[paulf]

Folks,

I think I'm going mad. Here is my situation:

I wanted my mirrors to fold when locking car, and the interior ambient lighting on max brightness.

So I tick the 'fold mirrors in when locked' tick box and turn up the brightness of the ambient lighting to max.

When I lock the car. Mirrors don't fold in.

Got back in car and the tick box still ticked. I notice that the brightness of the ambient light is defaulted back to 50%.

Despite ensuring tick box is ticked and brightness on max - mirrors only fold if I long push BMW button on remote and lighting always reverts to 50%

Human error or gremlins?

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[Tam the Bam]

Originally Posted by paulf

Folks,

I think I'm going mad. Here is my situation:

I wanted my mirrors to fold when locking car, and the interior ambient lighting on max brightness.

So I tick the 'fold mirrors in when locked' tick box and turn up the brightness of the ambient lighting to max.



When I lock the car. Mirrors don't fold in.

Got back in car and the tick box still ticked. I notice that the brightness of the ambient light is defaulted back to 50%.

Despite ensuring tick box is ticked and brightness on max - mirrors only fold if I long push BMW button on remote and lighting always reverts to 50%

Human error or gremlins?

��

Try a full iDrive reset..... press the volume button for at least 30 seconds ‘till the screen comes back.

Other possibility is that your battery may be low in charge.

See this thread regarding mirrors not folding.

https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1685064

[Jim_330e]

I'm more concerned by temp on 19 but heated seat on full?!!

[paulf]

Originally Posted by Jim_330e

I'm more concerned by temp on 19 but heated seat on full?!!

haha - indefensible

[Yorkshire330e]

I used to be baffled by when the left hand mirror would choose to dip or not when reversing, both for 3 years on my 220d and for the first few months with the 330e.

Saw in another thread that the mirror only dips when the electric mirror adjust selector switch is a certain way (i.e. left or right - can’t remember which). Just wondering if this affects the mirrors folding as well?

No idea with the brightness sorry though not sure how much use the mirrors answer is either!

[Tam the Bam]

Originally Posted by Yorkshire330e

I used to be baffled by when the left hand mirror would choose to dip or not when reversing, both for 3 years on my 220d and for the first few months with the 330e.

Saw in another thread that the mirror only dips when the electric mirror adjust selector switch is a certain way (i.e. left or right - can’t remember which). Just wondering if this affects the mirrors folding as well?

No idea with the brightness sorry though not sure how much use the mirrors answer is either!

F.Y.I. The reverse gear dipping of the mirror setting does not affect the folding of mirrors.

[Funboy78]

Originally Posted by Tam the Bam

F.Y.I. The reverse gear dipping of the mirror setting does not affect the folding of mirrors.

That reminds me, my left mirror doesn’t dip in reverse like other cars I’ve owned, should it?

Mirror control is set inside the car to the left, put in reverse, nothing?

[hamera]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

That reminds me, my left mirror doesn’t dip in reverse like other cars I’ve owned, should it?

Mirror control is set inside the car to the left, put in reverse, nothing?

Set it to the right. Makes perfect sense, right?

[Funboy78]

Originally Posted by hamera

Set it to the right. Makes perfect sense, right?

Please tell me you’re not serious!?

[Tam the Bam]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

Please tell me you’re not serious!?

Afraid not!

[Funboy78]

Originally Posted by Tam the Bam

Afraid not!

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Wow.... wow....... wow!
Makes perfect sense, honest!?!?

Thanks for that.
Can’t believe all the changes BMW make for different markets, different options etc, they can’t change the direction of this - And let’s face it, it will be software related so not difficult!

Well done BMW, that’s impressive

[RichardM]

Normally my mirrors fold when I lock the car but then occasionally they won’t, I can find no pattern to it at all ��

[blaz]

Originally Posted by Jim_330e

I'm more concerned by temp on 19 but heated seat on full?!!

Unrelated post #2
I like to pretend that the fan speed indicator is how much coffee is left in your mug...

[eddiehaug]

Make sure of that when you change the settings the car is running. I've noticed these settings not saving when I change them with the car turned off (when I'm gonna wash the car).

Also, as someone else mentioned, try the iDrive reset.

And finally, check which iDrive version you're running. Latest version you can get installed at your dealer right now is the 03.2020.x. If the issue persists, get them to update your car. I have this version and I have no issues whatsoever (only an annoying issue with the car not playing the phone's ringtone through the speakers, but I'm starting to think that's a phone issue actually).

[Carbon dude]

I had this problem, I realised that I hadn't created a driver ID profile and for some reason it kept resetting to default. Once I created one and changed some settings and it worked.

[Funboy78]

Originally Posted by Gary1985

I had this problem, I realised that I hadn't created a driver ID profile and for some reason it kept resetting to default. Once I created one and changed some settings and it worked.

Spot on.
I’ve been watching this post out of curiosity but it didn’t click until you said that! Same happened to me, adjusted my heads up display and all sorts of settings, then when next in the car it had all reset. Set up a driver profile (which I was doing anyway) and never thought any more of it. Makes sense now!

[paulf]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

Spot on.
I’ve been watching this post out of curiosity but it didn’t click until you said that! Same happened to me, adjusted my heads up display and all sorts of settings, then when next in the car it had all reset. Set up a driver profile (which I was doing anyway) and never thought any more of it. Makes sense now!

I'd already got my profile set up and linked my key. I wondered if checking the 'dynamic light' reduces the brightness - in order to flash etc

[themnmd]

Originally Posted by Jim_330e

I'm more concerned by temp on 19 but heated seat on full?!!

Hot buns

[TikiTourer]

Originally Posted by paulf

Folks,

I think I'm going mad. Here is my situation:

I wanted my mirrors to fold when locking car, and the interior ambient lighting on max brightness.

So I tick the 'fold mirrors in when locked' tick box and turn up the brightness of the ambient lighting to max.

When I lock the car. Mirrors don't fold in.

Got back in car and the tick box still ticked. I notice that the brightness of the ambient light is defaulted back to 50%.

Despite ensuring tick box is ticked and brightness on max - mirrors only fold if I long push BMW button on remote and lighting always reverts to 50%

Human error or gremlins?

��

Originally Posted by paulf

Folks,

I think I'm going mad. Here is my situation:

I wanted my mirrors to fold when locking car, and the interior ambient lighting on max brightness.

So I tick the 'fold mirrors in when locked' tick box and turn up the brightness of the ambient lighting to max.

When I lock the car. Mirrors don't fold in.

Got back in car and the tick box still ticked. I notice that the brightness of the ambient light is defaulted back to 50%.

Despite ensuring tick box is ticked and brightness on max - mirrors only fold if I long push BMW button on remote and lighting always reverts to 50%

Human error or gremlins?

��

Ive tried it on my M340i using each of the driver profiles I set up and it works as you want it to. Are you using the Guest profile.?..I know that not all settings are available or stored using the Guest profiles.

[mofomat]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

Can’t believe all the changes BMW make for different markets, different options etc, they can’t change the direction of this -

But they haven't changed the mirror dip setting for different markets. It's the same. The switch has to be towards the driver in all markets.

[Funboy78]

Originally Posted by mofomat

But they haven't changed the mirror dip setting for different markets. It's the same. The switch has to be towards the driver in all markets.

Well that’s not true - unless you are just talking BMW?

My last 2 Audi’s and my wife’s current 2020 Kia Sportage auto dip the passenger mirror only if the control is set to the left (passenger) mirror, not the drivers which actually makes sense. BMW is the first I’ve ever had this where it needs to be on the drivers side.

Example below.
Irrelevant, I tried it and it points right to ground, literally as far as it will go.....not a little tilt like others so I don’t use it at all now.

Does anyone know if this can be adjusted for a slight tilt only?

[Tam the Bam]

Originally Posted by Funboy78

Does anyone know if this can be adjusted for a slight tilt only?

Nothing in iDrive to adjust this but can be done with coding.