SL/R230: Exterior mirrors do not close
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R230 (500SL)
Exterior mirrors do not close
Hi friends,
I”m almost new in this forum, I have a 2005 500SL and I realized that the exterior side mirrors do not close when closing the doors. I remember when I purchased the car a month ago that this operation was OK. If I push the button on the console it close the mirrors…So where is the problem?
thanks in advance
best regards
Eloi
I”m almost new in this forum, I have a 2005 500SL and I realized that the exterior side mirrors do not close when closing the doors. I remember when I purchased the car a month ago that this operation was OK. If I push the button on the console it close the mirrors…So where is the problem?
thanks in advance
best regards
Eloi
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2005 R 230 SL350 (M112 3.7). Sold the 1966 W113 230SL recently
Whether the mirrors fold in (not in US spec R230's) or not, is normally determined in the comfort menu that you manage with your steering wheel buttons.
If you have the after market Smarttop module installed it may add/distract to/from features like this, I don't remember if mirror folding is one of them.
To our American fellows (who seemingly are having to live without the gimmick: it doesn't do a spectacular car-narrowing job. But the folding for me is an audible confirmation of the car locking up (I pulled the fuse of the annoying alarm chirp).
If you have the after market Smarttop module installed it may add/distract to/from features like this, I don't remember if mirror folding is one of them.
To our American fellows (who seemingly are having to live without the gimmick: it doesn't do a spectacular car-narrowing job. But the folding for me is an audible confirmation of the car locking up (I pulled the fuse of the annoying alarm chirp).
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: May 2022
Posts: 16
Likes: 2
From: Barcelona
R230 (500SL)
Whether the mirrors fold in (not in US spec R230's) or not, is normally determined in the comfort menu that you manage with your steering wheel buttons.
If you have the after market Smarttop module installed it may add/distract to/from features like this, I don't remember if mirror folding is one of them.
To our American fellows (who seemingly are having to live without the gimmick: it doesn't do a spectacular car-narrowing job. But the folding for me is an audible confirmation of the car locking up (I pulled the fuse of the annoying alarm chirp).
If you have the after market Smarttop module installed it may add/distract to/from features like this, I don't remember if mirror folding is one of them.
To our American fellows (who seemingly are having to live without the gimmick: it doesn't do a spectacular car-narrowing job. But the folding for me is an audible confirmation of the car locking up (I pulled the fuse of the annoying alarm chirp).
have a good weekend!
Eloi
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Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Netherlands
2005 R 230 SL350 (M112 3.7). Sold the 1966 W113 230SL recently
I don't think your console button can be overridden by another onboard menu. The two fuses related to the folding mirrors, F09 and F41, affect so many other items that you would have noticed either of them being blown.
Seeing both mirrors refuse to fold, I guess you need SDS or perhaps a simple scanner, for basic trouble shooting.
Seeing both mirrors refuse to fold, I guess you need SDS or perhaps a simple scanner, for basic trouble shooting.
