60 Clear v ision
(D Note
Liquid elect rolyte leaked from a broken
m irror glass will damage any plastic surfa-
ces it comes in contact wit h. Clean up spil-
led electro lyte immediately with clear
wate r and a sponge.
@ Tips
- If you switch off the automatic dim-
ming function on the inside mirror, au-
tomatic dimming of the outside mir-
rors* will likewise be disabled.
- Check to make sure there are no objects
preventing light from reaching the inside
mirro r.
- Do not attach any sticke rs to the wind -
shield in front of the light sensor, as this
would inte rfe re with both t he automatic
operat ion of the headlights and th e au-
tomatic dimming of t he inside mir ror.
Outside mirrors
The outside mirrors are electrically adjusted
(power mirrors)
Fig. 62 Forward section of driver's armrest: power mir-
ror contro ls
Adjusting exterior mirrors
... Rotate the knob to the © position (driver's
exter ior mir ror) or to the ® posit ion (pas-
senger's exterior mir ror)
<=> fig. 62.
... Rotate the knob and the mir ror so tha t you
have a clear view t o t he rear.
Heated mirro rs
... Rotate the knob to posit ion @ .
Folding both outside mirrors*
... Turn t he knob t o @ .
Depending on the outside temperature, t he
mir ror surfaces are heated until the ig nit ion is
swit ched off - even if the knob is no longer in
posit ion @ .
You are we ll -advised to fo ld the outside m ir-
rors in when maneuver ing in tight spaces or
when leaving t he car parked close to ot her ve-
hicles.
Memory for exterior mirrors*
On vehicles wi t h memo ry for the drive r's seat,
the current setting for th e exter ior mir rors is
aut omatic ally stored along w it h the seat posi-
t ion
~
page 66.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror*
(only with memory for exterior mirrors )
When t he reverse gear is engaged, t he mir ror
surface t ilts downward sligh t ly if the set ti ng
is for the passenger's mirror (knob in position
® ~fig . 62). This allows you to see the curb
during parallel parking.
The m irror returns t o its initi al position as
soon as reverse gear is disengaged and vehicle
speed is above about 9 mph (15 km/ h). The
mirror also retur ns to its init ial position if the
switch is moved to the driver's outside m irror
© or the ignition is switched off.
If the posit ion of the mirror surface is
changed on a tilted mirror, this new position
will be automatically assigned to the remote
key w hen the vehicle is taken out of reverse
gear.
(D Note
- Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spheri-
cal*) increase your field of view. Remem-
ber that vehicles or other objects will ap-
pear smalle r and far t her away than w hen
seen in a flat m irror.
If you use this mir-
ror t o estimate distances of foll owing ve-
hicle s whe n changing lanes, you could
esti mate incorrec t ly and cause an acci-
dent .
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