[Arcane Tourist]

I just test drove a Mazda 6 (the sport). I really like it, but there was a potential show stopper that I'm hoping someone here can help me with.

I'm 6 feet tall, so no giant. But, I could not adjust the rear view mirror to be anywhere near high enough. The only way I could see out the rear windshield was if I pulled the rear view mirror's manual tab into night mode. With the tab pushed in to day mode, all I could see in the rear view mirror was the back seat.

A web search doesn't pull up any complaints about the rear mirrors not being usable in this car. So, not a problem anyone else has seen? Which would imply maybe a one-off defect in just the car I looked at? But the mirror didn't appear broken and it had plenty of range of movement. What the heck? Do taller people just leave the mirror in night mode? Or, maybe upgrade to the auto-dimming mirror? I must be missing something, so any clues would be appreciated.

 

[GerryB]

Did you adjust the mirror.with both pivots? You can put the mirror almost on the ceiling.

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[Arcane Tourist]

Both pivots... I did not notice that the the "arm" holding the mirror had pivots/joints both at the mirror and near the glass. Just now, looking at an owner's manual online, I see what you're talking about. I used a reasonable amount of force, so perhaps that particular mirror was defective or perhaps I just didn't notice that a second range of motion was possible.

Thanks!

Funny (or odd) that neither the salesman nor the sales manager had anything to say when I mentioned the mirror not being adjustable enough.

 

[tickerguy]

Sounds defective; I'm 5'11 and no problems in that regard

 

[GerryB]

Lol. Never expect the sales staff to know much of the nuance of what they sell.

I'm 6'1",and that mirror needs to be all the way up for me or it's a huge blind spot.

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[Archerfish]

Lol. Never expect the sales staff to know much of the nuance of what they sell.



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This reminds me when I went back to the dealership. The technical manager called the senior technician for him to answer all my questions.

 

[GerryB]

Yikes.

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[DrFeelGood]

It's a great little feature that allows us tall folks (6'6" here) to kep the mirror from blocking a significant part of the front view.

 

[Dan E Boy]

I just test drove a Mazda 6 (the sport). I really like it, but there was a potential show stopper that I'm hoping someone here can help me with.

I'm 6 feet tall, so no giant. But, I could not adjust the rear view mirror to be anywhere near high enough. The only way I could see out the rear windshield was if I pulled the rear view mirror's manual tab into night mode. With the tab pushed in to day mode, all I could see in the rear view mirror was the back seat.

A web search doesn't pull up any complaints about the rear mirrors not being usable in this car. So, not a problem anyone else has seen? Which would imply maybe a one-off defect in just the car I looked at? But the mirror didn't appear broken and it had plenty of range of movement. What the heck? Do taller people just leave the mirror in night mode? Or, maybe upgrade to the auto-dimming mirror? I must be missing something, so any clues would be appreciated.

Lower your seat with the lever on the left side of the seat.