Rear view mirror
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1995 E200-124
Rear view mirror
I was browsing through the presentation DVD which relates to the new C200K (U.K. spec) I have on order when I came across a strange anomaly.
Under Seating - Memory Position, I found this excerpt;
Store the current positions for seat, steering wheel, rear view mirror and exterior door mirrors in a memory position.
The vehicle has been ordered with the memory driver seat, but I had no idea about this particular memory function. I asked Mercedes-Benz U.K. to confirm this reference to the rear view mirror. This was their reply.
In order to see if you have this functionality we require the chassis number of your vehicle.
That's a tricky one, since I don't take delivery until September 2005!
Therefore, I'd be obliged to any owners for clarification. If this claim is correct, how do I manoeuvre the rear view mirror into a desired position? Presumably, by means of an electrical switch? If so, where is this located?
Under Seating - Memory Position, I found this excerpt;
Store the current positions for seat, steering wheel, rear view mirror and exterior door mirrors in a memory position.
The vehicle has been ordered with the memory driver seat, but I had no idea about this particular memory function. I asked Mercedes-Benz U.K. to confirm this reference to the rear view mirror. This was their reply.
In order to see if you have this functionality we require the chassis number of your vehicle.
That's a tricky one, since I don't take delivery until September 2005!
Therefore, I'd be obliged to any owners for clarification. If this claim is correct, how do I manoeuvre the rear view mirror into a desired position? Presumably, by means of an electrical switch? If so, where is this located?
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Thank you for confirming my suspicions. 
In the unlikely event that Mercedes-Benz U.K. ever produce a rational response, I must remember to publish it here.
In the unlikely event that Mercedes-Benz U.K. ever produce a rational response, I must remember to publish it here.
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I had an S420 with a power rear view mirror. I thought it was a nice feature BUT because so few cars have them a person's intial reaction is to manual adjust the mirror and then it would enevitably end up broken. I can hear myself now screaming "NO....don't touch the mirror!!!!"
Even now I have a pause as I adjust my mirror. I guess I suffer from over-lux brainwashing.
Even now I have a pause as I adjust my mirror. I guess I suffer from over-lux brainwashing.
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That's a very good point and the main reason why I am not too disappointed by the absence of this facility although, in a two-driver single car scenario, it would have been a practical bonus, assuming the key memory was capable of storing individual settings.
As it stands at the moment, this appears to be a simple marketing/proof-reading error by Mercedes-Benz.
I'm just wondering about the sanity of the dipstick who thought I was in a position to supply a chassis number (see original post)!
As it stands at the moment, this appears to be a simple marketing/proof-reading error by Mercedes-Benz.
I'm just wondering about the sanity of the dipstick who thought I was in a position to supply a chassis number (see original post)!
