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- To help prevent damage to wiper blades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
th inner, or other solvents on or near the
wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wipe r
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 affect the cleanability
of the windshield .
- You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to protect the
windshield from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service posit ion
whenthehoodisopen.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
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Fig. 5 3 Forward section of driver's armrest: power mir-
ror contr ols
Turn th e knob to the desired position :
Q/P
- In this position, you can adjust the
driver's and front passenger's exter ior mirrors
by turning the knob in the desired direction.
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The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature .
8 - The exterior mirrors fold in. In the MMI ,
you can select if the m irrors fold in automat i-
cally when you lock the vehicle ¢ page
34 .
Tilt function for the passenger's mi rror
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
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slight ly. The knob must be in the P position
for t his to happen.
You can adjust the ti lted m irror surface by
turning t he knob in the desired direction.
When you move out of reverse and into anoth-
er gear, the new mirror position is stored and
assigned to the key you are using .
The m irror goes back into its orig inal position
once you drive forwa rd faster than 9 mph (15
km/h) or switch the ignition off.
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WARNING
- Curved (i . e. convex) mirror surfaces in-
crease your field of view. Remember that
vehicles or other objects will appear
smaller and farther away t han when seen
in a flat mirror. If you use th is m irror to
estimate distances of following vehicles
when changing lanes, you could estimate
incor rectly and cause an accident.
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Note
- If the m irror housing is moved uninten-
tionally (for example, wh ile parking your
vehicle), then yo u must first fold the mir-
ror electrically. Do not readjus t the mir-
ror housing man ually. You could damage
the motor which controls the mirror .
- If you wash t he vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the exterior mir -
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors . Never fold power fo lding ex-
terior mirrors by hand. Only fold them in
and out using the power controls.
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Tips
- The exterior m irror sett ings are stored
with the memory function* ¢ page 66.
- If there is a malfunction in the electrical
system, you can sti ll adjust the exterior
mirrors by pressing the edge of the mir-
ror .
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