Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 186)

Warning displays
Warning display for the front area
:
Segments on the left-hand side of the
vehicle
; Segments on the right-hand side of the
vehicle
= 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 center air vents.
The warning display for the rear area is loca-
ted between the roll bars.
The warning display for each side of the vehi-
cle is divided into five yellow and two red seg-
ments. PARKTRONIC is operational if yellow
segments showing operational readiness =
light up.
The selector lever position or selected auto-
matic transmission position and the direction
in which the vehicle is rolling determine which
warning display is active when the engine is
running.
Manual transmission:
Gear lever posi-
tion
Warning display
Forwards gear
or
Neutral Front area activated
Reverse gear or
the vehicle is rolling
backwards
Rear and front areas
activated
Automatic transmission:
Transmission
position
Warning display
D Front area activated
R, N or the vehicle
is rolling back-
wards
Rear and front areas
activated
P No areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
R sixth segment onwards, you will hear an
intermittent warning tone for approx-
imately two seconds.
R
seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. This indicates that you have now
reached the minimum distance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
: Indicator lamp
; Deactivates/activates PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp : is on then PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Parking Guidance is also deacti-
vated.
i PARKTRONIC is automatically activated
when you turn the SmartKey to position 2 in
the ignition lock.
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Driving systems
Driv
ing
and
parking