance
Press the PARKTRONIC button on the
X
centre console (
Parking Guidance is cancelled immediately
and PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
Parking Guidance is cancelled automatically
if it is no longer possible to guide you into the
parking space, or if a malfunction occurs.
The parking space symbol disappears and the
Parking Guidance cancelled message
appears in the multifunction display.
Trailer towing
For vehicles with a trailer tow hitch, the min-
imum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached a trailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Parking Guidance. When
the electrical connection is established
between your vehicle and the trailer, Parking
Guidance ceases to be available. PARK-
TRONIC is deactivated for the rear area.
Reversing camera
Important safety guidelines
The reversing camera is an optical parking
aid. It shows the area behind your vehicle in
the COMAND APS display.
G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvring range. Otherwise, they
could be injured.
The reversing camera is located in the handle
strip of the boot lid.
page 176).
Y
Coupé (example)
Reversing camera
:
View through the camera
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-view mirror.
G Risk of accident
The reversing camera is only an aid and may
display obstacles in a distorted or incorrect
manner, or may not even display them at all.
The reversing camera does not relieve you of
the responsibility to pay attention. The cam-
era cannot show objects:
very near to the rear bumper
R
below the rear bumper
R
in the area immediately above the boot lid
R
handle
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. This applies to the areas
behind, in front of and next to the vehicle. You
could otherwise endanger yourself and oth-
ers.
G
Risk of accident
Under the following circumstances, the
reversing camera will not function, or function
in a limited manner:
if the boot lid is open
R
in heavy rain, snow or fog
R
at night or in very dark places
R
if the camera is exposed to very bright light
R