Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
The position of the gear selector lever de-
termines which warning indicators will be
activated.
As your vehicle approaches an object, one
or more segments will light up, depending
on the distance between your vehicle and
the object. When the eighth segment lights
up, you have reached the minimum dis-
tance.
앫
Front area: An intermittent acoustic
warning will sound as the first red seg-
ment lights up and a constant acoustic
warning, both lasting a maximum of
three seconds, will sound for the eighth
segment, i.e. the second red segment.
The signal is canceled when the gear
selector lever is placed in position
P .
앫
Rear area: An intermittent acoustic
warning will sound as the first red seg-
ment lights up and a constant acoustic
warning, both lasting a maximum of
three seconds, will sound for the eighth
segment, i.e. the second red segment.
The signal is canceled when the gear
selector lever is placed in position
D
or P .
Switching the Parktronic system
on/off
You can switch off the Parktronic system
manually.
The Parktronic switch is located in the up-
per section of the center console.
1 Parktronic on/off
2 Indicator lamp
Switching off the Parktronic system
왘
Press switch 1 .
Indicator lamp 2 comes on.
Switching on the Parktronic system
왘
Press switch 1 again.
Indicator lamp 2 goes out.
Selector lever
position Warning indicator
D Front area activated
R or N Rear and front area
activated
P Neither activated