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Old May 14, 2024 | 12:13 AM
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passenger-rearview mirror ...weird!

You know when you shift into reverse and the mirror drops to help you see the ground? ....now when I go into reverse the mirror tilts UP and in a bit! What?!! How in the heck does it "decide" to move in the opposite direction out of the blue?? Any thoughts on how to get it back to thinking clearly again? Thanks!

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Put car in reverse, adjust mirror to your preference when backing out. You can double check this in the manual but I think those are the steps.

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Originally Posted by Edward993
You know when you shift into reverse and the mirror drops to help you see the ground? ....now when I go into reverse the mirror tilts UP and in a bit! What?!! How in the heck does it "decide" to move in the opposite direction out of the blue?? Any thoughts on how to get it back to thinking clearly again? Thanks!

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Make sure the car is right side up.
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trained tilt position

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Put car in reverse, adjust mirror to your preference when backing out. You can double check this in the manual but I think those are the steps.

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The solderless DCU Door Controller Unit stores the reverse mirror position... that needs to be trained at least once initially.

Yours could be suffering from amnesia or sensor issues. A good OBDII scanner will give you good control over this module functions.
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Interesting that the "DCU" would "lose" its previous setting. I hope it's a one-time fluke! Big thanks for posting that as I had no idea you could retrain it ...learn sumptin new everyday!

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