Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
As your vehicle approaches an object, one
or more distance segments will illuminate,
depending on the distance. When the
eighth distance segment illuminates, you
have reached the minimum distance.
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Front area: An intermittent acoustic
warning will sound as the first red dis-
tance segment illuminates and a con-
stant acoustic warning lasting a
maximum of two seconds will sound for
the second distance segment. The sig-
nal is canceled when the gear selector
lever is placed in position P or the park-
ing brake is set.
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Rear area: An intermittent acoustic
warning will sound when the first dis-
tance segment illuminates. This signal
quickens with each additional distance
segment lit. When the eighth distance
segment illuminates, the acoustic
warning becomes a constant signal.
The signal is canceled when the gear
selector lever is placed in position D
or P or the parking brake is set.
Switching the Parktronic system
on/off
You can switch off the Parktronic system
manually.
The Parktronic switch is located in the low-
er part of the center console (
1 Parktronic switch
2 Indicator lamp
Switching off the Parktronic system
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Press Parktronic switch
1.
Indicator lamp
2 comes on.
Switching on the Parktronic system
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Press Parktronic switch
1 again.
Indicator lamp
2 goes out.
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The Parktronic system switches on au-
tomatically when you switch on the ig-
nition (