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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:41 PM
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Can someone tell me whats wrong with my side mirrors control unit?

Can someone tell me whats wrong with my side mirrors control unit?

It used to work before like 2 months ago, i just noticed now that it doesn't work. The adjuster is like too loose and no matter how hard I press the side mirrros won't move. Attached is video

Also can anyone tell me how to move my rear view mirror without manually moving it? I know there is a motor in the mirror because when i adjust seat positions from 1 and 2, the mirror also moves with the seat.

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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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anyone care to chime in?
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by kingnash
Can someone tell me whats wrong with my side mirrors control unit?
That switch appears broken to me -- as you mentioned, it moves too easily. Diagnosis would be confirmed in < 5 minutes with a $300 Chinese-cloned SDS. You should purchase one, since it can potentially pay for itself many times over.

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Also can anyone tell me how to move my rear view mirror without manually moving it?
This feature does not exist -- not on U.S. cars, anyway. It did on some M-Bs from MY1990-1995, however.
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Old Apr 28, 2014 | 10:35 PM
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 05:53 PM
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Have the same problem. Seems like the button is dislocated from the switch... anybody have a fix ?
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