saala

hello guys.i was wondering if parktronic is a must have option for cls.the dealer has the car i want but without parktronic.i havent had parktronic in my previous car but since i heard this car has blind spots so what do u guys think?

rob13572468

you can get parktronic on the CLS but many are not ordered with it. The CLS can however be retrofitted with a variety of aftermarket radar sensors quite easily. The basic 4 sensor kit with factory matched paint and display is around $599 installed and works great. You can also get front sensors and even integrated display with backup cam.

Here is an example of a front/rear kit with cam on a CLS that we just did last week.

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w211/261286-e-cls-screen-parking-sensors-backup-cam.html

Kar don

parktronic is OK, you should just get my car Saala, has everything u want

buzescu

I wish the dealer would have told me how bad is visibilit on the back! If you can get parktronik. If you are in US and not in abig city.. you may not needed but for sure you will feel the need for it.

obiprime

Parktronic is a Must. I use it everyday. I just wait till I hear and see the red light Hit the Brakes. You cant Crash.

bmontalban

i would never purchase another full size car or truck without it.

yiannisp

I've had 2 CLSs in the last 12 months (my first was stolen). On my first delivery date I thought the parktronic wasn't working (because I was moving from a BMW 730d and that had a display for the parking sensors). Basically I was never going close enough to the solid surfaces to get even the first LED to light up. What this tells me is that the CLS is a very hard car to gauge its corners without Parktronic (or a lot of experience of ownership).

I live in Europe (Budapest) so with the right spaces here it is essential (the car would have been toast without it) however in the US (where I lived for 13 years) my opinion is that parking spaces are huge and so you might not really need it as much. For sure the CLS is a hard car to estimate for a while.

Hope this helps.

Kar don

yah i dont think i could have this car without parktronic, really helps out a lot.

Untertürkheim

+1

W211 BEAST

It's needed in the CLS. You will never fully get used to where the front or rear of the car is. The hood and trunk both slope down so you cant see it. You end up estimating everytime and one time you will F up. Get the parktronic. You wont regret it.

201mph

+2. Find a car that has it, or get the dealer to add it to the car you are looking at.

Inf4life

I use mine every day. I couldn't imagine owning a car without it now. Definitely get it. It's worth every penny.

Big Kahuna

In my four years of ownership the parktronic has more than paid for itself by avoiding parking mishaps.

BakerBenz

I don't have it and wish I did--we liked everything else about the car except that it did not have Parktronic. We have it on our BMW X3 and love it...It's not life or death but get it if you can....

Kar don

the parktronic on mine is too slow to update rolling at a slow speed. I prefer rear view camera.

maximus2006

If you also lower you car to lower settings then stock like with a module the parktronic will even warn you about curbs when you park, cause on my car it tells me how close i am to the curb when parking