Frontal ParkTronic do light up but do not beep!!

[Duo-Art]

Parktronic is the one option that I regret not being able to order in the US. My wife has a similar system on her Jaguar and it's quite helpful when you are backing up.

[dcRklasse]

Thanks for confirming, Whiterabbit, even though it was not the answer I was hoping to hear.

I just don't understand why the option would be offered on one side of the Atlantic, but not here. I wish MB would explain the decision....

It may not be necessary for most Americans, but our SLK is driven daily and parked in a tight garage in DC. Parktronic and a back-up camera, while only helpful from time to time, would have been nice on the new 2009 we plan on getting soon. Sure, the SLK is not large (on our R Klassee, the Front and Rear Parktronic a NECESSITY!), but the Smart line-up offers Parktronic here in the US, so why not the SLK???