Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 296

ment cluster, Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is not
active.
% Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is automatically
activated when the engine is started.
Alternatively, Parking Assist PARKTRONIC can be
activated or deactivated in the quick access
menu.
Setting the warning tones of Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC
Multimedia system:
© Settings Assistance
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Camera & parking
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Adjusting the volume of the warning tones
Select Warning tone volume.
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Set a value.
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Adjusting the pitch of the warning tones
Select Warning tone pitch.
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Set a 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 Warn early all-round.
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Switch the function on or off.
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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
sounds a warning tone.
Select Audio fadeout during warning
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Switch the function on or off.
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Active Parking Assist
Function of Active Parking Assist
Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking
assistance system, which uses ultrasound with
the assistance of the reversing camera and 360°
Camera. When you are driving forwards up to
approximately 35 km/h, the system automati‐
cally measures parking spaces on both sides of
the vehicle.
Active Parking Assist offers the following func‐
tions:
Country-dependent: parking in parking
R
spaces parallel to the road
Parking in parking spaces perpendicular to
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the road (optionally either forwards or
reverse)
Exiting parking spaces if you have parked
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using Active Parking Assist
As soon as all requirements are met for search‐
ing for parking spaces, the Ç display appears
tones.
in the multifunction display.
When Active Parking Assist has detected parking
spaces, the È display appears in the multi‐
function display. The arrows show on which side
of the road detected parking spaces are located.
They are then shown in the media display.
The parking space can be selected as desired.
Depending on the location of the parking space,
the parking direction (rearwards or forwards)
can also be selected as desired.
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