jester1

New GLE 43 Coupe.Only drove it home & parked it in the garage.
I'm backing out & almost to the bushes without hearing any warning sound that I'm getting close.I then put into the garage & get within a few inches of the wall & still don't hear anything.

I used the Mercedes 'i" button to get customer service.I told them that the Lincoln I traded (& my wife's Volvo) both give sound warnings if you're getting too close to the wall of the garage in the front, or the side as you pull out.

The Mercedes customer rep says all the Mercedes no longer give sound warnings & you must rely on your camera to tell if you're getting too close to any object.

I wanted all the safety features possible,even got the premium 3 package.

Finding this out is a BIG letdown for me.

GLE43_Sube

To be honest with you, I didn't even notice this until your post. There are so many visual indicators, I didn't even miss the beeps. With 12 parking sensors, 2 multiple LED warning displays and 4 cameras, having the beeps too would be overkill.

I can certainly understand you missing a familiar feature. Once you get used to having something in a previous car, you expect it in every vehicle. However, trust me. Soon you won't miss the beeps either.

RA112623

not saying that the comment is not correct, but my 2016 gle 350 4m. flashes and beeps like crazy. do you have the parktronic package? blind spot assist? i don't know, but sounds weird. ron

jester1

I ordered ALL available safety gizmos with car.If it was available,I got it.
I've been reading the manual on the Parking Assist Parktronic.
pg.176 of online owners manual:
From the sixth segment onwards,you will hear an intermittent warning tone for approximately two seconds.
seventh segment onwards,you will hear a warning tone for approximately two seconds.This indicates that you have reached the minimum distance.

My problem is that I have lost a lot of my high frequency hearing range.If I concentrate real hard,I can barely hear a tone.

Do any of you know how to increase the volume of that warning tone?
I haven't seen how to do that.

GLE43_Sube

OK, I think I figured this out. If you have the "Parking Assist Package", you don't get audible warnings.

RA112623

Fyi, on mine I have everything. But it is a different model and year. Ron

RA112623

Additional thought. Does the audible indicators turn off during automatic parking? I don't use it so I do not know. Ron

jester1

I haven't tried the automatic parking feature yet

GLE43_Sube

Mystery solved. They only beep when you're very close to an object. Looking at the video, it looks like the sixth LED (red ones) inward activates the beeping. As long as only the amber LEDs are illuminated, you won't get any beeps.



Page 176 of the manual explains this in detail.

jester1

Yes,I saw that.What I'd like to know is a way to make the tone on the red ones loud enough for me to hear it.

I did do a web search & found a couple years old MB forum entry that said the dealer has a way to increase the volume.I was hoping that recently the owner could do it.

GLE43_Sube

Not that I know of, but try this. Adjust the volume knob while the beeps are audible. With Navigation, you adjust the volume while the woman is speaking. This adjusts the volume separate from that of the stereo. Maybe the beeps work the same way. If that doesn't work, check with your dealer for an alternate solution.

jester1

Thanks for the suggestion.I did try that.Doesn't work for this.

cadman_ks

After reading the OP's post, he and I have the exact same car, and it sounds like they are loaded about the same.

I actually wish that mine did NOT beep at me when pulling into the garage. There is something about my garage doors, that my car doesn't like. It will beep on one or the other side when entering the garage. I have 9' wide doors.

Mine will also beep at me when I'm backing up into a stall, and I get close to bush.

As stated by others, there are the lights as well. The beeps do not actually start until you get to the red light as indicated.

What amazes me in all of this, is that some people have features like this, some don't, and MB says that no one should. I don't get it...

GLE43_Sube

Yes, they will beep when entering the garage because of the "side" mounted sensors at the front and rear. They have a detection range of 24" in the front and 32" in the rear. Your vehicle is 78.85 inches in width, excluding the mirrors. With 9' wide garage doors, your actual doorway is a little narrower, which puts you well within the sensor's range.

Don't put too much faith in what MB Customer Service tells you. I've called them many times. They put me on hold. Sometime they call me back several days later. It's obvious they're just researching reference material. I can read myself. I don't need them to read for me.

cadman_ks

Ironically, I can them to NOT beep at times, but I have to drive very slow, and get the vehicle just PERFECTLY centered in the doorway. I just let it yell at me.

LOL...

RA112623

also don't know about volume adjustments, but mine are fairly loud. ron

cadman_ks

Same here. Mine are so loud that they are obnoxious. I wish they were down a couple of ticks...

jester1

Just heard from my dealer.I was told the service department can up the volume in minutes.

Simple fix by them.

jester1

Just got back from the dealer.They can actually make TWO adjustments.

First-There are three volume levels.Mine came set at Two.They changed it now at three.

Second-They can change the frequency of the tone.It came set at mid 900's.I have a high-frequency hearing deficit,so they changed the frequency to the only other option,the mid 800's.

My wife & the salesman were in the car & thought that the sound was now very noticeable.

..............me,...........I still can't hear the damn thing.

Oh well,it was worth a try.


Ps. if I wear my hearing aids,i can hear the tone.I don't always wear them.These hearing-aids have the capacity of taking in sound & dropping the frequency to a lower range in which I still have some hearing capacity (called 'Audibility Extender') .

RA112623

this can't be the only time this has come up. maybe (dealer) see if there is an auxiliary output that can be attached to a beeper. if you can plug an aftermarket bulb combo into reverse lights and get a backup warning sound; there has to be something that would address interior warning sounds for those with your auditory concerns. ron

heron25

Not trying to be a jerk, genuinely curious. Can you hear car horns or emergency vehicle sirens?

jester1

Yes,no problem.

It's high frequency sounds that I can't hear naturally anymore.

Designzilla30

jester1

Yes.It did take awhile to look in the rear-view mirror ,moving my head to better see the red lights in it.

One accessory really helps but I don't always have it in the car to use:

If my wife is in the front passenger seat,I can tell if I'm getting a little too close to something by the severity of her cringe index.As I get closer,the cringe level increases.
Just before I make contact,she'll grab my thigh & painfully squeeze.

Sorry.This is an after-market accessory & is NOT available at your MB parts department.

merrywren

Is the parking sensor system on my ML270 2003 just visual or audible please