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L ig hts an d Vi s ion
paint on the hood or th e windshield wip-
er motor.
- You should not drive your vehicle or
press the windshield wiper lever when
the wiper arms are folded away from the
windshield . The windshield wipers would
move back into their original position
and could damage the hood and w ind-
shield .
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys-
tem , always loosen blades which are fro-
zen to the windsh ield before ope rat ing
wipers .
- To hel p prevent damage to w iper blades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
th inner, or other solvents on or near the
wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components , do not at-
tempt to move the wipers by hand .
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Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by auto-
matic car washes affe ct the cleanability
of the wi ndshield .
- You can also use the service position, for
example , if you want to prot ect the
winds hield from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service posit ion
when the hood is open.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 38 Driver's door : knob for the ext erior mirro rs (ex·
amp le)
Turn t he knob to the desired position :
Q/P
- In this position, you can adjust the
driver 's and front passenger's exter ior mi rrors
by turning the knob in the desired direction.
4ill -
The mirrors are heated* depending on t he
outside t emperature and driv ing speed.
8 - The exter ior mir rors are fo lded in* .
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mir ror can
be ti lt ed slight ly. The knob must be in t he P
position for this to happen.
You can adjust the tilted mir ror surface by
tu rning the knob in the desired direct ion.
When you move out of reverse and into anoth -
er gear, t he new mirror position is st ored and
assigned to the key you are using.
The m irror goes back into its orig inal position
once you drive forward fast er than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off .
Folding mirrors in and out
To fold the mir rors in with the knob, turn the
knob in the 8 position .
To fold the mir rors out , turn the knob in the
Q or P or O position .
Applies to vehicles with MMI: You can adjust if
t he mirrors fold when locking the vehicle
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36.
When you lock t he vehicle, the
mir rors fo ld in. When you start the ignition,
t he mirrors fold out .
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WARNING
-
Curved m irror surfaces (convex or asphe-
ric*) enlarge the field of vision. However,
they ma ke objects in t he mirror appear
smaller and fart her away. Your may est i-
mate incorrect ly when you use t hese mir -
rors to gauge yo ur distance from the
vehicles beh ind yo u when changing lanes -
accident risk!
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