Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual page 99

steering wheel and mirror, and fasten
your seat belt.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to mis-
judgment of distance when using the
front-passenger mirror
The outside mirror on the front passenger side
reflects objects on a smaller scale. The objects
in view are in fact closer than they appear.
Therefore, always look over your shoulder
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to check the actual distance between
you and the road users traveling behind
you.
Adjusting the outside mirrors manually
Adjust the outside mirrors to the correct posi-
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tion manually.
To engage an outside mirror that has been
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pushed out of position: push the outside mirror
into position manually.
Adjusting the outside mirrors electrically
Example image
* NOTE Damage to the electric outside mir-
rors
If you fold or unfold the electric outside mirrors
by hand, you may damage the outside mirrors
and the outside mirrors will not engage prop-
erly.
If the outside mirrors are not folded in when
the vehicle is washed in an automatic car
wash, the brushes may forcibly fold in and
damage the outside mirrors.
Fold the outside mirrors in and out elec-
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trically only.
Fold in the outside mirrors before wash-
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ing the vehicle in an automatic car wash.
Before setting off, switch on the power supply
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or the vehicle.
To fold in or out: briefly press button 2.
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To select: use button 1
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outside mirror to be adjusted.
To set: use button 4 to set the position of the
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mirror glass.
To engage an outside mirror that has been
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pushed out of position: press and hold button
2.
You will hear a click and the mirror will audibly
engage in position. The outside mirror is set in
the correct position.
Heating the outside mirrors
Vehicles without a rear window heater: at low
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temperatures, the mirror heater will switch on
automatically once the vehicle has been star-
ted.
Vehicles with a rear window heater: at low tem-
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peratures, the mirror heater will switch on
automatically once the vehicle has been star-
ted. The mirror heater can also be switched on
together with the rear window heater using the
rear window heater button.
Using the digital inside rearview mirror
The vehicle may be equipped with a digital inside
rearview mirror. This uses a camera on top of the
roof at the rear to provide a better view to the rear.
The inside rearview mirror can be used either as a
standard inside rearview mirror or as a display.
To prevent glare from the digital inside rearview
mirror, first set the digital inside rearview mirror as
the standard inside rearview mirror.
Light and vision
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or 3 to select the