okgolti

Do side mirrors fold on 2011 E 350/

KEY08

okgolti

REALLY funny.... but seriously, do side mirrors fold on all 2011 E350 sedans?

Mud

Yes. You can push them in.
I wish they were automatic but not till later years.

okgolti

I tried to push them in hard enough but afraid I might break it if I push harder.
Is it somewhat held by a spring?

KEY08

kajtek1

They will tilt on spring when something pushes them, but that was never design for frequent use and on older models the spring would break its mount at some point.
I am not testing that on W212

Oda112

They do on my 2010 E550. You have to put some force into it, I only tried it once to see if it works. After that I went online and saw how much a new side mirror costs and realised that's something I'm never trying again.

Mud

I must have a strange car then. I don't fold them regularly but when I do to get between cars in the garage it's not required excessive force. But worth knowing the general consensus I suppose.

belarus27

they do , but not automatically.
you have to manually do it , i usually do it with both hands , that way i get a better grip and it just feels safer than one hand. I dont do it on a daily basis , but once in a while. They seen pretty durable.

Lolxa

Is folding windows an option? My 2010 e550 automatically folds the side mirrors in with a button or when i lock the car.

KEY08

Lolxa

Canada

Tump43

I fold the side view mirrors manually about once a week on my 2014 E350. Like others have said, I use a firm grip with two hands and the mechanism seems very durable. I think they were designed to be folded whenever necessary -- just not automatically every time the car is parked.

Arrie

The side mirrors fold from an impact or if you just fold them manually on purpose. Even the automatically folding mirrors fold manually, i.e. the electronic folding function turns the mounting base of the mirror where the mirror sits like the one without auto function. In some countries it is a requirement that the mirror has to fold on impact for safety as if you hit a pedestrian or so. It also folds in both directions.

The automatic fold is a convenience feature and as such very nice. Originally designed for tight parking spots that, for example, European cities are full of. Here is U.S. parking is usually a lot more spacious but in some bigger city parking garages this feature may be very useful. Also when parking on road over night I would fold the mirrors manually as I don't have the automatic option but I have not needed to do that yet..