parktronic switch

leemanuel · 14-11-2008, 12:14 AM

hi all,

i have aftermarket parking sensors on my car, i have a standard (electrical store) switch to turn them off, if i swapped this switch for the standard merc parktronic switch would that work???

Shude · 14-11-2008, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by leemanuel

hi all,

i have aftermarket parking sensors on my car, i have a standard (electrical store) switch to turn them off, if i swapped this switch for the standard merc parktronic switch would that work???

Just rear parking sensors? If so then why not use a relay so they are turned on when reverse is engaged?

leemanuel · 14-11-2008, 12:22 AM

thats how they work now - only on when reverse is engaged, but am an odd sort like that... i have a switch now and would prefer the standard switch now (prob wont ever use it)

miro · 14-11-2008, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by leemanuel

thats how they work now - only on when reverse is engaged, but am an odd sort like that... i have a switch now and would prefer the standard switch now (prob wont ever use it)

If it is rear only it will not work. The "switch" on the dash from Mercedes controls the main module not the power to the rear sensors.

You could install the switch for the rear wiper (assuming you dont have a wagon) and use that output to make the parktronic on or off. I have heard it also works well for radar units ..... but I wouldnt know about that.

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14-11-2008, 12:22 AM	#3
leemanuel Hardcore MB Enthusiast Threadstarter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wakefield West Yorkshire Car: 320 Clk Convertible Posts: 141	thats how they work now - only on when reverse is engaged, but am an odd sort like that... i have a switch now and would prefer the standard switch now (prob wont ever use it) __________________ Lee GOT Golf V6 4Motion Saab Aero Convertible CLK 320 Convertible BMW 330ci Coupe HAD (remember im a car dealers son!!) Range Rover 4.0 HSE SLK 230 MGF - oddly a few of them? Sabb Turbo Convertible BMW 320ci Coupe E320 CDI CLK 200 Convertible BMW Z3 2.8 Discovery TD5 BMW 328i Convertible XR3I Convertible (back in the day my first car)

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