The mirror housing is designed to swing in toward the car when a force hits it coming from the front toward the back of the car (opposite of what you described). I don't know that it is supposed to swing the other way though, so you might have broken something. Swing the mirror in the correct direction and take a look at the innards. Did it just break a spring? You could go to a junkyard and pick up the parts you need off a wrecked car. If you search some of the Mercedes websites with message boards, you should find complete directions on how to take of the cover/shell to access the innards and unscrew them from the body of the car for full replacement. I think it is about $500 if you want the dealer to replace the parts and install them.
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