Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 184)

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
located between the roll bars.
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.
Manual transmission:
Gear lever
position
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
backwards
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
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
: Indicator lamp
; To deactivate/activate PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp : is on then PARKTRONIC
is deactivated. Parking Guidance is also
deactivated.
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