nycebo

Actually that's exactly what this thread is about. Raise your seat higher. I have NEVER had an issue seeing the median. Besides, how close a corner are we talking about cutting?

Brett_E43

ua549

If my view is too restricted when turning, I turn on the 360° camera.

rbrylaw

How do you do that while driving?

ua549

Push the button on the console then scroll to the icon on the right side of the display for the view you want. After reaching a certain speed (15 mph??) the camera will turn off. In other words, this works for very slow speeds such as when maneuvering from a stop or pulling into a drive through. I use it mostly to avoid a curb at the Clearwater library after hours book return.

rbrylaw

Thanks. When you say push the button on the console are you referring to the large round command knob?

nycebo

It's the button to the left of the COMAND wheel. It has the parking icon on it. It's confusingly labeled because it also brings up the cameras.

rbrylaw

Thanks! I'll give it a try in the morning.

rbrylaw

Hey and thanks UA and NY. Now I know how to get the front view, which works great and is going to truly help when parking and avoiding coming in contact with those pesky curbs at the end of a parking space.

stephos

I have the E-coupe and am 6'3" (or at least, I was....) and have noticed that there is a bit of a blind spot in the area the OP has highlighted. It's only been an issue at times when turning to the driver's side.

I do make the most of my 360 cameras when parking but have never felt comfortable to try and bring them up while driving, even at low speeds.

g.portt

I bought my 2021 Cabriolet about 7 months ago. Yesterday I had a near crash because of the right side mirror. That mirror completely blocked out a large portion of the road to my right so I
could not see traffic coming before I made a left turn into the intersection.

Yesterday I was stopped at a residential intersection. The cross traffic did not have any stop sign or traffic lights. I came to a stop and before making a left turn, I looked to my right to make
sure there was not traffic coming into the intersection. I then proceeded into the middle of the intersection and a car suddenly was there and honked and gave me a fist. I thought,
wow they must have really been traveling fast to get to the intersection that fast since I looked and didn't see them coming. I thought about it and went back to that intersection
today to figure out what happened. My investigation led me to see that my right side mirror completely blocked about 30 feet of the street to my right-- this is where that car
I almost hit was hidden behind the mirror. If the mirror was not there I would have seen the car in time to wait before proceeding or to stop in time to prevent a collision.
The total block out by the right mirror of such a large portion of the street to the right poses a safety risk and a potential for serious traffic accidents. I have reported
this to Mercedes and NHTSA.

BoMB

I have a 2018 E300 4Matic Sport/Sedan. I'm 6'2 and the way I have my seat situated, I don't feel I have a blind-spot when turning. I drive relatively slow, cautious, etc. Now, if I am the first car at the light, right lane, making a right turn, and there's a curb there, no I can't see the actual corner of the curb, but I am not sure that's because of the mirror. I will have to specifically check this out. I do have a blind-spot when looking left and right because of the pillar, but that's not what we're talking about here. Thanks for all the insight.

g.portt

In response to the reply above, I should add I am a petite woman, 5' tall. I always raise the driver seat as high it will go. One other thing. The street portion I could not see was DOWNHILL
so that my car was positioned higher than the portion of the street to my right that I could not see. If the street to my
right had been uphill I would have seen it. Possibly if the street were level and not down hill I could have seen the car coming as well.
So in a 'perfect storm' of circumstances, this hazard exists but not always.