Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 211)

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Controls in detail
Good visibility
Activating exterior rear view mirror
parking position*
Follow these steps to activate the exterior
rear view mirror parking position, so that
the passenger-side exterior rear view mir-
ror will be turned downward to the stored
position.
̈ Make sure that you have stored a park-
ing position for the passenger-side
exterior rear view mirror (
୴ page 146).
̈ Make sure the Mirror adjustment
parking aid function in the
Convenience submenu of the control
system is set to on ( ୴ page 190).
̈ Start the engine ( ୴ page 53).
1 Driver’s side exterior rear view mirror
button
2 Passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror button
̈ Set the automatic transmission in
reverse gear R.
The passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror turns downward to the stored
position (
୴ page 146) if the passen-
ger-side exterior rear view mirror is se-
lected.
The indicator lamp in button 2 should
come on when you select reverse
gear R.
̈ If the passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror is not selected, press button
2.
The exterior rear view mirror returns to its
previous stored driving position:
ț when you switch off the ignition
ț 10 seconds after you have put the
automatic transmission out of reverse
gear R
Approximately 15 seconds later, the
indicator lamp in button
2 goes out.
ț immediately once your vehicle exceeds
a speed of approximately
6 mph (10 km/h)
ț immediately when you press button 1
for driver’s side exterior rear view
mirror
i
With the automatic transmission in re-
verse gear R, the previously selected
rear view mirror is activated. The indi-
cator lamp in the respective button
comes on.
i
With the automatic transmission in re-
verse gear R, you can deactivate the
exterior rear mirror parking position by
pressing button
1 or activate it by
pressing button 2. The indicator lamp
of the selected button is on.