LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR HOUSING

VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1987-88 ALLANTE

Some Allantes may experience a condition in which the rear view mirrors appear to pivot with no fixed position. Allantes are delivered to dealers with the outside mirror housings folded against the doors and require locking before they are delivered to the owner. In addition, some Allante owners have inadvertently unlocked their mirror housing and are not informed about their operation. To correct this condition dealer personnel and owners need to be informed about outside rear view mirror housing positioning. To lock the outside rear view mirror housing in the fully extended position, push against the outer edge of the housing toward the front of the car with the palm of your hand until an audible "click" is heard. In the locked position, the inside face of the mirror head is flush with the mirror base (see Figure 1). To unlock the outside rear view mirror, place the palm of your hand on the outer edge of the mirror housing and bump the housing toward the rear of the vehicle (see Figure 2).

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