Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 180

178 Driving and parking
System limitations
The system limitations for Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC apply for passive side impact pro‐
tection.
Objects placed next to the vehicle, or pedes‐
trians who approach the side of the vehicle will
not be detected.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
* NOTE Risk of an accident from objects
at close range
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC may not detect
certain objects at close range.
When parking the vehicle, pay particular
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attention to any objects which are
above or below the sensors, e.g. flower‐
pots or drawbars. The vehicle or other
objects could otherwise be damaged.
If indicator lamp 1 is not lit, Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC is active. If the indicator lamp is lit
or the é symbol appears in the multifunction
display, Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is not
active.
Press button 2.
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% Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the
button may also be located in the center
console.
% Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is automatically
activated when the vehicle is started.
Adjusting the warning tones of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC
Multimedia system:
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Adjusting the volume of the warning tones
Select
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Adjust the value.
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Specifying the starting point for the warning
tones
You can specify whether the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning tones should commence
when the vehicle is further away from an obsta‐
cle.
Select .
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Activate O or deactivate ª the function.
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Activating/deactivating audio fadeout
You can specify whether the volume of a media
source in the multimedia system is to be
reduced when Parking Assist PARKTRONIC gives
an audible warning.
Select
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