09 E - reverse auto tilt down pass mirror is still dealer activated options
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09 E - reverse auto tilt down pass mirror is still dealer activated options
I use to have this feature on my older E and other BMW. Reading this forum found that this option became dealer activated. Is that changed for 09? Do I need still asking a dealer to activate the feature at delivery?
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I think so. I just took delivery of my 09 and it is not active. The folks on the phone assist say some dealers cana ctivate. I am 2 hours from the dealer so i will have to wait a couple of months to see.
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Yes, that is what the manual says to do. I followed all of the instructions, several times, and it would not tilt down. i talked to the folks on the 800 number and they said it had been "decontented". I asked them if the dealer could restore it with STAR diagnostics and they said some could.
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I just did on mine yesterday. Here's what to do:
on the screen when you see SETTINGS, press the Reset button once and scroll thru arrows on the steering wheel till you see CONVENIENCE
Now change the screen to explore convenience options: one of them is the mirror parking aid, use + or - on the right side steering wheel buttons to enable it.
Would start working ...
I have an 06 E350, so it should be there in an 08!
G'luck
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on the screen when you see SETTINGS, press the Reset button once and scroll thru arrows on the steering wheel till you see CONVENIENCE
Now change the screen to explore convenience options: one of them is the mirror parking aid, use + or - on the right side steering wheel buttons to enable it.
Would start working ...
I have an 06 E350, so it should be there in an 08!
G'luck
Awan
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I just did on mine yesterday. Here's what to do:
on the screen when you see SETTINGS, press the Reset button once and scroll thru arrows on the steering wheel till you see CONVENIENCE
Now change the screen to explore convenience options: one of them is the mirror parking aid, use + or - on the right side steering wheel buttons to enable it.
Would start working ...
I have an 06 E350, so it should be there in an 08!
G'luck
Awan
on the screen when you see SETTINGS, press the Reset button once and scroll thru arrows on the steering wheel till you see CONVENIENCE
Now change the screen to explore convenience options: one of them is the mirror parking aid, use + or - on the right side steering wheel buttons to enable it.
Would start working ...
I have an 06 E350, so it should be there in an 08!
G'luck
Awan
Nope, different MY. Please reread the forum for this condition.
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I just did on mine yesterday. Here's what to do:
on the screen when you see SETTINGS, press the Reset button once and scroll thru arrows on the steering wheel till you see CONVENIENCE
Now change the screen to explore convenience options: one of them is the mirror parking aid, use + or - on the right side steering wheel buttons to enable it.
Would start working ...
I have an 06 E350, so it should be there in an 08!
G'luck
Awan
on the screen when you see SETTINGS, press the Reset button once and scroll thru arrows on the steering wheel till you see CONVENIENCE
Now change the screen to explore convenience options: one of them is the mirror parking aid, use + or - on the right side steering wheel buttons to enable it.
Would start working ...
I have an 06 E350, so it should be there in an 08!
G'luck
Awan
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As mentioned before, elsewhere... set driver # 3 to exact same as driver # 1, then move curb side mirror down & re memorize driver 3. If you need the mirror look down simply press Driver 3 & when youre parked hit driver # 1.
Other folks use driver # 3 as the exit position. (Seat back wheel up & in)
Other folks use driver # 3 as the exit position. (Seat back wheel up & in)
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I think driver 3 as the exit position is more useful as it gets used everytime the vehicle is used. I'd like to have the mirror function per the manual so i will try with my dealer next time I am in there.
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Great idea on using driver 3 for the rearview mirror. Have it on our 07 SL and I miss it on our 09 E350. I will program it in the morning.
By the way since I can watch dvd on the nav screen only when parked, I slipped in a dvd with Three Stooges shorts to watch since I'm not gonna sit in the car for a whole movie.
By the way since I can watch dvd on the nav screen only when parked, I slipped in a dvd with Three Stooges shorts to watch since I'm not gonna sit in the car for a whole movie.
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Nice to have the feature back again as it was on my '04 SL500, a minor detail but a convenience feature that's great to have.
I can understand why MBUSA 'decontented' this feature if their satisfaction ratings were lowered in part due to the owners' misunderstanding of how this function works.
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Test yours... after it returns to the up position by itself, if you press the Driver # 1 button & the mirror moves, you have the problem too. It was a "more often than not" thing in my '04.
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It can mean only that mirror mechanics wasn't engineered right. It works perfectly accurate on my older E, so I guess inaccurate positioning just result of cutting cost.
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I'd been using this method until yesterday: brought the car in for Service A and just off hand asked the service adviser to check with the tech about the coding through STAR and when I got the car back, it was done with no charge!
Nice to have the feature back again as it was on my '04 SL500, a minor detail but a convenience feature that's great to have.
I can understand why MBUSA 'decontented' this feature if their satisfaction ratings were lowered in part due to the owners' misunderstanding of how this function works.
Nice to have the feature back again as it was on my '04 SL500, a minor detail but a convenience feature that's great to have.
I can understand why MBUSA 'decontented' this feature if their satisfaction ratings were lowered in part due to the owners' misunderstanding of how this function works.
Driving me nuts.
BTW, I do have memory 3 set up that way but it is a bit annoying to keep doing it manually when it can be done automatically. I had it on y 04 and miss it dearly.
Thanks.
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Its not only that. There are times when the mirror returns to the upward/driving position, and doesn't return to the exact preset position, which meant that after you noticed that the mirror was off position you had to press the Driver # 1 button to coax the mirror to the exact preset position. This prompted complaints about it not working properly.
Test yours... after it returns to the up position by itself, if you press the Driver # 1 button & the mirror moves, you have the problem too. It was a "more often than not" thing in my '04.
Test yours... after it returns to the up position by itself, if you press the Driver # 1 button & the mirror moves, you have the problem too. It was a "more often than not" thing in my '04.
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Mine: 2008 E350 4Matic --- His: 2014 E 550 4Matic
I had the same issue with my car-- the feature was not activated in my car. I had the car at the dealership today and was told that it was not a feature in my '08 E350!!! The service advisor asked me why I even thought this was an option and I told him: "I read it in my owner's maunal. I followed all the steps outlined several times and couldn't get it to work." He told me it wasn't standard anymore and that my owner's manual was printed in 2007. Umm.... he is lying to me or is this true?