Drop-down Side Mirrors

[Will Power]

hi, just got my v35 coupe couple of days ago n was wondering if any1 can give me any insight to what the drop-down mirrors r used for, how to use them effectively as i don't have a reversing camera =S

Thanks in advance

Will

[whtbox]

if you talking about drop down mirror while putting into reverse gear. That's for parallel Parking so you don't curb your wheels or so.

[g33k]

I have this on my G35 (Premium) There is a toggle switch under the drivers side...

Flick it on, then anytime you revers your mirrors (left and right) tilt down towards the ground. Quite the nifty little feature!

[rs73]

lucky you. I had mine dis-activated because it's somehow linked to the japanese immobiliser (??) which was removed to make way for Aust Std immobiliser/alarm.

[g33k]

lucky you. I had mine dis-activated because it's somehow linked to the japanese immobiliser (??) which was removed to make way for Aust Std immobiliser/alarm.

Interesting... im pretty sure mine has the Aust Std and Jap.

Is there somewhere you can check under the bonnet to see where/what the immobiliser is installed?

[rs73]

can't be bothered. best person to ask is Chris Rogers. he did my alarm/immobiliser and removed the whole scotch lock of japanese immobiliser thing which I sent to Warren (waz) as he was interested in that tangling cable...

[g33k]

can't be bothered. best person to ask is Chris Rogers. he did my alarm/immobiliser and removed the whole scotch lock of japanese immobiliser thing which I sent to Warren (waz) as he was interested in that tangling cable...

Gracias signore! =)

I gotta speak to him about getting an AUX for my CarPuter, ill tag that to the list!

[rs73]

yeah. he mentioned something about being possible to rewire my drop-down mirror button to the reverse gear selector, but the trick is getting the mirror to tilt down far enough when reversing and stop when it reach the lowest mirror angle (rather than having the motor keep turning on and prematurely wear out or damaged the motor itself), plus a problem of 'remembering' the original mirror position when the gear selector is moved out of reverse position.

[V35DRIVER]

hey guys im so glad someone brought this up!!

i dont know if i have flicked something, but everytime i put it into reverse the mirrors go down, its so annoying!!! can someone let me know what exactly do i press to get it back to normal.

[rs73]

there should be another button somewhere... to turn on / off that feature...

can I ask you, after you finished reversing do your mirrors go back up when you put it out of reverse?

[Will Power]

there should be another button somewhere... to turn on / off that feature...

can I ask you, after you finished reversing do your mirrors go back up when you put it out of reverse?

yeah its only wen u shift in reverse that it drops down after it resumes the standard position.

yeah i'm also wondering whether or not u can stop the drop-down from occurring =/

[g33k]

hey guys im so glad someone brought this up!!

i dont know if i have flicked something, but everytime i put it into reverse the mirrors go down, its so annoying!!! can someone let me know what exactly do i press to get it back to normal.

On my V35 there is a toggle switch under the drivers side, just above where your right knee would sit, small and just says "auto" on it...

UNDER UNDER though...

I think its an awesome feature, make's reversing a breeze! =)