Folding mirrors functionality

MegaMatt3 · 10-24-2015, 11:23 AM

Hi all,

I just wrapped up ED and loved the car. One small thing I noticed that didn't work as the manual said it would. Supposedly holding down the BMW button on the key fob is exactly the same as holding your finger on the "lock grooves" on the handle. According to the manual, doing so will raise the windows and fold in the mirrors. The windows raised, but the mirrors didn't fold. The only way I can get the mirrors to fold in is to press the button inside the car with the other mirror controls.

Is this a setting that I'm missing? I tend to park in tight spaces, so I'd like to have the convenience of just holding down the key fob button (or placing my finger on the door handle) to fold them in. Thanks.

German1967 · 10-24-2015, 01:00 PM

I think it an be coded but is not standard.

gtmax500 · 10-24-2015, 01:03 PM

You have to code it in.

DanG · 10-24-2015, 04:13 PM

Blame BMWNA.

nike001 · 10-24-2015, 06:41 PM

I had mine coded to do so

dcfella · 10-24-2015, 06:42 PM

I had mine coded to do this as well.

MegaMatt3 · 10-24-2015, 06:42 PM

Ok, but it's in the manual.... I guess it's only for euro spec models?

BarryJI · 10-24-2015, 07:15 PM

It is such a sensible feature, annoying that it is not coded into US models on purchase. I often fold in the mirrors when parked on a busy street only to find that I want to use the driver-side mirror to check for traffic like cyclists that I might not otherwise see before opening the door right into their path.

10-24-2015, 11:23 AM	#1
MegaMatt3 Bimmer Candidate 93 Rep 308 Posts Drives: '16 M235i Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Maryland, USA iTrader: (0)	Folding mirrors functionality Hi all, I just wrapped up ED and loved the car. One small thing I noticed that didn't work as the manual said it would. Supposedly holding down the BMW button on the key fob is exactly the same as holding your finger on the "lock grooves" on the handle. According to the manual, doing so will raise the windows and fold in the mirrors. The windows raised, but the mirrors didn't fold. The only way I can get the mirrors to fold in is to press the button inside the car with the other mirror controls. Is this a setting that I'm missing? I tend to park in tight spaces, so I'd like to have the convenience of just holding down the key fob button (or placing my finger on the door handle) to fold them in. Thanks.
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10-24-2015, 01:00 PM	#2
German1967 Captain 588 Rep 833 Posts Drives: 2015 M235xi - 2022 992 C2S Cab Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	I think it an be coded but is not standard. __________________ Hoc Lapidem Non Vi Sed Saepe Cadendo!
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10-24-2015, 01:03 PM	#3
gtmax500 Private First Class 77 Rep 129 Posts Drives: 2016 MW M235xi Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Annapolis, MD iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M235xi [0.00]	You have to code it in.
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10-24-2015, 04:13 PM	#4
DanG Major General 10847 Rep 6,980 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [7.74]	Blame BMWNA.
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10-24-2015, 06:41 PM	#5
nike001 Captain 312 Rep 818 Posts Drives: 2018 718 Cayman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US iTrader: (2)	I had mine coded to do so
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10-24-2015, 06:42 PM	#6
dcfella Private 10 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: DC Metro area iTrader: (0)	I had mine coded to do this as well.
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10-24-2015, 07:15 PM	#8
BarryJI Captain 425 Rep 980 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW 228i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	It is such a sensible feature, annoying that it is not coded into US models on purchase. I often fold in the mirrors when parked on a busy street only to find that I want to use the driver-side mirror to check for traffic like cyclists that I might not otherwise see before opening the door right into their path.
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