- To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at-
tempt to move the wipers by hand.
@ 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 position
when the hood is open.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. SO Forwar d section of driver's armrest: power mir-
ror contro ls
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 mirrors
by turn ing the knob in the desired direction.
@ - The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature .
8 - The exterior mirrors fo ld in. In the MMI,
you can select if the mirrors fold in automati-
cally when you lock the vehicle c:> page 34.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. The knob must be in the P position
for this to happen .
You can adjust t he ti lted mirror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction.
When you move out of reverse and into anoth-
Clear vi sion 55
er gear, the new m irror position is stored and
assigned to the key you are using .
The m irror goes back into its orig inal position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph (15
km/h) or switch the ignition off .
A WARNING
-
- Curved (i.e . convex) m irror surfaces in-
crease your field of view. Remember that
vehicles or other objects will appear
smaller and fart her away than when seen
in a flat mirror. If you use th is mirror to
estimate distances of following vehicles
when changing lanes, you could estimate
incor rectl y and cause an accident.
(D Note
- If the mirror housing is moved uninten-
tionally (for examp le, while parking your
vehicle), then you must first fold the m ir-
ror elect rically. Do not readj ust the mir-
ror housing man ually. You could damage
the motor which controls the mirror .
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the ext erior mir-
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors . Never fold power fo ldi ng ex-
terior mirrors by hand. Only fold them in
and out using the power controls.
(D Tips
- The exterior mirror settings are stored
w ith the memory function*
c::> page 66.
- If there is a malfunction in the electrical
system, you can still adjust the exterior
mirrors by pressing the edge of the mir-
ror.
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