Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirrors; Indicator Lamp - Mercedes-Benz 2009 R-Class Operator's Manual

2009 r-class
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Controls in detail
Mirrors
Driver's side exterior rear view mirror
1
button
Adjustment button
2
Passenger-side exterior rear view mirror
3
button
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Press button
for the driver's side
1
exterior rear view mirror or button
the passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror.
The indicator lamp in the respective button
comes on for approximately 15 seconds.
If you do not make adjustments to the
selected exterior rear view mirror within
15 seconds, the indicator lamp goes out.
You will then have to select the desired
exterior rear view mirror again before
adjustments can be made. Adjustments
112
can only be made with the indicator lamp
for the respective exterior rear view mirror
button illuminated.
X
Press adjustment button
or right according to the desired setting.
!
If an exterior rear view mirror was forcibly
hit from the front, manually snap it back
into place.
!
Vehicle with power folding exterior rear
view mirrors:
If an exterior rear view mirror housing is
forcibly pushed forward (hit from the rear)
or forcibly pushed rearward (hit from front),
press fold button to fold mirrors in, then
press fold button again to fold mirrors out.
Do not force mirrors by hand as this may
damage the adjustment mechanism.
for
3
The mirror housing is then properly
positioned and you can adjust the mirror in
the usual manner.
i
At low ambient temperatures, the exterior
rear view mirrors will be heated
automatically.

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors

The exterior rear view mirror on the driver's
side and the interior rear view mirror will
up, down, left
respond automatically to glare when the
2
ignition is switched on and incoming light
from headlamps falls on the sensor in the
interior rear view mirror.
The rear view mirrors will not react if the
automatic transmission is set to reverse gear
R or the interior lighting is switched on.
G Warning!
The auto-dimming function does not react
if incoming light is not aimed directly at
sensors in the interior rear view mirror.
The interior rear view mirror and the
exterior rear view mirror on the driver's side
do not react, for example, when
transporting cargo which covers the rear
window.
Light hitting the mirror(s) at certain angles
(incident light) could blind you. As a result,
you may not be able to observe traffic
conditions and could cause an accident.

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