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I'd be disconnecting the battery to see if it resets the settings before cutting anything.
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Out of everything on a 996 IMO configuring this setting isn't easy.
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Set your mirror adjustment control switch to the center or left.
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I could (should?) use the backup cameras in my other cars but I haven�t formed the habit.
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So when i search, all i can find are posts relating to how to program the auto tilt feature for the passenger mirror...
Does anyone know how to disable it completely?
From my memory, you put the shifter in neutral and hold the seat memory buttons (M-1 or M-2) to disable the auto tilt.
To enable, put the shifter in reverse and hold the same buttons.
Thanks for the helpful link. Maybe there�s some difference between model years. I have a �99. The mirror still tilts even programming according to the linked manual. Oh well. Small inconvenience.
I�d be less keen to disable it if it would return to normal in a forward gear. I haven�t developed a use for it. Or it might be I�m so geezery I can�t adapt. I could (should?) use the backup cameras in my other cars but I haven�t formed the habit. Now, however, having learned the relationship between the mirror tilt and IMSB lifespan, I am quite content with its operation.
This might be slightly obscene but I don't use it so there isn't additional wear on the motor from having to move as much. As im typing this im realising how ridiculous it sounds...
Re-enabling it next drive haha
Actually I only realised it had been enabled after my dad drove my car and pressed M1 and reversed and the mirror tilted, I actually thought I hadn't configured it correctly. Out of everything on a 996 IMO configuring this setting isn't easy.
My car is a convertible, so not being able to see anything but the curb when backing into a parking spot sucks.
I cant get mine to program NOT to do it, and its a 50/50 shot if the thing actually returns back when taken out of reverse. If i get to irritated I am going to snip a few wires to put a end to the madness.
Doubtful. My battery pooped out and I had to change it. No battery in the car for 1 1/2 hours and I had the frustration of finding a radio code. Mirror still tilts no matter how the seat is programmed.
And it tilts even with the adjuster button selected for the passenger mirror? I have 2004 996 with memory seats and tilt down mirror works great - and if I center the adjustment switch no more tilt down.
I have programmed the three buttons separately every which way - in reverse, in neutral, in a forward gear, with the switch to the driver side and to the passenger side (there's no center detent). I've even tried to program it with the mirror pointing skyward, but it stubbornly reverts to curb view in reverse. If I'm ever at a dealer with one of those magic wand PIWIS things I keep reading about in these forums (fora?), maybe the mirror can be tamed. In the universe of things that could go wrong with the car, this mirror tilt is very low on my concern scale, so, in the words of Forest Gump, "That's about all I got to say about that."
