Mercedes-Benz Metris Operating Instructions Manual page 169

Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
;
including the exterior mirrors, at the cur-
rent steering angle (dynamic)
X
Stop the vehicle when it is almost exactly in
front of the parking space.
The white lane should be as close to parallel
with the parking space marking as possible.
White guide line at current steering angle
=
Parking space marking
:
X
Turn the steering wheel to the center posi-
tion while the vehicle is stationary.
End of parking space
?
Red guide line at a distance of approx-
A
imately 12 in (0.30 m) from the rear of the
vehicle
X
Back up carefully until you have reached the
end position.
Red guide line A is then aligned with the
marking at the end of parking space ?. The
Driving systems
vehicle is almost parallel in the parking
space.
"Coupling up a trailer" function
Trailer drawbar
:
Locating aid – vehicle center point on the
;
yellow guide line at a distance of approx-
imately 3 ft (1.0 m) from the rear of the
vehicle
This function is only available on vehicles with
a trailer tow hitch attached.
X
Before coupling up the trailer, set the height
of trailer drawbar : so that it is slightly
higher than the ball coupling.
X
Position the vehicle centrally in front of
trailer drawbar :.
Trailer drawbar
:
Trailer drawbar locating aid
;
"Coupling up a trailer" function selected
=
Ball coupling
?
Red guide line at a distance of approx-
A
imately 12 in (0.30 m) from the ball cou-
pling
X
Select and confirm "Coupling up a trailer"
function = with the audio system control
knob.
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Z