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Getting mirrors to fold when locking/ unlocking?
Hi guys,
I have power fold mirrors but they only fold when I press the mirror knob switch down. I want to know if it is possibly to get them to fold in when I lock the car?
I have looked through the settings on the dash but can not see the option.
Thanks in advance
17th Mar 2013 10:42 pm
Robbie
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No such option on a D3.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Location: County Antrim
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Sure they hardly fold anyway, there still sticking out a brave bit. Don't see the point in them at all, and nearly every car on the the market that passes a parked D3 there mirrors would be passing below them anyway.
Is it just for effect or purpose?
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17th Mar 2013 10:54 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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There is only a way to stop them folding when unlocking. To stop them folding all together the manual reads as if this is possible, but only by the dealer.
From the manual
Quote:
AUTOMATIC FOLDING
The mirrors can be configured by your Dealer/Authorised Repairer to automatically fold when the
vehicle is
locked, and unfold when it is unlocked.
Note: If the mirrors were folded using the switches, they will not unfold when the vehicle
is unlocked.
17th Mar 2013 10:54 pm
Robbie
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Spraying the moving surfaces with silicone spray has helped reduce the howls of icy pain when they move when covered in ice, but it would be great to have a user-selectable option. It's not as if cold weather is something new.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Robbie wrote:
Oh yeah, the handy mirror folding fuse - guess you have done it loads of times.
Ah, thought you were after a long term fix. No direct experience as my mirrors are peasant level & don't fold.
17th Mar 2013 11:07 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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WOODY179 wrote:
There is only a way to stop them folding when unlocking. To stop them folding all together the manual reads as if this is possible, but only by the dealer.
From the manual
Quote:
AUTOMATIC FOLDING
The mirrors can be configured by your Dealer/Authorised Repairer to automatically fold when the
vehicle is
locked, and unfold when it is unlocked.
Note: If the mirrors were folded using the switches, they will not unfold when the vehicle
is unlocked.
On the OP's D3.
17th Mar 2013 11:08 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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Robbie wrote:
Wish there was an easy way to stop it folding on a D4.
I was replying to Robbie
17th Mar 2013 11:15 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Ah, that question!!
17th Mar 2013 11:18 pm
WOODY179
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Location: Chesterfield
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17th Mar 2013 11:18 pm
Robbie
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DSL wrote:
Robbie wrote:
Oh yeah, the handy mirror folding fuse - guess you have done it loads of times.
Ah, thought you were after a long term fix. No direct experience as my mirrors are peasant level & don't fold.
No long term fix here as there is no such fuse.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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