Outside mirrors went autistic?

[gale]

Same problem, both mirrors:

- up/down tilt works fine

- move button to rotate in and mirror rotates out

- move button to rotate out -- nothing.

Where do I start?

- mirror motion switch
- mirror motor(s)
- fuse
- general module
- memory seat module
- wiring (break in harness @ doorjam)

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

and work forward?

[repenttokyo]

a good way to check for mirror autism is if you look directly at it, yet it won't reflect your eyes.

[Kalevera]

Don, @ the memory module. Disconnect it, then reconnect it. See if you have restored functionality, if only for a few seconds.

Beyond that, assuming this is in the E32, check the door jamb wiring -- the E32 wiring holder is a bit more elaborate than the E34 one, but the wires can still crimp. Unlikely, but.

One set of three (? may be two in this case -- not clear in my mind at the moment) wires off of the driver's switch communicates with the memory control module, which then dictates what the mirrors will do.

[winfred]

seen that before but was never paid to fix it, even seen a few that the seat was completely backward in operation, ain't had to chase that one down either