Warning displays
Warning display for the front area
:
Segments on the left-hand side of the vehi-
cle
;
Segments on the right-hand side of the vehi-
cle
=
Segments showing operational readiness
The warning displays show the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning display for the front area is located on
the dashboard above the centre air vents. The
warning display for the rear area is located
between the rear seats.
The warning display for each side of the vehicle
is divided into five yellow and two red segments.
PARKTRONIC is operational if yellow segments
showing operational readiness
=
light up.
The gear lever position or the transmission posi-
tion of the automatic transmission and the
direction in which the vehicle is rolling deter-
mine which warning display is active when the
engine is running.
Manual transmission:
Gear lever position Warning display
Forward gear
or
Neutral
Front area activated
Reverse gear
Rear and front areas
activated
Automatic transmission:
Transmission posi-
tion
Warning display
D
Front area activated
R or N
Rear and front areas
activated
P
No areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the vehi-
cle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
R
sixth segment onwards, you will hear an inter-
mittent warning tone for approximately two
seconds.
R
seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two seconds.
This indicates that you have now reached the
minimum distance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
:
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
;
Indicator lamp
If indicator lamp
;
lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Active Parking Assist is then also
deactivated.
i
PARKTRONIC is automatically activated
when you turn the key to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
Towing a trailer
!
Fold in the ball coupling if the trailer tow
hitch is not required. PARKTRONIC measures
the minimum detection range to an obstacle
from the bumper, not the ball coupling.
Driving systems
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