Some manipulations may seem to be easy to carry out on your car, nevertheless, each motor vehicle is different 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 in this post we’re going to explain you how to fold the side mirrors of your Citroen C6. Certainly, when you park in the city center, or leave your car stopped for a little while, it’s better to fold them down to avoid any damage. To answer this issue, first, we will detail the different sort of side mirrors that can be found, then, in a second step, how to fold down the side mirrors of your Citroen C6, and, finally, the possible problems you may come across.

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Different sort of side mirrors on a Citroen C6

Before we teach you the exact method for folding the mirrors of your Citroen C6, we will rather quickly identify the different sort of mirrors that can be found. In reality, even if it is not the most technical equipment of a car, there are different types 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 Citroen C6?

We will in this part find out why you arrived on this page, how to fold the side mirrors of a Citroen C6? As we revealed earlier, each sort of mirror folds in a different method, find below each of the actions to perform

How do you fold manual side mirrors on a Citroen C6?

  • Folding Citroen C6 manual side mirrors: For this sort of mirror, nothing could be less difficult, you stand in front of your mirror and push it towards the inside, towards the rear of the motor vehicle. There must be a notch to be passed by applying a sufficiently strong force
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  • Manual electric folding side mirrors on Citroen C6: Take care on this sort of mirror, check that they fold manually and not electrically, you will find information on the instructions manual of your Citroen C6.

How do you fold the automatic side mirrors on a Citroen C6?

Finally, for this last kind of mirror, nothing could be simpler, your side mirrors will fold down and open each time you open or lock your Citroen C6. On some automatic versions, you can still fold down your mirrors manually, however you’ll have to be very attentive, 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 Citroen C6 anymore?

If you are in the situation that a side mirror on your Citroen C6 doesn’t want to fold down anymore we will try to help you solve your problem:

  • Manual side mirror Citroen C6 that won’t fold down: In that case, there must be something blocking its joint, or it’s been forced and it can’t fold down, look at that side of it.
  • Automatic electric side mirror Citroen C6 that doesn’t fold down anymore: In this case, there can be several complications, you may have deactivated the automatic folding, please look in your owners manual how to do the procedure because based 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 occurs frequently when a mirror has been forced by hand.

If you need more tutorials on the Citroen C6, go to our Citroen C6 category.