Mercedes-Benz 2008 S550 Operator's Manual page 448

The position of the gear selector lever de-
termines which warning indicators will be
activated.
Gear selector Warning indicator
lever position
D Front area activated
R or N Front and rear area
activated
P Neither activated
As your vehicle approaches an object, one
or more distance segments will illuminate,
depending on the distance. When the sev-
enth distance segment illuminates, you
have reached the minimum distance.
Front area:
An intermittent acoustic warning will
sound as the first red distance segment
illuminates and a constant acoustic
warning lasting a maximum of
2 seconds will sound for the second
red distance segment. The signal is
canceled when the gear selector lever
is placed in park position P.
Rear area:
An intermittent acoustic warning will
sound as the first red distance segment
illuminates and a constant acoustic
warning lasting a maximum of
2 seconds will sound for the second
red distance segment. The signal is
canceled when the gear selector lever
is placed in position D or P.
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Switching Parktronic system on/off
The Parktronic system can be switched off
manually.
1 Parktronic button
2 Indicator lamp
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