2003 MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC Owner's Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 169 Controls in detail
Good visibility
Activating exterior rear view mirror 
parking position
Follow these steps to activate the mirror 
parking position so that the passen-
ger-side exterior rear vie

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 170 Controls in detailGood visibilityElectrically folding exterior rear view mirrors
Folding the exterior mirrors in and out 
automatically
When the corresponding function in the 
control system is ac

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 171 Controls in detail
Good visibility
Windshield wipers
Information on the windshield wipers is 
found in the “Getting started” section 
(page 47).
A rain sensor automatically controls the 
wind

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 172 Controls in detailGood visibilitySun visors
The sun visors protect you from sun glare 
while driving.
Swing sun visors down when you expe-
rience glare.1Mounting
2Mirror cover
3Mirror lamp
4Docum

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 173 Controls in detail
Good visibility
Rear window sunshade*
The switch is located in the center console.
Turn the SmartKey to starter switch po-
sition 1 or 2.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*: press the

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 174 Controls in detailAutomatic climate control
Automatic climate control

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 175 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Automatic climate control panel
Item
1
Swiveling left center air vent
2
Fixed air vent, left
3
Air volume control for left center air 
vent
4
Air tempe

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 176 Controls in detailAutomatic climate controlThe automatic climate control is operation-
al whenever the engine is running. You can 
operate the climate control system in ei-
ther the automatic or m