Auto Rear View Mirror - Can It Be Turned Off?

[RobH2]

Hiya,

I am the new owner of a 66 plate Alhambra SE Lux TDi. Overall a nice car, but with a number of things that I sense are going to drive me crazy.

Chief amongst these at the moment: the rear view mirror. This is an auto anti-dazzle mirror, but does not match that described in the manual because there is no 'off' switch on the mirror itself.

I've seen this mis-match between real car and manual described in other posts here.

My question is: is there any way of turning the 'auto-dip' function off, because I've never liked it on any car and really don't like it here because there's a line around the edge of the mirror that clearly isn't covered by the 'auto-dip' material that is right in my eyeliner.

A hidden button? Steering wheel config option (though I can't find one)? Hidden setting accessed via the diagnostics port, which I'm happy to delve in to....?

Any experience with this gratefully received.

Thanks,

Rob.

 

[martin j.]

My Leon has a button on the underside of the mirror and the led on the mirror goes out, iirc.

 

[RobH2]

Yup, that's what the manual says for the Alhambra. But in the real car, there is no button and no LED...

I was beginning to wonder if someone had fitted a non-SEAT replacement mirror, until I found another post here describing the same mis-match between car and manual.

Rob.