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retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:58 am
by rabbit
My car has retractable mirrors that fold in on locking the car with a remote key. They work fine, except on the two times I have been on a car ferry the mirrors don't retract automatically when I lock the car. Once off the ferry they are working again. It is not a major problem of course I am just puzzled why this should happen. Any ideas?
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:40 pm
by L Austin France
rabbit wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:58 am
My car has retractable mirrors that fold in on locking the car with a remote key. They work fine, except on the two times I have been on a car ferry the mirrors don't retract automatically when I lock the car. Once off the ferry they are working again. It is not a major problem of course I am just puzzled why this should happen. Any ideas?
Maybe 'cos the ferry is swamped with electronic interference & mobile signals etc which overpower the
low output remote's signal.
Hope you wear a tinfoil hat as these signals could be affecting you.
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:17 pm
by Polarengineer
Ooo-er. Some comments seem to have disappeared. My comment along with them. I suggested that the circuits contain a motion detector ( so that they do not retract while driving) the ship's engines will vibrate the deck enough to prevent the mirrors retracting perhaps?
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:20 pm
by niemeyjt
Do you lock it a different way?
With the Land Rover we used to lock with the key on the ferry, not the remote fob, so as not to arm the alarm - otherwise the rocking of the boat sets the alarm off.
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:23 pm
by Pathca
Polarengineer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:17 pm
Ooo-er. Some comments seem to have disappeared. My comment along with them. I suggested that the circuits contain a motion detector ( so that they do not retract while driving) the ship's engines will vibrate the deck enough to prevent the mirrors retracting perhaps?
I think you answered on a different forum
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:53 am
by Loup-garou
rabbit wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:58 am
My car has retractable mirrors that fold in on locking the car with a remote key. They work fine, except on the two times I have been on a car ferry the mirrors don't retract automatically when I lock the car. Once off the ferry they are working again. It is not a major problem of course I am just puzzled why this should happen. Any ideas?
Perhaps your car is all at sea!
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 9:04 am
by Bayleaf
Not mirrors, but another locking puzzle. When I've parked our car in certain spaces outside our local Casino, the key fob for central locking doesn't work. Yet, when I park a few lines away (slightly further from the front of the shop), it works fine. Needless to say, I don't park in the "weird" spaces anymore!
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:12 am
by Polarengineer
Being a casino, I expect they have a mobile phone blocking system to avoid their use for cheating. This may be also blocking your key fob.
Er...Am I on the right forum?
retractable mirrors puzzle
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:14 am
by Bayleaf
I'll bet you aren't!
