Wing Mirror (Door Mirror)
The wing mirror is the exterior mirror on each front door that shows the area beside and behind the car.
What is Wing Mirror (Door Mirror)?
Most are electrically adjustable and many are heated and foldable. The passenger mirror is often convex, so objects look further away. Some mirrors include indicators, cameras or blind-spot lights. Mirrors that fold automatically when the car is locked help protect them in narrow parking spaces.
How it works
A glass on a motorised base sits in a housing designed to reduce wind noise.
Why it matters for your car
Adjust both mirrors before driving and fold them in narrow streets. A broken glass can often be replaced without changing the whole mirror.
Other terms
- Active Aerodynamics
- AdBlue Heater
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- Car Sharing
- Cold Cranking Amps (CCA)
- Dynamo (DC Generator)
- Fastback
- LIN Bus
- Matching Numbers
- Misfuelling (Wrong Fuel)
- Oil Drain Pan
- Panel Beating (Dent Repair)
- Power Steering Warning Light
- Steer-by-wire
- Track Day
- Tube-Type Tyre (Inner Tube)
- Wading Depth
- Wastegate
- Wheel Hub
- Wiring Harness