Some tasks may appear to be evident to perform on your car, nevertheless, each car is distinct and when you buy a new one, lend it to you, or rent one, it is not always easy to carry them out. That’s why today we’re going to explain you how to fold the side mirrors of your Kia Picanto. Certainly, when you park in the CBD, or leave your car stopped for a little while, it’s better to fold them down to prevent any deterioration. To answer this question, first, we will detail the different types of side mirrors that exist, then, in a second part, how to fold down the side mirrors of your Kia Picanto, and, at last, the possible complications you may come across.
Different types of side mirrors on a Kia Picanto
Before we demonstrate you the exact technique for folding the mirrors of your Kia Picanto, we will rather quickly check out the different types of mirrors that exist. In reality, regardless if it is not the most technical equipment of a car, there are different sorts of side mirrors that will generally be relating to the exterior packages of your car, here they are:
- Manually foldable and manually adjustable side mirrors.
- Manual and power-folding mirrors
- Power-adjustable auto-folding side mirrors
How to fold the side mirrors on a Kia Picanto?
We will in this section find out why you came on this document, how to fold the side mirrors of a Kia Picanto? As we revealed earlier, each sort of mirror folds in a different way, find below each of the actions to perform
How do you fold manual side mirrors on a Kia Picanto?
- Folding Kia Picanto manual side mirrors: For this kind of mirror, nothing could be easier, you stand in front of your mirror and push it towards the inside, towards the rear of the car. There should be a notch to be passed by applying a sufficiently strong force
- Manual electric folding side mirrors on Kia Picanto: Take care on this kind of mirror, verify that they fold manually and not electrically, you will find information on the user manual of your Kia Picanto.
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How do you fold the automatic side mirrors on a Kia Picanto?
To conclude, for this last kind of mirror, nothing could be less complicated, your side mirrors will fold down and open each time you open or close the doors of your Kia Picanto. On some automatic editions, you can still fold down your mirrors by hand, but you’ll have to be very careful, generally when you fold them down manually, you’ll have to open them through the electric opening to reset the mirrors’ travel.
Issue with the side mirror not folding over on my Kia Picanto anymore?
If you are in the scenario that a side mirror on your Kia Picanto doesn’t want to fold down any longer we will try to help you solve your problem:
- Manual side mirror Kia Picanto that won’t fold down: In that case, there must be something obstructing its articulation, or it’s been forced and it can’t fold down, look at that side of it.
- Automatic electric side mirror Kia Picanto that doesn’t fold down anymore: In this instance, there can be several complications, you may have deactivated the automatic folding, please look in your owners manual how to do the operation because depending on the year of your car it can be different. If it is rather an engine problem, you will surely have to change the engine of the mirror, this happens commonly when a mirror has been forced by hand.
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