Outside rearview mirror uncommanded move
11-05-2007, 10:30 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535i ALS, Nav, Cold Weather package, Premium package, Logic 7
US 2008 535i (5,000 miles) - the right side outside mirror seems to have a favorite position it returns to. I can't figure out what is going on. It is hard to describe, but here goes. For the right outside mirror I have the dipping function turned off - this is the function where the mirror moves downward when the car is put into reverse. I set the mirror using the control buttons on the left arm rest on the door. I push the memory button on the seat and select #1. I also get out of the car and lock it with the key fob. That is the set up.
I can't pin down when the mirror moves from the position I set, but when it does it moves up and in a little. I'll notice that while driving, or when I get into the car. After it has moved if I press and hold the #1 memory button on the seat, that mirror will move back to the position I set it at. Later at some point in time it will change position again. This can happen during the same driving session or after locking and leaving the car then returning.
Also the folding and unfolding of the outside mirrors does not seem to have any effect on the position - i.e., if the position is correct and I fold the mirrors then unfold them the same position is retained.
Has anyone experienced a problem like this?
I can't pin down when the mirror moves from the position I set, but when it does it moves up and in a little. I'll notice that while driving, or when I get into the car. After it has moved if I press and hold the #1 memory button on the seat, that mirror will move back to the position I set it at. Later at some point in time it will change position again. This can happen during the same driving session or after locking and leaving the car then returning.
Also the folding and unfolding of the outside mirrors does not seem to have any effect on the position - i.e., if the position is correct and I fold the mirrors then unfold them the same position is retained.
Has anyone experienced a problem like this?
11-05-2007, 11:29 AM
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Yeah mine does the same thing, exactly how you describe it. I've just become used to pressing the memory1 button to correct it, it's probably some kind of glitch in the software.
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Originally Posted by tprindle' post='490348' date='Nov 5 2007, 12:30 PM
Has anyone experienced a problem like this?
My dealer is stumped and cannot replicate the problem.
The memory settings on the seat always put it back in the right place, but it seems that the car & key memory functions occasionally want to put it into a strange position.
My solution has been to hit the #1 button on the seat every time I notice that the mirror is out of whack.
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Originally Posted by tprindle' post='490348' date='Nov 5 2007, 03:30 PM
US 2008 535i (5,000 miles) - the right side outside mirror seems to have a favorite position it returns to. I can't figure out what is going on. It is hard to describe, but here goes. For the right outside mirror I have the dipping function turned off - this is the function where the mirror moves downward when the car is put into reverse. I set the mirror using the control buttons on the left arm rest on the door. I push the memory button on the seat and select #1. I also get out of the car and lock it with the key fob. That is the set up.
I can't pin down when the mirror moves from the position I set, but when it does it moves up and in a little. I'll notice that while driving, or when I get into the car. After it has moved if I press and hold the #1 memory button on the seat, that mirror will move back to the position I set it at. Later at some point in time it will change position again. This can happen during the same driving session or after locking and leaving the car then returning.
Also the folding and unfolding of the outside mirrors does not seem to have any effect on the position - i.e., if the position is correct and I fold the mirrors then unfold them the same position is retained.
Has anyone experienced a problem like this?
I can't pin down when the mirror moves from the position I set, but when it does it moves up and in a little. I'll notice that while driving, or when I get into the car. After it has moved if I press and hold the #1 memory button on the seat, that mirror will move back to the position I set it at. Later at some point in time it will change position again. This can happen during the same driving session or after locking and leaving the car then returning.
Also the folding and unfolding of the outside mirrors does not seem to have any effect on the position - i.e., if the position is correct and I fold the mirrors then unfold them the same position is retained.
Has anyone experienced a problem like this?
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