Mercedes-Benz 2004 E 500 4MATIC Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Good visibility
Activating exterior rear view mirror
parking position
Follow these steps to activate the mirror
parking position so that the passen-
ger-side exterior rear view mirror will be
turned downward to the stored position.
̈ Make sure you have stored a parking
position for the passenger-side exterior
rear view mirror (
page 118).
̈ Make sure the
Mirror adjustment
parking aid
function in the
Conve-
nience
submenu of the control system
is switched on (
page 152).
̈ Switch on ignition (if not already on).
̈ Press button 2 for the passenger-side
exterior rear view mirror.
̈ Place the gear selector lever in reverse
gear R.
The passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror will be turned downward to the
stored position.
1 Driver’s side exterior rear view mirror
button
2 Passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror button
The exterior rear view mirror returns to its
previously stored driving position:
ț ten seconds after you put the gear se-
lector lever out of position R
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 mirror.
Windshield wipers
Information on the windshield wipers is
found in the “Getting started” section
(
page 48).
A rain sensor automatically controls the
windshield wipers depending on how wet
the windshield is.
̈ Switch on ignition.
̈ Set the wiper switch to position I
(
page 48).
After the initial wipe, pauses between
wipes are automatically controlled by the
rain sensor.
i
Intermittent wiping is interrupted when
the vehicle is at a standstill and a front
door is opened.