Mercedes-Benz 2007 S 550 Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Backing in at any angle
̈ Switch on the ignition (page 315).
̈ Switch on COMAND (page 79).
̈ Move gear selector lever to position R
(reverse gear).
̈ Use the COMAND controller
(
page 82) to select “reverse parking”
function 6.
You will see the guide lines for reverse
parking on the COMAND display.
̈ Turn steering wheel so that the yellow
and red guide lines for cornering 7 are
pointing towards the desired parking
space.
The desired parking space is wide
enough if nothing is inside yellow and
red guide lines 7 of your intended
driving path or protrudes into this area.
̈ Back in carefully.
̈ When the blue guide lines 5 for
straight driving lie parallel inside the
desired parking space, straighten the
steering wheel for straight driving.
̈ Back in enough to leave sufficient free
space around the vehicle.
Parallel parking
This function assists you when you wish to
park in a row, e.g. in a parking place paral-
lel to the road.
̈ Stop the vehicle
ț at a distance of approximately
three feet (one meter) parallel to
the vehicle that is in front of the de-
sired parking space.
ț in such a way that the front of the
parked vehicle is parallel to your
rear wheel.
̈ Switch on COMAND (page 79).
̈ Move gear selector lever to position R
(reverse gear).
1 Vertical blue guide line
2 Symbol for “parallel parking”
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The Dynamic Rear View Monitor must be ac-
tivated in the instrument cluster control system
in order for it to be switched on (
page 253).
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While parking, do not approach any obsta-
cles closer than indicated by red guide line 4.
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The Dynamic Rear View Monitor must be ac-
tivated in the instrument cluster control system
in order for it to be switched on (
page 253).
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