JohnMorr

On our L&K DSG with memory seats and mirrors, the left-hand mirror tilts down when you select reverse to give you a view of the kerb. An excellent idea, and one which helps avoid scuffed wheels, but when you change into drive it stays tilted down for 15-20 seconds - not only a nuisance but dangerous if you need the mirror to check for traffic.

Is this delay normal, or should I mark it up for attention at the dealer?

Mr Grumpy

It's to give you time to set your trilby at a jaunty angle and light your pipe
Seriously though it sound like too long a delay.

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Johnnyc

pmsl

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Johnny

"Americans have different ways of saying things. They say "elevator", we say "lift" ... they say "President", we say "stupid psychopathic git."

eddie2

According to my manual (page 80) the mirror should return to its normal position when your speed reaches 15 km/h (approx 10 mph) so you are obviously not accelerating away fast enough!

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scowlsandgrowls

I have an L&K and I haven't noticed the left hand mirror tilting down at all. Do you have to set this in a down position using one of the seats memory settings or should it do it automatically? If the latter can you adjust how much it tilts down?

Johnnyc

Check the position of the mirror adjustment control switch. It seems to have L/R/0/Demist positions. might be something to do with that.

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Johnny

"Americans have different ways of saying things. They say "elevator", we say "lift" ... they say "President", we say "stupid psychopathic git."

ednmra

The other odd thing is if you set the control for nearside, only it moves, but if you set it to do driver's side. both move together. So apparently you have to set the driver's one where you want it first, then alter the nearside alone if it isn't right.

JohnMorr

Think it has to be set to L to dip. So all I have to do is set it to another position and it will undip....? But why can't Skoda think of the obvious - as soon as you move from reverse to drive it should undip automatically. Just like the stupid way the audio option in maxidot does not appear in the main menu - why not?

(Exits grumpy old man mode and heads for bed and horlicks - well, actually a large scotch)

Organist

To Quote the manual............

Tilting surface of front exterior passenger mirror

"When the rotary **** is in position R, and the reverse gear is engaged, the surface of the mirror tilts down slightly. This provides an aid for seeing the kerb of the pavement when parking the car."

Furthermore:

"The mirror returns back to its initial position, if the speed is more than 15Kph, opr the rotary **** is moved out of position R and put in another position."

I think that this is reasonable clear.

Kentish

I test drove an Elegance trimmed Superb, and had this feature. Being someone who has correctly adjusted mirrors, I thoroughly hated this option. I found it caused a lack of vision and awareness.

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Andy

Owner of a sense of humour.

eddie2

According to my trusty(?) manual this is correct, and you set the angle of tilt/dip when you set the seat positions. However my manual is for a left-hand drive car so it says the switch position should be set to R when it means L. Obvious really.... Having gone to all the trouble of producing a RHD version of the car you would think that someone would have thought of producing a RHD manual...

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cmcm789

Because we aren't all perfect, and sometimes it takes a few manouvres (i.e. reverse, forward, reverse, forward etc) before the car is finally parked.

If you still insist on wanting to change the settings, can these not be changed by VAG-COM or at your local dealers, the same way you can amend the central locking settings, alarm/ immobilisor settings etc??

JD

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