I found something on Vortex that said it will only work if you have the comfort pack (leather seats, memory pack etc).
They were trying to activate it through vagcom but couldn't get it.
Hi All,
Is anyone using this setting that adjusts the passenger mirror down when you put the car in reverse?
I have followed the instructions in the manual to try and set it up but it just doesn't seem to happen. I've made sure I have the mirror toggle is switched to the passenger side when I put it in reverse.
Anyone else have issues?
2009 VW Golf 118TSI | United Grey | DSG | Sports Pack + ACC | RCD510
I found something on Vortex that said it will only work if you have the comfort pack (leather seats, memory pack etc).
They were trying to activate it through vagcom but couldn't get it.
I asked my dealer about this...
Apparently it only works if you have reversing sensors.
He said that it's a setting in the option menu but it doesn't do any thing when you enable it.
He did say that personally he believed that if it's in the menu then is should work and if enough people complain about it - VW might enable the feature on the standard car.
Good Luck
VW Golf 118TSI DSG - Sports Pack - Reflex Silver
my dealer said it's not available as well.
My car is the same. It's listed on the menu, but doesn't actually work. My dealer said to try putting it in Reverse, then moving the mirror down, then putting the DSG into Drive, move the mirror back & move away... didn't work the next time I put the car into reverse.
If it's only available with reverse parking sensors, that's a pity - but makes sense they want to bundle it with an option (as it probably does require memory to store the setting)
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Damn, I didn't think it would be available when I was reading the manual, but when I saw it in the menu I assumed it was in fact a working feature.
Oh well, at least now I know I'm not doing something wrong in trying to set it up!
Thanks all!
2009 VW Golf 118TSI | United Grey | DSG | Sports Pack + ACC | RCD510
The mirror dip feature is only available in conjunction with park assist. This is clearly represented in the sales brochure.
This is what the brochure says:
Parking Assistance
Park Assist, parallel parking assistance
Parking distance sensors, front and rear
Optical Parking System (OPS) in radio/navigation display
Automatic kerb function when reversing, passenger’s side exterior mirror
VW Golf 118TSI DSG - Sports Pack - Reflex Silver
IIRC On the Mk Vs dipping passenger side mirror when selecting reverse would only work when you had the optional electronic seats with memory (they were the only ones that had a memory so the car knew where to put the mirror back to when you started driving forward again).
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