Lighting Question: rear view mirror switch

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    My rear view mirror switch used to adjust the side view mirrors does NOT illuminate at night with the headlights on. When making rear view mirror adjustments while driving I have to grope to find the switch since there is no illumination. Very cumbersome.

    Should the switch illuminate with the headlights on?
    marcusa, Jul 24, 2009
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    nola_Prius New Member

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    I won't have my Prius for another week or two, but I think I read on here that it is not supposed to illuminate. (kinda lame)
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    Agreed. There was another post about this recently. No illumination.
    LaurieTx, Jul 24, 2009
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    According to the manual... you're not supposed to adjust the mirrors while driving. Why would they make it easier to defy their recommendation?

    Page 97
    "While driving... Do not adjust the mirrors"

    It's in one of those fancy pink sections!
    smurfpotter624, Jul 24, 2009
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North

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    None of the Toyota vehicles that I know of have illuminated mirror switches, unfortunately.
    Tideland Prius, Jul 24, 2009
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    This is (unfortunately) a safety feature on Toyotas.

    While I think it was a bit dumb myself, as I often try to adjust the mirrors a little bit while driving, especially at night, when I angle the mirrors a bit lower, so I am not blinded. Now, since they chose to not have it light up, this means that I end up fumbling in the dark, hoping to find the switch, so I am not blinded by others behind me. Not a very safe feature?

    What I find stupider is the fact that when I 'lock' the passenger and rear windows, even I cannot move those. In my opinion, that switch should only disable the remote window switches, not the one in the driver door. Many of you with kids know that sometimes they do not listen to their parents, and if I unlock it for a second, to roll up a window on one door, a crafty kid can open the other one. (luckily my kids are past that stage). Still, that lock switch should not lock out the driver too.
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    rachaelseven New Member

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    Couldn't agree more!
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    Umm... that should be fixed on the 2010. I believe the 2010 Prius is the first Toyota that does not lock out the driver's side controls.
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    On my Gen I I put and little LED kit Coastal Dave sold to light up the mirror adjustment switch. Give him time he'll have one.
    jaywolf, Jul 24, 2009
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    Just grope for it, I say! Keeps your 'groping' abilities keen and up to snuff!!!
    Martin37, Jul 25, 2009
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    mmmmmmmm... groping...;)
    nola_Prius, Jul 25, 2009
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    Umm.. If it is fixed on the 2010, no one told my car this. I am new to the Prius, having only bought one June 4th, BUT, this is how it behaves. If the 'window lock' is locked, I, the driver, cannot move any other windows until I 'unlock' the windows.

    Can anyone else confirm that this is the case?
    eglmainz, Jul 27, 2009
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    wow... that's a bummer =(. I heard it was but I guess that's not the case. I didn't think of trying it out on the test drive.
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