2008 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 448

Controls in detail Driving systems The position of the gear selector lever determines which warning indicators will be activated. Gear selector lever position D R or N P Warning indicator Front area activated Front and rear area activated Neither activated Front area: An intermittent acoustic warning will sound as the first red distance segment illuminates and a constant acoustic warning lasting a maximum of 2 seconds will sound for the second red distance segment. The signal is canceled when the gear selector lever is placed in park position P. Rear area: An intermittent acoustic warning will sound as the first red distance segment illuminates and a constant acoustic warning lasting a maximum of 2 seconds will sound for the second red distance segment. The signal is canceled when the gear selector lever is placed in position D or P. Switching Parktronic system on/off The Parktronic system can be switched off manually. As your vehicle approaches an object, one or more distance segments will illuminate, depending on the distance. When the seventh distance segment illuminates, you have reached the minimum distance. 1 Parktronic button 2 Indicator lamp 447