On my 307, if you pull/slide back the switch on the arm reat which you use
to select left / right mirror for position adjustment, then the mirrors
retract !
>I have seen the new 407 and it doesn't have a switch (from what I coudl
>see) to manually retract the mirrors. I believe it all happens when
>you lock the doors. Although, I bet I am wrong. :)
>Hey Nigel, what is the BSI? Is that ths car's firmware?
>Dan.
It's what allows the two networks (CAN and VAN) on the car to talk to
each other. The CAN network is made by Bosch and controls the
mechanical systems like the brakes, engine and gearbox. The VAN is
Peugeot developed (I think, with Renault) and controls the safety
(airbags, lighting), body (wipers, doors) and comfort (aircon, radio).
The CAN has priority over VAN and is quicker. Which is why there is a
slight delay when you switch the lights on or sound the horn. The
newer cars have a CAN CAN system which is a lot more reliable and
quicker. The BSI can be downloaded and updated over the internet as
can the engine ECU.
tricky4000 - 20 Mar 2006 02:01 GMT
Hi Gang,
That's all very interesting about the CAN VAN and CAN CAN systems
Nigel. I had no idea about all of this. I know what you mean about
the slight delay when pressing the horn, etc. I see that with my 307.
As for what "Only Me" wrote on Fri 17 Mar, yes, you are absolutely
right about the switch on your armrest. I have had a better look at
the ebay ad I was talking about
http://cgi.ebay.com/peugeot-307-SXI-2002-2LTR-D-S-DOOR-SWITCHES_W0QQitemZ4615333
722QQcategoryZ10406QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and this clearly shows that the mirror L+R select switch also had a
downward feature that obviously folds the mirrors when pressed. My
Australian model definitely does not have this which leads me to
believe that I will not be able to get the retractable mirors working
properly anyhow.
If anyone has any other info otherwise, I would love to hear from
you...Nigel?? :)
Thanks for all the info guys,
Much appreciated.
Dan.
nigel - 22 Mar 2006 00:57 GMT
>Hi Gang,
>That's all very interesting about the CAN VAN and CAN CAN systems
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>Much appreciated.
>Dan.
Never thought about it before, although the mirrors have to be
configured to work electrically and to fold, I would have thought it
would be possible to wire the fold back to a seperate switch. Maybe
they would work if you just fitted the switch with the fold back
facility. I suppose it would depend if the wiring to the switch was
there. Of course you would have to go to a Pug dealer to configure
them. Then you would find out whether it worked or not. Waste of money
if they didn't work!!!