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Old 06-04-2008   #21 (permalink)
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Hi! I'm a new member, and new first-time SLK owner. I'll introduce myself properly later today.



Any tips on how to do that? Should I be able to see any of my own vehicle?

It sounds crazy, but setting the DR side mirror properly is the is the biggest problem I'm having with this otherwise awesome vehicle so far. I guess I'm just used to a larger, convex mirror.
IIRC, the outside rear view mirrors are adjusted to the point that the border of your own car is just out-of-sight, you should see the border of your car when you move your head a bit to the side but not on normal driving position. This allows you to see more of the adjacent lane to each side but doesn't eliminate blind spots. One is supposed to turn the head quickly and briefly to check blind spot before making a lane change.
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