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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:23 AM
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Does the US parktronic option include both front and rear sensors or just the rear sensors? Thank you.
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Kev04C320
Does the US parktronic option include both front and rear sensors or just the rear sensors? Thank you.
Parktronic is a trademark that means "front and rear parking sensors". Anything that is "Parktronic" has both.

Rear parking sensors only is often called "parking assist." (This is also what is available as a retrofit, although Parktronic can be retrofit as well, it's just not available as a retrofit kit from Mercedes.)

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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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i see. The reason I asked is that after going through all the picture threads in here and the 55 forum, I can't find a picture concerning the parktronic system.

By the way, do I still get the side markers when I have parktronic?
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Kev04C320
i see. The reason I asked is that after going through all the picture threads in here and the 55 forum, I can't find a picture concerning the parktronic system.

By the way, do I still get the side markers when I have parktronic?
Depends which car you have.

Since we're in the W209 CLK forum, yes, you can, if you want, because you need a whole new bumper (or need to drill your own).

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I can live happily without the ugly markers
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I can live happily without the ugly markers
Sorry, I went off topic and was talking about the retrofit... if your W209 comes with Parktronic from the factory, and it is a US-spec car (is that available now?), it will have the side markers.

To get rid of the side markers on a US-spec car you need to replace the whole bumper. Looks like that might be the case on the R171 too.

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I'll just get the painted side markers from Evosport then, so that I won't get pulled over at night.
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