Operating the outside mirrors
WARNING Risk of accident due to adjusting the vehicle settings while the vehicle is in motion
You could lose control of the vehicle in the following situations in particular:
if you adjust the driver's seat, the head restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror while the vehicle is in motion
if you fasten your seat belt while the vehicle is in motion
Before starting the vehicle: in particular, adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steering wheel and mirror, and fasten your seat belt.
WARNING Risk of accident due to misjudgement of distance when using the outside mirror
The outside mirrors reflect objects on a smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact closer than they appear.
Therefore, always look over your shoulder in order to ensure that you are aware of the actual distance between you and the road users driving behind you.
Adjusting the outside mirrors manually
Adjust the outside mirrors to the correct position manually.
To engage an outside mirror that has been pushed out of position:
push the outside mirror into position manually. Adjusting the outside mirrors electrically
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NOTE Damage to the electric outside mirrors
If you fold or unfold the electric outside mirrors by hand, you may damage the outside mirrors and the outside mirrors will not engage properly.
If the outside mirrors are not folded in when the vehicle is washed in an automatic car wash, the brushes may forcibly fold in and damage the outside mirrors.
Fold the outside mirrors in and out electrically only.
Fold in the outside mirrors before washing the vehicle in an automatic car wash.
Before setting off, switch on the power supply or the vehicle.
To fold in or out:
briefly press button 
. To select:
use button 
or 
to select the outside mirror to be adjusted. To set:
use button 
to set the position of the mirror glass. To engage an outside mirror that has been pushed out of position:
press and hold button . You will hear a click and the mirror will audibly engage in position. The outside mirror is set in the correct position.
Heating the outside mirrors
Vehicles without a rear window heater:
at low temperatures, the mirror heater will switch on automatically once the vehicle has been started. Vehicles with a rear window heater:
at low temperatures, the mirror heater will switch on automatically once the vehicle has been started. The mirror heater can also be switched on together with the rear window heater using the rear window heater button.