parking position for rear view mirrors
12-31-07, 12:32 PM
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parking position for rear view mirrors
A friend of mine has a 2002 LS430 (I have the '02 SC430) and when she turns off the engine and gets out, the rear view mirrors automatically fold in to keep them from getting bumped in the parking lot. Is this option available on the SC430?
01-02-08, 08:40 AM
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Not automatically folding might actually be a good thing if the folding gears are plastic like the mirror position gears.
There have been many reported failures of the mirror angling mechanisms, and I have a suspicion that these owners have been leaving the mirror position switch on "L" or, "R", which automatically tilts the mirrors down when going into Reverse (which is really only needed when parallel parking, if at all). This seems to lead to a failure down the road, often when the car is out of warranty.
My (US) manual notes that the mirrors can be manually folded.
There have been many reported failures of the mirror angling mechanisms, and I have a suspicion that these owners have been leaving the mirror position switch on "L" or, "R", which automatically tilts the mirrors down when going into Reverse (which is really only needed when parallel parking, if at all). This seems to lead to a failure down the road, often when the car is out of warranty.
My (US) manual notes that the mirrors can be manually folded.
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