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The ext erior mirror heat er only operat es w hen t he engine is running and up t o an
out side t emperat ure of +20 °C.
Adjust ing left and right ext erior mirrors simult aneously
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Turn t he rot ary knob t o posit ion . The movement of t he mirror surface is iden-
t ical t o t he movement of t he rot ary knob.
The adjust ment of bot h mirrors simult aneously or each individual mirror is possi-
ble in t he Informat ion display ⇒ t able on page 20 in t he menu point Mirror adjust .
(Mirror adjust .).
Adjust ing t he right -hand ext erior mirror
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Turn t he rot ary knob t o posit ion . The movement of t he mirror surface is iden-
t ical t o t he movement of t he rot ary knob.
Sw it ching of f operat ing cont rol
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Turn t he rot ary knob t o posit ion .
Folding in bot h ext erior mirrors
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Turn t he rot ary knob t o posit ion .
Fold in t he ext erior mirrors using t he remot e cont rol key
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If all t he w indows are closed, press t he unlock but t on
cont rol
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for approx. 2 seconds.
Tilt ing surf ace of front passenger ext erior mirror
On vehicles fit t ed w it h a memory for t he driver seat , t he surface of t he mirror t ilt s
dow n slight ly when t he rear gear is engaged and t he rot ary knob is in t he posi-
t ion
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41. This provides an aid in seeing t he kerb of t he pavement when park-
ing t he car.
The mirror ret urns int o it s init ial posit ion, aft er t he rot ary knob is moved out of t he
posit ion and put int o anot her posit ion or if t he speed is more t han 15 km/ h.
Memory f or ext erior mirrors
On vehicles fit t ed w it h a memory for t he driver seat , t he relevant set t ing of t he
ext erior mirror is also st ored aut omat ically w hen t he seat posit ion is st ored
⇒ p age 63.
Using t he syst em
Saf et y
● Convex (curved out w ard) or a spherical ext erior mirrors increase t he vision
field. They do, how ever, make object s appear smaller in t he mirror. These mir-
rors are only of limit ed use, t heref ore, for est imat ing dist ances t o t he f ollow -
ing vehicles.
● Use w henever possible t he int erior rear mirror, f or est imat ing t he dist an-
ces t o t he f ollow ing vehicles.
Not e
● If t he ext erior mirrors are folded in using t he remot e cont rol of t he vehicle key,
t hese are folded back int o t he driving posit ion aft er opening t he door or swit ching
on t he ignit ion.
● If t he ext erior mirrors are folded in using t he rot ary knob
ly be folded back into t he driving posit ion using t he rot ary knob.
● If t he ext erior mirrors w ere folded in using t he remot e cont rol of t he vehicle
key and if t he rot ary knob w as in t he fold-in posit ion before swit ching on t he igni-
t ion, t he mirrors remain in t he fold-in posit ion t he next t ime t he ignit ion is swit ch-
ed on. Folding back int o t he driving position is performed by act uat ing t he rot ary
knob in a different posit ion from t he fold-in posit ion.
● Do not t ouch t he surfaces of t he ext erior mirrors if t he ext erior mirror heat er is
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on t he radio remot e
swit ched on.
● You can set t he ext erior mirrors by hand, if t he pow er set t ing funct ion fails at
any t ime, by pressing on t he edge of t he mirror surface.
● Cont act your specialist garage if a fault exist s w it h t he power set t ing of t he
ext erior mirrors.
Aut omat ic dimming ext erior mirror on t he driver's side
The ext erior mirror on t he driver's side is dimmed t oget her with t he int erior mirror.
If t he aut omat ic dimming is sw it ched on, t he mirror dims aut omat ically depending
on t he light st riking t he mirror from t he rear.
When t he int erior light s are swit ched on or t he reverse gear is engaged, t he mirror
always moves back int o t he basic posit ion (not dimmed).
Driving Tips
General Maint enance
WARNING
Breakdow n assist ance
Light s and Visibilit y
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