Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owner's Manual page 145

Driving systems
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A parking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are approx-
imately 15 m away from it.
Parking
G
Risk of accident
PARKTRONIC and Parking Guidance are
merely parking aids and may not detect all
obstacles. They do not relieve you of the
responsibility of paying attention.
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. You could otherwise endanger
yourself and others.
Stop the vehicle when the parking space
X
symbol shows the desired parking space in
the instrument cluster.
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift to
X
reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
move the selector lever to R.
The multi-function display shows the
Check vehicle surroundings Con‐
firm with OK message.
Press a on the multi-function steering
X
wheel to confirm.
The multi-function display switches to
Parking Guidance.
Depending on your distance from the park-
ing space, the Please drive backwards
message will appear in the multi-function
display.
Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example)
If necessary, reverse towards the parking
X
space. This is indicated by an arrow point-
ing backwards.
Continue reversing until you hear an acous-
tic signal. Stop – the parking position has
been reached. The arrow is white.
The Please steer to the right or
Please steer to the left message
appears in the multi-function display.
Vehicles with automatic transmission* (example)
While the vehicle is stationary, turn the
X
steering wheel in the specified direction
until the arrow is white and a warning tone
sounds.
To reverse into the parking space: keep
X
the steering wheel turned in that direction
and reverse carefully.
Stop as soon as you hear a signal –
X
The vehicle has reached the position in
which you need to countersteer.
The Please steer to the left or
Please steer to the right message
appears in the multi-function display.
To countersteer: while the vehicle is sta-
X
tionary, turn the steering wheel in the
specified direction until the arrow is white
and a warning tone sounds.
To reverse into the parking space: keep
X
the steering wheel turned in that direction
and reverse carefully.
Stop as soon as you hear a signal – at the
X
latest when PARKTRONIC sounds the con-
tinuous warning tone.
The Parking Guidance finished mes-
sage appears in the multi-function display
and a tone sounds. You may be asked to
steer in a different direction and then
change gear. In this case, further displays
* optional