Download CLS-Class Brochure (PDF) - Mercedes-Benz

Equipment & appointments Services Facts & colours 55
Reversing camera (optional in conjunction with COMAND
Online). The reversing camera films the area directly
behind the car with its wide-angle lens and sends the
images to the central COMAND display. It is activated
automatically when reverse gear is engaged, thus helping
the driver when reversing.
During parking, the COMAND APS central display shows the area behind
the car
Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC (optional).
With Active Parking Assist from Mercedes-Benz on
board, the car looks for a suitable parking space and
parks in the space automatically at the push of a button,
meaning that all the driver has to do once he or she
has stopped, accepted the suggested parking space and
engaged reverse gear is use the accelerator, gearshift and
brakes. Active Parking Assist takes care of the steering
The display in the instrument cluster gives you a clear picture of the parking
manoeuvres at all times
all on its own. The system is extremely precise: for
automatic parking, the parking space only needs to
be 1.30 metres longer than the car.
During automatic parking, the PARKTRONIC ultrasonic
sensors measure the distance to the vehicle in front
and behind. Active Parking Assist uses a total of ten
ultrasonic sensors – six in the front bumper and four in
the rear bumper – as well as an electronic control unit,
which processes the sensor signals and calculates the best
possible line to take in order to park in the space.