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Old Oct 18th, 2019, 14:24   #1
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Am posting this in case it helps anyone else with this curious electronic glitch.

The door / side mirror control switch suddenly stopped working yesterday after working perfectly before. The powerfold was still working however. The little lights didn't come on and the mirrors remained stationary.

I decided to check the fuse(s) - these are on the drivers side dashboard end when you open the door - prise the plastic cover off and hey presto - I removed the fuses for the door mirrors - 5 and 6 and cleaned the contacts, also fuse 12 - same - and replaced them, and everything working again. Hope it stays that way. Just thought I would mention it if anyone has a similar problem, it's a quick no-cost option to try and might actually work.
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Thanks for the tip.

How exactly did you clean the contacts? With IPA?
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I used a very light sandpaper that I had lying about from when I did the headlights - just cleaned up the fuse blades. I also switched the ignition on to position III (without starting the engine) without the fuses in, I thought this might discharge any static. Then turned ignition off, replaced fuses and the whole setup is back to normal.
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Sandpaper... *knocksHisHeadOnTheTable*

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It was more likely the reset that fixed it, rather than a dirty contact...
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Probably, but I thought cleaning the contacts wouldn't go amiss either. Might as well, as I had pulled the fuses anyway
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