Ari Posted February 15, 2003 Report Share Posted February 15, 2003 I was reading in the handbook for my new A4 Cab that there is a function by which if you have the door mirror adjuster set to the passenger mirror position, then when you shift into reverse the mirror will dip down so you can see the kerb as you reverse into a kerbside space. This strikes me as an excellent idea, I often dip the passenger mirror manually as I back into a kerbside space, but my Cab doesn't do it. A lot of the features in the handbook seem to be only available in other coutries, some features in there (like Homelink) aren't even available as options in this country. I wondered whether the "mirror dip" function might be able to be activated via the VAG com in the same way that auto door locking is, for example? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hants_Cruiser_UK Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Your like a dog with a bone over this one Ari Mind you I'd love to know too My collegues BMW 325i does it, so fingers crossed getting closer by the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 I knew someone who had this feature, can't remember the car, and I thought it was a brilliant feature. I was really chuffed when I read the handbook and it mentioned it. Less chuffed when I tried it in the car and it doesn't seem to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 ARI A word of warning the handbook is very misleading, about a quarter of the book contains features that you cant even order in the UK. The one that I was particularly annoyed about was the memory for the seats, especially as I had to pay £525 and they dont have memory. AZURES3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 No chance Just got electric folding mirrors fitted nightmare same wiring loom part number, just plug in a different relay, fit the new mirrors and switch, no probs Er NOT I had to wire additional cables into the door and hard wire the relay myself So on the grounds i have looked at the wiring diagrams and had hands on experience it aint gunna work you need different door mirrors with a switched point connected via a relay (which governs the set and return points) to the reversing lights Not that easy at all Sorry Ari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Az, Yeah, i noticed that. There were some really quite trick things in there that we can't have. A couple that spring to mind (apart from my dipping mirror!) Homelink. You have three buttons linked to a transmitter in the front bumper, which are programable to take the place of your garage door opener, electric gates opener etc. Heated steering wheel. Brilliant! And something whereby you can set the car so when you hit the unlock it switches on the sidelights, front fogs, etc so you can see your way to the car if it is parked in a dark area. Non of it available even as an option in the UK. Why not!? If they're fitting this stuff in Cabrios for other countries how hard can it be to fit it in a UK destined car? Bushy. Presumably you're trying to get the whole mirror, housing and all to fold in though? The dipping mirror thing is just the glass, same as if you'd pushed the "mirror adjust down" jobby on the mirror adjuster, so surely the mechanism to do it is already in place? All you're asking it to do is point down as a result of selecting reverse instead of the button? Oh well, nothings ever that simple... Guess I'll just have to keep pressing the button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 ARI I tested this and they dont move I thought it might work but it doesn't and I have electric folding mirrors AZURES3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 [ QUOTE ] Bushy. Presumably you're trying to get the whole mirror, housing and all to fold in though? The dipping mirror thing is just the glass, same as if you'd pushed the "mirror adjust down" jobby on the mirror adjuster, so surely the mechanism to do it is already in place? All you're asking it to do is point down as a result of selecting reverse instead of the button? Oh well, nothings ever that simple... Guess I'll just have to keep pressing the button! [/ QUOTE ] Pretty much the same thing The mirror at the moment has 2 motors, left to riught and up and down what you want is something that remebers where it is, turns down to its stop - which may need a microswitch as a stop - the folding in option does - then to go back up to where it was not just as easy as using the exisitng motors sorry and as for lights on this is a legal requirement in switzerland i believe, or is it norway cant remeber The only way here is fit an aftermarket product, but be warned new cars work on the can bus and the only way to get this to work would be hard wire to each light bulb with diodes so as not to effect the bulb blown sensors etc another can of worms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 Dipping mirror thing clearly a non starter all round then. Pity... Not so worried about the light thing, certainly not enough to start feckin about with the wiring on a brand new car, fear that!! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munki Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Dipping mirror thing clearly a non starter all round then. Pity... Not so worried about the light thing, certainly not enough to start feckin about with the wiring on a brand new car, fear that!! Cheers, [/ QUOTE ] It mentions that in my Passat manual too. I always thought it would be such a kool feature if it actually worked, but it doesn't. I'd like it to though if anyone works this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 I do have it, and it's indeed a neat feature. But IIRC it only comes with the folding mirrors. In that case - like mine - they tilt when put in reverse (pre-selectable), they have auto-dim, heating, and they fold. If it's featured there should be an extra position on the selector switch to enable/disable the auto-tilt function IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 I understood that the auto-dip mirror is controlled from the seat memory module. So, if you don't have seat position memory, you can't have auto-dip mirrors. I may be wrong, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted April 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 [ QUOTE ] If it's featured there should be an extra position on the selector switch to enable/disable the auto-tilt function IMO. [/ QUOTE ] Sven, on the A4 the auto dip is enabled by having the adjustment selector turned to the passenger mirror (as though you were about to adjust it). If you turn it back to the centre or to the drivers mirror the auto dip function ceases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If it's featured there should be an extra position on the selector switch to enable/disable the auto-tilt function IMO. [/ QUOTE ] Sven, on the A4 the auto dip is enabled by having the adjustment selector turned to the passenger mirror (as though you were about to adjust it). If you turn it back to the centre or to the drivers mirror the auto dip function ceases. [/ QUOTE ] Yup, that's correct. It's the fold function that has another setting point (one stop past left mirror adjust). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Sounds about right, we have seat memory, and I think that is why we have the auto dipping mirror thing. We got electric steering height/reach adjustment too, so that it adjusts steering wheel positions, as well as seat, mirror, air con, radio for each driver that uses the car. That also means it has....er, can't remember what its called, but the steering wheel fully retracts when you take the key out, to give you more room to get out of the car, and then stays that way untill you get back in, put the key in the ignition, and it comes back out to your individual position. Anyone with electric fold mirrors got them to autofold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 It is definitely a feature that goes hand in hand with Memory seats, I had it on a 5 series, my 3 series and on the ML, I do really miss not having it on the Audi. Especially as my wife takes that car a fair bit, she had the BMW programmed to have daytime driving lights come on, climate at 21 degrees, auto lock after 5mph, radio 2 come on the radio and the mirrors and seats move into position when she used her key. Where as I would have it not autolock, no daytime driving lights, Talk Sport on the radio, 18 degrees on the climate and all the mirrors and seat in my position. A useless feature until you don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny11 Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 did u get your folding mirrors done? i`m after puting them on my W reg 2000 A6 2.7T but need to know if its possible to do for a reasnable price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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