2023 RAM 1500 ext mirror dimming question

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I purchased a 2023 RAM Bighorn in August of 2023 and I love it. Been a great reliable vehicle for me to this point.

My question is, is there a way of turning the exterior mirror dimming/shading off?
The feature turns on automatically when light is not sensed) ( like it would be at night) and is used to lessen the glare from headlights of vehicles driving behind you. The rear view mirror does the same thing in conjunction with the exterior side mirrors. I am able to disable it from the touch screen. However, it only disables the rearview mirror only. I cannot find where to disable the exterior side view mirror, if that's even possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rick
 

Atcer2018

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I purchased a 2023 RAM Bighorn in August of 2023 and I love it. Been a great reliable vehicle for me to this point.

My question is, is there a way of turning the exterior mirror dimming/shading off?
The feature turns on automatically when light is not sensed) ( like it would be at night) and is used to lessen the glare from headlights of vehicles driving behind you. The rear view mirror does the same thing in conjunction with the exterior side mirrors. I am able to disable it from the touch screen. However, it only disables the rearview mirror only. I cannot find where to disable the exterior side view mirror, if that's even possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rick

I can’t speak for the 5th gens specifically but on the 4th gen BigHorn the exterior auto dimming mirror can’t be disabled. I’ve read and tried since 2019 to find a way as I have dark tint on my front windows and the dimmed mirror makes it more difficult to see.
 

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isn't there a button on the bottom of that mirror to disable it?

or in the apps settings?
 
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I can’t speak for the 5th gens specifically but on the 4th gen BigHorn the exterior auto dimming mirror can’t be disabled. I’ve read and tried since 2019 to find a way as I have dark tint on my front windows and the dimmed mirror makes it more difficult to see.

Atcer2018... Thanks for the reply.
That is EXACTLY why I'd like to disable the auto dimming mirrors...

Maybe something will pop up here that can help both of us?

At least I know that I'm not totally crazy here (maybe)

Rick
 

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On the 5th Gen’s you can’t turn off the auto dimming on the side view mirrors. Only the rear view can be turned off via U-connect on the screen under the controls button.
 
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