Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Getting started

Adjusting

The buttons are located on the driver’s
door.

1 Driver’s side exterior rear view mirror

button

2 Adjustment button
3 Passenger-side exterior rear view mir-

ror button

Switch on the ignition (

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page 42).

Press button

1 for the driver’s side ex-

terior rear view mirror or button

3 for

the passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror.

The indicator lamp on the respective
button comes on for
approximately 15 seconds.

Push adjustment button

2 up, down,

left, or right according to the desired
setting.

For more information, see “Rear view mir-
rors” (

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page 208).

If you do not make adjustments to the

selected exterior rear view mirror within
15 seconds, the indicator lamp goes out. You will
then have to select the desired exterior rear view
mirror again before any adjustments can be
made. Adjustments can only be made with the
indicator lamp for the respective exterior rear
view mirror button illuminated.

If an exterior rear view mirror was forcibly

pushed forward (hit from the rear) or forcibly
pushed rearward (hit from the front), reposition
it by applying firm pressure until it snaps into
place. The mirror housing is then properly posi-
tioned and you can adjust the mirror in the usual
manner.

Vehicle with power folding exterior rear view

mirrors*:
If an exterior rear view mirror housing is forcibly
pushed forward (hit from the rear) or forcibly
pushed rearward (hit from the front), press fold
button

1 (

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page 210) to fold mirrors in, then

press fold button

1 (

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page 210) again to fold

mirrors out. Do not force mirrors by hand as this
may damage the adjustment mechanism.

The mirror housing is then properly positioned
and you can adjust the mirror in the usual man-
ner.

The memory function* (

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page 141) lets