126 Lights and visibility
Visibility
Heated rear window
The rear window heating clears the rear window of conden-
sation.
Fig. 97 Switch for heat-
ed rear window
– Press button
to switch the rear window heating on or off
⇒ fig. 97.
The heated rear window only works when the ignition is switched on. An in-
dicator lamp on the button lights up when the rear window heater is switch-
ed on.
The heated rear window switches off automatically after about 10 minutes if
the outside temperature is above 0 °C.
Depending on the outside temperature, the exterior mirrors are also heated
while the heated rear window is turned on.
The exterior mirror heating is not activated in temperatures above approxi-
mately 20 °C.
For the sake of the environment
Switch off the heated rear window as soon as the rear window has demis-
ted. By saving electrical power you can also save fuel.
Sun visors
The sun visors can improve visibility and contribute to safe-
ty.
Fig. 98 Sun visor
The sun visors
1
for the driver and the front passenger can be pulled out of
their mountings in the centre of the vehicle and turned towards the doors
⇒ fig. 98.
The vanity mirrors in the sun visor have covers. On opening the cover
2
,
the mirror light* located in the headliner is automatically switched on. The