ok i just got a 1998 catera not to long ago, so im still trying to figure everything out. i've read the owners manual 2 or 3 times front to back to find the answer to this question, but i can't find anything. am i supposed to be moving the rearview mirror with my hands? it sounds like it is breaking when i do. i know there is a motor in it that moves it when i select one of my memory presets, but is there a button that im supposed to be using to adjust the mirror or am i supposed to be doing it this way? thanks

Well, I couldn't find the buttons, too. I think they just don't exist :D And it's easy to reach it, so I use my hands to move it. BTW it doesn't sound like it is breaking - moves pretty smooth. After you adjusted it, seat and mirrors - just hold M button and then the memory bank button (1,2,3). It will remember the position of you mirror. If you have two different settings in the memory and you switch bitween them - you'll see your mirror adjusting - I beleive it moves in both axles. :)

hmm thats funny, mine is not smooth at all. it moves extremely jerky.

I have a 98 also - my rearview is also very jerky and sounds kind of bad when I move it. I don't know if its just like that or if its gotten dirty and gummed up.

i had my catera for about a week now. the rearview mirror moves smoothly now. im not sure why it moved so jerky before.

My Mirror only sounds bad when its adjusting itself to one of the presets.

I couldn't find any reference in the shop manuals about adjusting the rearview mirror manually. Looked at the schematics but they don't shine any light on why the mechanism might make a grinding noise. I believe my inside rearview mirror was noisy when I first got the Cat', but it cleared up soon after and is working smoothly.