Okay so today is like day 3 or 4 of owning my TL - today i just adjusted the side mirrors and linked it with my seat setting.

Now when i put the car in reverse the left mirror doenst turn down to show me the ground to help out!

How do i re-activate this? the manual doesnt say. Thanks

 

make sure the mirror position switch is on the left and not in the center

 

Many think that BOTH mirrors tilt down when in reverse, however only one side tilts down at time, depending on which way the switch is set. Put your car in reverse and then slide switch from L to R and watch your mirrors...you'll see what I mean.

 

thanks - you guys solved my problem!

 

Damn you ALL !! You made me go try that after getting tanked with friends. Well at least I was at home and I didn't start the car. BTW you answered my question about the tilt too. Thanks

 

Unfortunatley I've started experiencing this problem last night also, but it's not an issue of the switch position. I verified that by moving the switch position to both left and right, but neither mirror will tilt down in reverse. To further troubleshoot, I readjusted the passenger side mirror and have discovered that it will only repond to right or down adjustments, but not up or left adjustments. I tried to reset it's position by using the memory settings, but that failed also. Something tells me that this is going to be a big problem, which pisses me off since the car is only 8 months old. I guess now I'll see if the dealer steps up to the plate...

 

Hey staggerwing.... same thing just happened to me.... its a 7.5 volt fuse thats blown.... check to see if your rearview mirror is still working (the autodim feature) just push the button on the mirror to see if the green light comes on. If not its the fuse... cant remember the number but its on the second row.... (they are the little mini fuses too)

 

Your winshield washers may also not be working. They are all linked to the No. 20 fuse. There is a TSB 05-033 about it and it says that th2 7.5 amp fuse should be replaced by a 10 amp fuse. The TSB include a replacement fuse box lid label.

 

Just a guess, but do you all live in regions that have as of late gotten really cold? If so water in the mirror could freeze and prevent the motor from moving thus blowing a fuse.

 

helps to leave the heated mirror button always on, should be good to go by the time the car is all warmed up

 

Yep....it was the number 20 fuse. The dealer replaced it with a 10AMP fuse. When I rolled in I described all the issues to the service advisor and then asked him to check the wiper fluid because whoever filled it up the last time filled it with water and it froze on my window. He told me during the summer months they use a cheaper fluid that doesn't have the same anti-freeze properties...the only problem with his line of crap was that I last had my car serviced at the beginning of Nov.

Anyway....the stuff froze and I apparently blew the fuse when the wiper fluid pump tried to run while it was frozen. The number 20 fuse apparently handles the multiplexer in the 'puter.