Are the mirrors automatically folding on the Platinum?
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They don't automatically fold in any trim. They do power fold in the Limited, but I believe that's one of the omitted features in the hybrid.
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I don't think power usage has any bearing on the omissions. They SEEM almost arbitrary - like the slide-up sun shades which use NO POWER at all... or incorporating memory settings for the already-available electric seats - electric seats use energy, the ability to store the settings; not-so-much.
It's a mystery to me.
On the Limited, I noticed that mine unfolded automatically. I folded them as I entered a tight drive thru booth, and when I accelerated away on the other side, they came out on their own. Pretty nifty.
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Yes, there's no doubt in my mind that the omissions were just to hit a target price point and have nothing to do with power savings. By the way, the sun shades DO come in the hybrid. The memory seats and garage door opener still don't though.
Interesting. I guess they're half auto then. They'll unfold if you accidentally leave them folded while driving, but there's no way to make them auto-fold when parked.
Agreed; that and perhaps to meet a price target. I also suspect that FCA and Google/Alphabet, for their self-driving Pacifica Hybrid project, had to make room, on the wire harnesses, for autonomy add-ons.
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Maybe for something like the powered 3rd row, but I don't see memory seats or Homelink adding any weight. I really think it was strictly pricing.
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If it's anything like my other car, it's hard. You have to add the new casing with the motor and the switch (if they kept the spot for the manual switch and the fuse box). Probably looking at hundreds to get the hardware.
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