Mirrors, Rear-view mirror, Exterior mirrors – Mercedes-Benz E-Cab 2012 Owners Manual User Manual

Page 112: Seats, steering wheel and mirrors

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Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver's door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.

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WARNING

Let the system complete the adjustment
procedure before setting the vehicle in
motion. All steering wheel adjustment must
be completed before setting the vehicle in
motion. Driving off with the steering wheel
still adjusting could cause the driver to lose
control of the vehicle.

Position of the steering wheel when the

EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is active

The steering wheel swings upwards when
you:

R

remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock

R

open the driver's door and the SmartKey is
in position

0 or 1 in the ignition lock

i

The steering wheel only moves upwards if

it has not already reached the upper end
stop.

Position of the steering wheel for

driving

The steering wheel is moved to the last
selected position when:

R

the driver's door is closed.

R

you insert the SmartKey into the ignition
lock.
or

R

you press the Start/Stop button once on
vehicles with KEYLESS-GO.

When you close the driver's door with the
ignition switched on, the steering wheel is
also automatically moved to the previously
set position.
The last position of the steering wheel is
stored after each manual setting or when you

store the setting with the memory function
(

Y

page 113).

Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature

If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is
triggered in an accident, the steering column
will move upwards when the driver's door is
opened. This occurs irrespective of the
position of the SmartKey in the ignition lock.
This makes it easier to exit the vehicle and
rescue the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is
only operational if the EASY-EXIT/ENTRY
feature is activated in the on-board computer.

Mirrors

Rear-view mirror

Rear-view mirror (manual anti-glare)

X

anti-glare mode: flick anti-glare

switch : forwards or back.

Exterior mirrors

Adjusting the exterior mirrors

G

WARNING

Exercise care when using the passenger-side
exterior rear view mirror. The mirror surface
is convex (outwardly curved surface for a
wider field of view). Objects in mirror are
closer than they appear. Check your interior

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Mirrors

Seats, steering wheel and mirrors

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