EricInMaryland

It may just be me, but I cannot for the life of me find the button on the rear view mirror to turn off the auto-dimming.

There is no button like the owners manual indicates. Help!!!

iCrap

There is a power button on the front of the mirror.

Mercedes>BMW

the button is right in the middle of the front to be exact, and it has a power symbol on it.

EricInMaryland

There is no button.
Just 2 sensors front, one back.

bagwell

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my 10 looks exactly like this...(power button is the middle)

TxCv12

^if you look at the picture above, the power button looks like its hidden and cannot be seen. Its also impossible to tell whether its on or off because of the green light. Why did Acura design the mirror like this? Why? They should have put in bold letters "Push This Button to turn on/off Auto Dimming Feature" to make it less confusing instead of the power logo.

rawger

You can't see the power button...you might need to have your eyes checked.

iCrap

Yeah it's fairly obvious...

EricInMaryland

My 2014 TSX Tech.

Where's the button?

EricInMaryland

Sorry messed up previous post. As you can see there is no button.

EricInMaryland

You see it?

iCrap

What the hell...? It should be right there... in between those two things (sensors / LED)


This must be a change on the 14'... maybe it can't be shut off?... i dunno.

EricInMaryland

Vindication!

ESHBG

OP, that is really odd and for curiosity's sake I went to Acura's site to see if they had any pics that show the rear view mirror and on the 360 interior view, you can see the power button. Of course they could have made the change for '14 and never updated the pictures or the owner's manual, but...

VR1

wtf?!?

EricInMaryland

I emailed the sales guy he says, its fully automatic in my model. Hmmmm
Sounds like they cheaped on this as I don't see how leaving off the button is better.

briq456

That plastic around the mirror looks extremely cheap, it looks as though it's a cheap replacement.

EricInMaryland

The plastic texture matches that on the dash. They just decided that it should no longer have a button. Wonder if ILX has a button and if TLX will.

I sent a message to Acura Support to see what's up.

Yes the Acura site shows the mirror with a button…but I know there are changes in what is in the car vs. what used to be accessories:

1. The dark accents are standard
2. The leather shifter is standard
3. The leather wheel is standard

Simba91102

[QUOTE=EricInMaryland;14954171]The plastic texture matches that on the dash. They just decided that it should no longer have a button. Wonder if ILX has a button and if TLX will.

I sent a message to Acura Support to see what's up.

Yes the Acura site shows the mirror with a button…but I know there are changes in what is in the car vs. what used to be accessories:

1. The dark accents are standard
2. The leather shifter is standard
3. The leather wheel is standard

Seems pretty obvious that Honda no longer feels it necessary to provide an option to turn the auto dimming feature off. I wish they would have done away with the auto dimming feature all together; never been a fan.

liquidtsx

My 2014 has no power button either.

OP - You should be able to just pull the connector out of the mirror to disable it. The only downside is that now you have a dangling connector.

opboarding

That's really weird that there is no button.

rawger

I kid you not first thing I did after seeing this post was go to my car and check if I had a power button. I've had it for 2 or 3 weeks and can't recall if I did after seeing your picture.

Good news is that I do.

JTRADAR61

You know have an excuse to go up grade to the auto mirror with compas . It's under honda accesorys for 2012 honda accord. I don't like what they put in 2014 it looks like Acura got bought a bunch of cheap Chinese mirrors to close out TSX.

bagwell

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I like the new GM frameless style

EricInMaryland

If only I could plug that in...

EricInMaryland

They're dumping old stock.

atsx1313

wow... why is acura doing this?? this is one way to run off the customers... I have 13 tsx but this is unacceptable...

ceb

While it is easy to see conspiracy theories everywhere, the fact is that 99.9999% of the driving public never touched that on/off button. Had they removed the auto dimming feature then I'd agree with you.

The easiest way to disable it is to put a piece of electrical tape over the sensor on the face of the mirror (the side facing into the car).

iCrap

I think it's dumb they removed the button but personally I've never had a need to disable the auto dimming feature anyways..

fbt

Just went out and my 2014 SW does not have the power button. Not really sure why I would want to turn it off anyway. I'm an old fart and would of preferred a manual mirror anyway.

EricInMaryland

Because my eyesight is weak and its just too dim.

fbt

Bright lights bother me at night, so the dimmer the better.

Simba91102

I've had a bunch on these (unfortunately) and in my opinion they're the answer to a question that no one asked.

JayMizy

Too much sarcasm for one post

EricInMaryland

Just an update.

I contacted Acura and they finally called me today. They did concede that their website and their owners manual were both wrong and that they did eliminate the button.

I said I find that rather odd that they would make such a change in the final model year of the car. It felt more like they're just running down inventory.

I asked them why there are cars in 2014 with the button and without. No answer
I asked them for a mirror with a button. He said, we don't have any more.
I asked them what they would do if a mirror with a button failed. He said replace it with one that does not have a button.

I then called him a liar I told him I doubted that they would replace a part with a lesser part and then say too bad to the customer.

I mentioned that other cars in the Acura line have the button, replace it with one of those. He said he can't.

I asked that the issue be escalated to the district rep which he is doing.

Finally, I asked him why he called if he could not help. He said to tell me directly instead of via email.

Simba91102

This is a joke, right? You actually care about a button on the mirror? I never understood why it had one to begin with. In my opinion, the auto dim mirror never dims enough as it is, why would anyone ever want to shut it off?

TSXy Luster

I wish the side mirrors had auto dim. So annoying when you look to them at night and get blinded after feeling good looking at the rear view one

Simba91102

Agreed, and the technology is not only available, it's not new. I had an Audi A6 15 years ago that had auto dimming side view mirrors.

EricInMaryland

Yeah I care. If you don't, thats fine…but that does not negate how I feel. Why should I settle for something missing when its clearly advertised both online and in the owners manual.

There are a lot of things I cannot change on the TSX and I sure wish I could. This is one I feel I can change. I might fail, but you'd be surprised what I have gotten done after reaching the right person.

bagwell

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if you really want one with a button.... $39

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acura-TL-TSX-RDX-MDX-Honda-Accord-Rear-View-Mirror-OEM-/111150582667?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ATSX&hash=item19e1174b8b&vxp=mtr