Power Folding Side Mirrors
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5th Wheeling
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Power Folding Side Mirrors
Was just wondering if there's a way to program the side power folding mirrors to automatically fold closed when leaving the vehicle and then open when starting the truck? I looked in the owners manual and couldn't find anything and didn't know if it's possible. I just noticed a lot of new SD owners have theirs folded when they leave the truck and I always forget to do so as I'm leaving mine!LOL! Thanks in advance!!
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Very easy to do in ForScan, there are 2 options, both will fold mirrors on lock, one unfolds mirrors on unlock, the other (Lincoln style) unfolds mirrors on driver door close once unlocked, both options require you to swap 2 pins behind each mirror otherwise they do the opposite of what you are trying to achieve. I use the unfold on driver door close, this way my mirrors arent cycling each time i unlock my truck to get something using a door other than the driver door.
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5th Wheeling
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Thanks guys for the responses!!! I think I'm going to do the ForScan and do the pin-swap as I'll never remember to fold the mirrors in when parking and if someone runs into them, it's an expensive fix. Thanks Again!!
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From: SEVA
I've said this before. If you ever park at night with your wiper arms pointed toward the sky, this may not be a good mod for you. Freezing precipitation will play havoc with your mirror motors. Add to the possibility of damaging the plastic mirror gears, Ford has the dealers perform a very detailed inspection of the mirrors (looking for any minute sign of an impact) whenever a folding mirror warranty claim surfaces.
Tuned
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From: Twin Cities, MN
Yup - my truck sat out over night and I tried extending the mirrors and they didn't move. I'm betting condensation froze and locked something up - I bumped the button back the other direction and left it. I wouldn't want the mirrors trying to fold and unfold in the winter, something will break.
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