Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 291

288 Driving and parking
Switching reversing camera automatic mode
on/off
The reversing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the surroundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuvring range. Pay attention to your sur‐
roundings and be ready to brake at all times.
Multimedia system:
© Settings Assistance
4 5 5
Camera & parking
5
Switch Auto reversing camera
#
Opening the camera cover of the reversing
camera
Multimedia system:
© Settings Assistance
4 5 5
Camera & parking
5
Select Open camera cover.
#
% The camera cover closes automatically after
some time or after an ignition cycle.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Function of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic
parking assistance system with ultrasound. It
monitors the area around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensors on the front bumper and on the
rear bumper. Parking Assist PARKTRONIC shows
you the distance between your vehicle and a
detected obstacle visually and audibly.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
not a substitute for your attention to the sur‐
roundings. The responsibility for safe manoeu‐
vring and parking remains with you. Make sure
on or off.
that there are no persons, animals or objects in
the manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exiting parking spaces.
In the standard setting, an intermittent warning
tone sounds from a distance of approximately
0.3 m to an obstacle in front and approximately
1.0 m to an obstacle behind. A continuous warn‐
ing tone sounds from a distance of approx‐
imately 0.2 m. Using the
setting in the multimedia system, the warning
tones for front and side impact protection can
be set to sound at a greater distance of approx‐
imately 1.0 m in front and 0.6 m on the sides
(
/
%
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC display in the
multimedia system
Vehicles without 360° Camera
Warn early all-round
page 293).
The Warn early all-round setting is always
active in the rear of the vehicle.