2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 110
2009 Mercedes E-Class Manual
Page 110 highlights
Controls in detail Mirrors i At low ambient temperatures, the exterior rear view mirrors will be heated automatically. Auto-dimming rear view mirrors The exterior rear view mirror on the driver's side and the interior rear view mirror will respond automatically to glare when the ignition is switched on and incoming light from headlamps falls on the sensor in the interior rear view mirror. The rear view mirrors will not react if the automatic transmission is set to reverse gear R or the interior lighting is switched on. you may not be able to observe traffic conditions and could cause an accident. X Activating exterior rear view mirror parking position Follow these steps to activate the mirror parking position so that the passenger-side exterior rear view mirror will be turned downward to the stored position. Press button 2 for the passenger-side exterior rear view mirror. X Shift the automatic transmission into reverse gear R. The passenger-side exterior rear view mirror will be turned downward to the stored position. The exterior rear view mirror returns to its previously stored driving position: R10 seconds after you have put the gear selector lever out of position reverse gear R once your vehicle exceeds a speed of approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) Rimmediately Rimmediately G Warning! The auto-dimming function does not react if incoming light is not aimed directly at the sensors in the interior rear view mirror. The interior rear view mirror and the exterior rear view mirror on the driver's side do not react, for example, Rif the rear window sunshade is in raised position (sedan) Rwhen transporting cargo which covers the rear window (wagon) Light hitting the mirror(s) at certain angles (incident light) could blind you. As a result, when you press button 1 for driver's side exterior rear view mirror. 1 Driver's side exterior rear view mirror button 2 Passenger-side exterior rear view mirror button X Make sure you have stored a parking position for the passenger-side exterior rear view mirror (Y page 109). X Switch on the ignition. 108