{"id":1671,"date":"2024-08-27T14:53:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.in\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T14:01:22","slug":"how-to-properly-adjust-your-car-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/how-to-properly-adjust-your-car-mirrors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Properly Adjust Your Car Mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start by adjusting your seat and steering column to find the most comfortable position. Once you&#8217;ve chosen a comfortable position, proceed to adjust the mirrors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1673 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/view_road_cars_rearview_mirror_1722420579_scaled-e1722420964694-2048x1024-1-760x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/view_road_cars_rearview_mirror_1722420579_scaled-e1722420964694-2048x1024-1-760x380.jpg 760w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/view_road_cars_rearview_mirror_1722420579_scaled-e1722420964694-2048x1024-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/view_road_cars_rearview_mirror_1722420579_scaled-e1722420964694-2048x1024-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/view_road_cars_rearview_mirror_1722420579_scaled-e1722420964694-2048x1024-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>How to Adjust the Left Mirror<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Sit up straight with your back against the seat, then turn your head to look into the left mirror.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust it horizontally so that both door handles and the side fender are visible, occupying no more than 5-7% of the mirror&#8217;s view.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust the left mirror vertically so that about 40% of the view is sky and 60% is ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1674 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_24_32_1722420551-760x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_24_32_1722420551-760x380.jpg 760w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_24_32_1722420551-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_24_32_1722420551-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_24_32_1722420551.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To check the result, touch your head to the left window. In this position, the rear fender of the car should occupy about one-third of the reflection in the mirror.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>How to Adjust the Right Mirror<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Sit up straight with your back against the seat. Turn your head to the right and look into the mirror.<\/li>\n<li>When adjusting horizontally, the rear fender of the car should be visible in the right mirror, occupying about 5-7% of the mirror&#8217;s view.<\/li>\n<li>When adjusting vertically, about 30% of the right mirror should reflect the sky and 70% should reflect the ground. This different ratio from the left mirror will help you better orient yourself when parking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1675 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_25_07_1722420572-760x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_25_07_1722420572-760x380.jpg 760w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_25_07_1722420572-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_25_07_1722420572-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_25_07_1722420572.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To check the adjustment, lean to the right so that your head is roughly in the center of the car\u2019s cabin. If the right mirror is properly aligned, the entire rear fender should be visible. In your normal driving position, the mirror should show the adjacent lane, curb, or roadside.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>How to Adjust the Rearview Mirror<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There is only one rule for adjusting the rearview mirror: the entire rear window of the car should be fully visible in the mirror. This will allow you to see everything happening behind you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1676 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_30_57_1722420560-760x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_30_57_1722420560-760x380.jpg 760w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_30_57_1722420560-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_30_57_1722420560-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_07_18_19_30_57_1722420560.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sit up straight with your back against the seat. 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Once you&#8217;ve chosen a comfortable position, proceed to adjust the mirrors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1671"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1900,"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1671\/revisions\/1900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jollypulse.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}