steering wheel or themirrorand fasten
your seat belt.
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WARNING Risk of accident duetomis‐
judgment of distances when using the
passenger mirror
The outside mirroronthe front-passenger
side reflects objectsonasmaller scale. The
objectsinvieware in fact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youmay misjudgethe distance
between youand theroad user driving behind
you, forexample, when changing lanes.
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Therefore, alwayslook overyour shoul‐
der in order to ensurethat youare
awareofthe actual distance between
youand theroad usersdrivingbehind
you.
Adjustingthe outside mirrors manually
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Adjustthe outside mirrors to thecorrect posi‐
tion manually.
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To engageanoutside mirrorthat has
been pushed out of position: push theout‐
side mirrorintoposition manually.
Adjustingthe outside mirrors electrically
Example image
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NOTE Damage to theelectric outside
mirrors
If youfold theelectric outside mirrors in or
out manually, youmay damagethe outside
mirrors and they will notlockinplace prop‐
erly.
If theoutside mirrors arenot folded in when
washing thevehicle in acar wash, thewasher
brushes mayfold them in forciblyand dam‐
agethem.
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The outside mirrors mustonly be folded
in and out electrically.
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Fold theoutside mirrors in beforewash‐
ing thevehicle in acar wash.
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Beforedriving off, switchonthe powersupply
or theignition.
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To fold in or out: briefly press button 2.
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To adjust: use button 1 or 3 to select the
outside mirrortobeadjusted.
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Setthe position of themirrorglass by press‐
ing button 4.
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To engageanoutside mirrorthat has
been pushed out of position: press and
holdbutton 2.
Youwill hear aclickand themirrorwillaudi‐
bly engageinposition. The outsidemirroris
setinthe correct position.
Heating the outside mirrors
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Vehicles without arear windowdefroster:
at lowtemperatures, themirrorheating
switches on automatically when theengine is
started.
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Vehicles with arear windowdefroster: at
lowtemperatures, themirrorheater switches
on automatically when theengine is started.
The mirrorheater can also be switched on
together withthe rear window defrosterusing
therear windowdefrosterbutton.
Dimming theinsiderearviewmirror
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