I’m probably in a weird minority here, but I wish I could turn off the auto folding mirrors. I’m pretty sure I can’t. For me, 95% of the time it’s pointless. There's plenty of room on my driveway and it annoys me every single time I unlock or lock the car. Pointless wear and tear on the motor and mechanism too IMO. I would much rather have had a manual mirror open/close button inside on the door. Then I could just fold them in as and when it’s needed.
Anyway, and perhaps more importantly what would happen if the whole mirror assembly was encased in a big solid block of ice and the foldout mirror motors were completely stalled? Is there some system in place to prevent stalled motor burn out or gears/mechanism damage etc? I’ve seen them crunch and struggle a bit when frozen but they got there just. What if they just aren’t able to move when frozen solid? It makes me slightly wary when unlocking the frozen up car. Anyone had this scenario? Peter
Anyway, and perhaps more importantly what would happen if the whole mirror assembly was encased in a big solid block of ice and the foldout mirror motors were completely stalled? Is there some system in place to prevent stalled motor burn out or gears/mechanism damage etc? I’ve seen them crunch and struggle a bit when frozen but they got there just. What if they just aren’t able to move when frozen solid? It makes me slightly wary when unlocking the frozen up car. Anyone had this scenario? Peter