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Starting-off and Driving
Caution
After the car has come to a stop, always first of all apply the handbrake
firmly before then additionally engaging a gear (manual gearbox) or
moving the selector lever into position P (automatic gearbox).
Parking aid*
The parking aid provides a warning of obstacles behind
the vehicle.
The audible parking aid determines the distance between the rear bumper
and an obstacle located behind the vehicle with the aid of ultrasound
sensors. The sensors are integrated in the rear bumper.
Range of sensors
The clearance warning begins at a distance of about 160 cm from the
obstacle (area
becomes shorter as the clearance is reduced.
A continuous tone sounds from a clearance of just 30 cm (Bereich
danger area. From this moment on do not continue driving in the
selected direction or the direction from where the obstacle is
reported!
Activating
The parking aid is activated automatically when reverse gear is engaged
and the ignition is turned on. This is confirmed by a brief acknowledge-
ment signal.
Deactivating
The parking aid is deactivated by removing the reverse gear.
•
The parking aid is not a substitute for the driver paying proper
attention and it is always the driver's responsibility to take care
when parking the vehicle or carrying out similar manoeuvres.
•
You should therefore satisfy yourself, before reversing, that
there is no small obstacle, such as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar
Fig. 119 Parking aid:
etc., behind your vehicle. Such an obstacle might not be within the
Detection range of rear
range detected by the sensors.
sensors
Note
•
The parking aid does not operate if you are towing a trailer (applies to
models which feature a factory-fitted towing device*).
•
If a warning signal sounds for about 3 seconds after switching the igni-
tion on and engaging reverse gear, and there is no obstacle close to your
A
⇒ fig.
119). The interval between the warning signals
A
WARNING
A
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B
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