Passenger side electric mirror auto down in reverse funky...

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Passenger side electric mirror auto down in reverse funky...

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Hi,

I understand that the 2005 Citroen C5 II's passenger side mirror will adjust itself to down and in position when the gear selector is in reverse, and return to the original set position when the gear selector goes into D. However, my passenger side mirror delays 5 seconds before doing so, and often when I go into D, the mirror goes to a very up and out position. All in all, the passenger side mirror always require readjustment because of this.

Can someone shed some light on this issue? Thank you.
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I had a Xantia dipping mirror with similar symptoms. It seemed that the motor unit was internally damaged. I fitted a motor unit from another mirror (which had a damaged frame) and it was OK after that.
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Thank you. I will try this solution.
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Mine has never worked correctly it does a little dance when going into reverse.

I leave it switched off.

All other functions work so not sure if it's a motor issue.

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You might want to know that the motor unit is the same as used on many other makes of European car of the same age, so you might be able to find one from something more common.
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