Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual page 233

230 Driving and parking
Vehicles with trailer hitch: Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear zone
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and a trailer.
Problems with Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
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Vehicles with 360° Camera
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Vehicles without 360° Camera
If the Parking Assist PARKTRONIC display lights
up red for approximately three seconds then goes
out, and the é symbol appears in the instru-
ment cluster, the system may have been deactiva-
ted due to signal interference. Start the vehicle
again and check if Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is
working at a different location.
If the é symbol appears in the instrument
cluster and a warning tone sounds, it may be due
to one of the following causes:
The sensors are dirty: clean the sensors and
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observe the notes on care of vehicle parts
( page 315).
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Parking Assist PARKTRONIC has been deacti-
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vated due to a malfunction: restart the vehi-
cle. If the problem persists, consult a qualified
specialist workshop.
▌Activating/deactivating Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC
* NOTE Risk of an accident from objects at
close range
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC may not detect
certain objects at close range.
When parking or manoeuvring the vehi-
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cle, pay particular attention to any
objects which are above or below the
sensors, e.g. flowerpots or drawbars.
The vehicle or other objects could other-
wise be damaged.
Vehicles without AIR BODY CONTROL: press
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the é button in the centre console.
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Vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL: you can
activate or deactivate Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC in the multimedia system
( page 230).
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If the indicator lamp in the é button is not lit,
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is active. If the indi-
cator lamp is lit or the é symbol appears in
the Instrument Display, Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC is not active.
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Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is automatically
activated when the vehicle is started.
▌Activating/deactivating Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC using the multimedia system
* NOTE Risk of an accident from objects at
close range
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC may not detect
certain objects at close range.