Automatic Curb Monitor coding

alexwhittemore · 11-15-2012, 11:29 PM

I've seen countless threads on this in my searching, but no good answers. I've got a 2009 328i and the Automatic Curb Monitor (the passenger mirror tilting down in reverse) is DEFINITELY NOT enabled. My mirror adjust switch has only left and right positions (no center) and in neither of them does the mirror tilt down in reverse.

That's not totally unbelievable - there's an asterisk marking it as an option in the manual, and my car's pretty sparse on options (for one, no premium). BUT at the same time, oodles of people seem to think that it was standard equipment up until 2011 or so, at which point you only got it if you had power seats.

Whatever. Let's assume it's an option, and one I don't have. The question then becomes, how can I code it in? The motor's obviously already there. Power seats aren't required, at least for the 2009 year, since plenty of people have the curb monitor without them. So has anyone tried coding it in? Perhaps adding some option code to the VO? Enabling an option somewhere? Anybody looked into it?

bsamoul · 11-15-2012, 11:35 PM

Well, for one, the mirror switch has to be in the left position. And, you MAY have to have premium in order for it to do that, although I'm not sure on the one.

alexwhittemore · 11-15-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by alexwhittemore

My mirror adjust switch has only left and right positions (no center) and in neither of them does the mirror tilt down in reverse.

A bunch of people without premium or power seats report having it. Obviously, the proportion of people with both power seats AND premium is higher, since few add power seats and don't go full-monty for the premium package. But anyway, point being, they don't seem to be necessarily related.

bsamoul · 11-15-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by alexwhittemore

A bunch of people without premium or power seats report having it. Obviously, the proportion of people with both power seats AND premium is higher, since few add power seats and don't go full-monty for the premium package. But anyway, point being, they don't seem to be necessarily related.

Ok, I had a feeling. I've only had experience with premium. The coding should be doable. It's just finding, in German, where it is.

Hartge · 11-23-2012, 10:17 AM

Mine also had this problem when I first bought it, I had it recoded and all ok, cost £20 only

alexwhittemore · 11-23-2012, 10:41 AM

Do you know *what* was coded in?

raleedy · 11-24-2012, 10:54 AM

Google E90 coding. You'll find what you need.

11-15-2012, 11:29 PM	#1
alexwhittemore Lieutenant Colonel 111 Rep 1,951 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Automatic Curb Monitor coding I've seen countless threads on this in my searching, but no good answers. I've got a 2009 328i and the Automatic Curb Monitor (the passenger mirror tilting down in reverse) is DEFINITELY NOT enabled. My mirror adjust switch has only left and right positions (no center) and in neither of them does the mirror tilt down in reverse. That's not totally unbelievable - there's an asterisk marking it as an option in the manual, and my car's pretty sparse on options (for one, no premium). BUT at the same time, oodles of people seem to think that it was standard equipment up until 2011 or so, at which point you only got it if you had power seats. Whatever. Let's assume it's an option, and one I don't have. The question then becomes, how can I code it in? The motor's obviously already there. Power seats aren't required, at least for the 2009 year, since plenty of people have the curb monitor without them. So has anyone tried coding it in? Perhaps adding some option code to the VO? Enabling an option somewhere? Anybody looked into it?
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alexwhittemore Lieutenant Colonel 111 Rep 1,951 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Do you know what was coded in?
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raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Google E90 coding. You'll find what you need.
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