Toronto, Ontario — Mercedes-Benz has released a new manual on proper refinishing practices on the its parking assistance sensors, a topic that varies greatly between OEMs and their models.
According to a post on I-CAR Repairability Technical Support, damaged sensors require painting to match the specifications of the individual vehicle, and OEMs often provide info on how to paint these sensors correctly.
When it comes to the Parktronics system sensors on Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the OEM recommends painting sensors in the corresponding vehicle colour if the part number ends in “9999”, or additional information 420 is present in XENTRY Parts Information.
Sensors are to be coated in layers precisely between 70um to 120mm thick, warning “deviating paint thicknesses will cause the diaphragm to detune, thereby causing everything from measurement accuracy issues up to system failure.”
To find this document:
1. Click on Standard Search
2. Click on the + to expand the category Groups tree
3. Scroll down and click on 98 Paintwork (this will populate the Groups search filter)
4. Click on the + beneath Information Types
5. Click on All Information Types (right-hand side)
6. Click on the Search button
7. Read the information on the popup window and click Ok to proceed
8. Open General Notes: Passenger Cars: Paintwork by clicking the Eye Icon (right-hand side)
9. Scroll down to Information On Painting PARKTRONIC System Sensors
10. To open, click on the hyperlink (right-hand side)
For more information from I-CAR, click here.
