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title: Adjusting Mirrors
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# Adjusting Mirrors

## Before Moving Off

- Ensure all mirrors are **clean** and **properly adjusted**.
- Sit in your normal driving position and adjust mirrors so you can see clearly with minimal head movement.
- Include mirror checks as part of your **cockpit drill**.

When adjusting mirrors:

- Hold them by the edge to avoid fingerprints — smudges can distort your view.

## Interior Mirror

Adjust so you have the **clearest possible view** through the rear window, especially to the offside, with minimal head movement.

## Exterior Mirrors

Adjust:

- For the **best view** behind
- So that only a small part of your vehicle’s side is visible

Never adjust mirrors while driving. Check their position each time you get in the car — they may have been moved.

After a car wash, make sure extended mirrors are still properly aligned.

Keep exterior mirrors clean and free from condensation or frost before setting off.

## Electric Mirrors

Many vehicles now have **electrically adjustable mirrors**, often with built-in heating to clear frost or condensation.

## Anti-Dazzle Mirrors

Most interior mirrors have an **anti-dazzle** setting to reduce glare from following vehicles at night.

You’ll still see the lights behind you, but with much less dazzle.

Remember to reset the mirror for daytime driving.

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