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colinsb



Member Since: 15 Oct 2022
Location: Radnorshire
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Wales 
Auto-folding mirrors
Although bits of the manual suggest it should be possible, I can't see how to activate mirror auto-folding on locking doors on my MY 24 90 HSE. Am I looking for something that doesn't exist? 90 D250 HSE, Pangea Green with tan interior and fabric sunroof.
Post #1007586 14th Sep 2023 12:02pm
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LR Nuts



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My door mirrors fold in when locking on my MY20 reg.
Post #1007587 14th Sep 2023 12:13pm
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Hairy Dan



Member Since: 25 Apr 2013
Location: NW Durham
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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Chawton White
Have the mirrors been folded in or out manually? You could try resetting them

An amount of knock protection is designed into the door mirrors. If a mirror is accidentally knocked or manually folded inwards or outwards, the mirror head disengages from the folding mechanism. To re-engage the mechanism, manually return the mirror to its central position, then fold and unfold the door mirror using the button Cheers Ian
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Post #1007590 14th Sep 2023 12:39pm
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colinsb



Member Since: 15 Oct 2022
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Sorted itself! After a couple of times cycling the manual folding by pressing the two buttons, auto-folding seems to have woken itself up. 90 D250 HSE, Pangea Green with tan interior and fabric sunroof.
Post #1007607 14th Sep 2023 4:28pm
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lightning



Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
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ls there any way to actually STOP the mirrors auto-folding when you lock the vehicle? l am in and out of the vehicle all day in my business and the mirrors constantly whirring in and out gets on my nerves TBH.

Also when towing the caravan l can't lock the vehicle as the mountings of the extension mirrors hit the door when the mirrors fold.
Post #1007611 14th Sep 2023 5:15pm
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WizzardPrang



Member Since: 05 Nov 2020
Location: Hertfordshire
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England 
If the mirrors are folded before locking the Defender, they won't unfold when you unlock it. It's called "Garage Mode".

There doesn't seem to be a solution for your caravan mode, which seems like an oversight by JLR to me. Current vehicle: 2020 Defender 110S
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Post #1007647 14th Sep 2023 8:48pm
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LR Nuts



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Post #1007670 15th Sep 2023 1:55am
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lightning



Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
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Yeah l read that but it's the wrong way round for my needs, l need the mirrors to stay out, not stay in !
Post #1007752 15th Sep 2023 6:47pm
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pacatx



Member Since: 12 Mar 2023
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Yea wish there was a way to stop the auto fold of the mirrors
Post #1007769 15th Sep 2023 9:17pm
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RDR



Member Since: 27 Apr 2018
Location: Derbyshire
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Having just spent the week in cold icy conditions the ability to prevent the mirrors folding would be very useful. Having it as an option in the menu with the winter wiper position setting would be an easy and useful feature.

Every morning the car was covered in thick solid ice and hearing the mirrors grinding away trying to open with little chance of success didn’t sound good and trying to defrost them to get them to deploy was a pain. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
RR MY23 HSE PHEV
D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold
D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold
D4 MY12 HSE - Gone
D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
Post #1056318 4th Jan 2025 8:09pm
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Crazymind



Member Since: 11 Jun 2024
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Not great in icy conditions… but I am sure they have been designed to survive ide as well… or too good to be true?
Post #1056334 4th Jan 2025 11:50pm
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RDR



Member Since: 27 Apr 2018
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I hope there’s a clutch mechanism inside but it sounds awful when they are trying to deploy. There’s nothing really to scrape around the hinge so it’s a case of getting de-icer in it. I tried driving off with them folded thinking they would sort it out but with the wind chill added from driving 20 miles in and they still wouldn’t unfold not ideal when driving in poor weather, if only they hadn’t folded the night before … 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
RR MY23 HSE PHEV
D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold
D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold
D4 MY12 HSE - Gone
D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
Post #1056345 5th Jan 2025 8:06am
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LR Nuts



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Spray the hinge plates with GT85, on a regular basis. That sorted mine !
Post #1056350 5th Jan 2025 9:47am
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