2008 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 458

Controls in detail Driving systems Warning! G 1 Yellow and blue guide lines for vehicle width 2 Yellow 13 ft (4 m) guide line 3 Yellow 39 in (1 m) guide line 4 Red 10 in (0.25 m) guide line The red 10 in (0.25 m) guide line 4, the yellow 39 in (1 m) guide line 3 and the yellow 13 ft (4 m) guide line 2 correspond to the relevant distance from the rear of the vehicle. The yellow and blue guide lines for vehicle width 1 show the required width for the vehicle. Please note that objects which do not touch the ground, such as the bumper of a vehicle parked behind you, a trailer hitch, or the back of a truck, may appear to be further away than they actually are. In this case, you should not use the guide lines to judge distance as the use of the guide lines to judge distance increases the risk of impacting the objects. Even when the object you approach is directly on the ground (and nothing on the object extends above the ground beyond the object's contours directly touching the ground) and no objects that do not touch the ground, such as the bumper of a vehicle parked behind you, a trailer hitch, or the back of a truck are in the path, do not approach the object on the ground any closer than red guide line 4. 5 Blue guide lines for straight driving 6 Symbol for "reverse parking" 7 Yellow and red guide lines for cornering When you turn the steering wheel out of the straight-ahead position, the positions of the yellow and red guide lines 7 change depending on the steering wheel's position. The space required by the vehicle for reverse cornering is indicated by yellow and red guide lines 7. 457