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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Passenger rearview mirror not working?

Me again.
My passenger mirror does not move up/down and right left but it does retract.
I tried with the mbstar to activate it and still no go so the switch is out of the question.
1-Are there 2 motors one for r/l and one up / down or one motor that does the 2 fuctions?
2-Is there a fuse for these 2 functions?could not find it in the fuse chart(my right mirror works )
3-how can I get to these motors?
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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The wire wasdisconected in the mirror
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:03 PM
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Same thing happened to my passenger rear view mirror. The dealer fixed it while in the shop for something else by plugging in a loose connector. I don't know if the connector that comes loose is in the mirror housing or not (the SA didn't say - or know)
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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Do you guys set the mirrors to 'always retract' when parking? I have turned off the mirrors folding setting, because I assumed that using them always will wear out the motor...
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by giffie
Do you guys set the mirrors to 'always retract' when parking? I have turned off the mirrors folding setting, because I assumed that using them always will wear out the motor...
Been using the closing feature every day for 4 years - zero issues....knock on wood!
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I have had no issues with the folding function.
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