I noticed something tonight which i hadn't caught onto yet, when i put the car into reverse the right side mirror tilts down but ONLY if it is selected on the touch pad. As, i was backing up into my garage i noticed that it did not tilt down and when i looked at the touch pad, the left mirror was selected not the right one. When I selected the right side mirror while still in reverse it began to tilt down. However, the driver side does not tilt down even when selected and adjusted accordingly.

So, i wanted to ask, is there a way to make the driver side mirror tilt down ? Or even better would be to have both mirrors tilt down when reverse is selected. Is this possible ?

 

As far as I know ONLY right side mirror tilts, and you cannot have the drive’s side mirror tilts.

 

I wondered myself why only the right side goes down but then again I don't really find myself needing the driver side mirror to tilt when in reverse.

There doesn't seem to be an available function to have both go down when in reverse.

 

Only the right side will tilt down. The mirror will remember it's place though if you modify it's position while tilted.

As far as I know it's a standard Mercedes feature. All of my MB's have had it with the exception of my 87 lol

 

Yep, right side only for me too. However, it does forget to tilt down now and then. Probably happens 1 out of 10 times but no mirror is selected in my case (i.e. led for left and right mirror is not lit up). Whenever it forgets to tilt when I shift into reserve, I just put it in park and then select the right mirror and then it remembers again what it's supposed to do. I really only need it for curb parking though.

 

If you buy a right hand drive car, the left mirror will tilt for you. Lol
Yes, Passenger side only tilts so you don't curb your wheels.

 

It used to be a standard feature on the W211, but in my year, they got rid of it even though it was still listed in manual. I guess the passenger motor ended up burning out too often so they stopped. Glad they brought it back hopefully they updated the motor so it doesn't easily burn out.

 

In occasions my drivers side has tilted in reverse when selected but if you notice it goes based proximity. Meaning when there's a curb.
Try it on a one way street parking on the left side.
Also when it tilts down you can move it around to your liking and it remembers that setting for the next time. So maybe put it on the left side throw it in reverse and then move it around.

 

No, that does not happen. It's the passenger side mirror only and the right mirror button must be depressed or it will not tilt. You must be day dreaming.

 

I seldomly need the driver side mirror to tilt down however i thought this might be a possibility because in my Lexus (which i traded in for the Benz) both mirrors tilted down. And no I'm not comparing Lexus to Mercedes, just stating a fact.

You do not have to put it into Park, while you are in Reverse just select the mirror and it will start tilting down.

I highly doubt this is true, but i cant knock it til i try it. I will report back.

 

I love this feature especially being that the back up camera on my car has no lines. I feel like the camera's calibration is off slightly when compared with my previous vehicles or my Murano. If you back up to a curb and use the cam you'll be on it unexpectedly early. I park my car on the street overnight so I appreciate that it has this feature.

 

yeah sure whatever.

anyways, OP, reason being is, when you park parallel to a curb, (3 point parking) you wanna see the curb on your right but still see the oncoming traffic if any on your left. vice versa on RHD MBs. you never (ideally) park facing opposite the flow of traffic anyways so you wont need the driver side to tilt.

now the lexus, id like to believe that MB does a more extensive research before they put anything to their cars. other lower end car makers just throw whatever and anything in their cars just to appeal to prospective buyers.

 

nothing tilting in my car, not even when i "select" the mirror.. pitty.

 

Yeah I know, but I just like making it do it the right way from the beginning. How else is it going to learn from its mistakes.

 

Yes i am aware that you need the right side mirror for parking, and it makes sense. But in my case i don't really park on the street all too often. I am garaged at work and at home, and the reason i liked it when the driver side tilted down was because i back up to enter my drive way and garage and i want to see both sides. However, the 360 surround view system takes care of the situation expertly.



Do you think that does anything to the memory of the system?

 

No idea. I doesn't happen that often for me to tell any pattern.

 

Mine tilts as well just to confirm

 

When you're in reverse, move the passenger side mirror so that you can see whatever it is you want to. It should remember that position next time.

 

Much like the current passenger side mirror, I would like the option to choose whether or not the driver's side mirror tilts. When in parking lots, I always back into spots, and prefer to park next to a curb when possible to minimize the chance of door dings. Often a left-mirror tilt would be helpful.

 

Mine for some odd reason downy adjust back to the original position after I go to park or change gear. Is there a reset that can fix this?

 

Darn auto correct. I meant it does not go back to original position.

 

Are you sure ? Because it does not go up right away, it takes about 5-7 seconds for it to tilt back up.

 

Not sure why it would adjust down and not return. If you can adjust it back to normal manually, the motor must be fine.

 

Yes I'm pretty sure. It will stay down for days if I don't manually raise it back up.

 

Have the dealer check with SDS. Must be a signal code related issue, that hopefully can be reinstated.