Parking Position - Mercedes-Benz 2012 A-Class Owner's Manual

Mirrors
100
Folding the exterior mirrors in/out
automatically
If the "Fold in mirrors when locking" function
is activated in the on-board computer
Y
( page 225):
the exterior mirrors fold in automatically as
R
soon as you lock the vehicle from the out-
side.
the exterior mirrors fold out again automat-
R
ically as soon as you unlock the vehicle and
then open the driver's or front-passenger
door.
i If the exterior mirrors have been folded in
manually, they do not fold out.
Exterior mirror pushed out of position
If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of
position, proceed as follows.
X
Vehicles without electrically folding
exterior mirrors: move the exterior mirror
into the correct position manually.
X
Vehicles with electrically folding exte-
rior mirrors: press and hold the mirror-
folding button (
click and then the mirror engage in posi-
tion.
The mirror housing is engaged again and
you can adjust the exterior mirrors as usual
( Y page 99).
Automatic anti-dazzle mirrors
The "Automatic anti-dazzle mirrors" function
is only available if the vehicle is equipped with
the "Mirror package".
The rear-view mirror and the exterior mirror
on the driver's side automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if:
the ignition is switched on and
R
incident light from headlamps strikes the
R
sensor in the rear-view mirror
The mirrors do not go into anti-dazzle mode if
reverse gear is engaged or if the interior light-
ing is switched on.
Y page 99) until you hear a
Parking position of the exterior mirror
on the front-passenger side
General notes
The "Parking position for the exterior mirror
on the front-passenger side" function is only
available if the vehicle is equipped with the
"Memory package".
Setting and storing the parking position
Using reverse gear
You can set the front-passenger side exterior
mirror so that you can see the rear wheel on
that side as soon as you engage reverse gear.
You can store this position.
X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
that the key is in position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
Press button ; for the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side.
X
Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the preset parking position.
X
Use adjustment button = to adjust the
exterior mirror. You should see the rear
wheel and the kerb in the exterior mirror.
The parking position is stored.
i
If you shift the transmission to another
position, the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side returns to the driving posi-
tion.