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#AVIATION EXAM MIRROR SET HOW TO#
#AVIATION EXAM MIRROR SET DRIVERS#

Again, as with your rear-view mirror, you do not want to get onto the road without properly setting these up. These are otherwise known as wing mirrors, or side mirrors. Next on the agenda is setting up your exterior mirrors.

#AVIATION EXAM MIRROR SET DRIVERS#

This will put the wider section of the mirror at the top, reducing any blindspots that tall drivers have to deal with.

If you’re over 6 foot, you might want to adjust the rear-view mirror so that it’s upside down.

Once you’ve done this, it will help reduce the glare. There will usually be some kind of button underneath the rear-view mirror for you to switch on.

If you’re driving at night, you’ll want to turn on the night-view setting to avoid the glare from the car lights behind you.

As with anything else you need to set up in your car, there are a couple of additional changes that you might need to make to your mirrors depending on the situation on the road, and your own preferences.

Once you’ve finished, you should be able to assess the road behind you without having to turn your head to look.

Essentially, you want to see more of the outside in the mirror than the inside of the car.

You will need to keep moving it until you have a full view of the rear window-there should be an equal view on both sides of the mirror. Start by moving it to one side slowly.As such, it needs to give you a full view out of the rear window. The rear-view mirror is there so that you can quickly glance in it as you drive to keep an eye on the road behind you.Keep your eyes on the mirror as you start making adjustments. Take care to only touch the plastic, not the actual mirror (if you do smear it, clean it carefully). Grab the rear-view mirror by its corner.

#AVIATION EXAM MIRROR SET HOW TO#

(If you’ve skipped ahead and not properly set up your car seat, we’d recommend heading over to our first guide on how to set up your car seat before setting up your mirrors!).

There’s no use sorting it all out when you’re perched on the edge of your seat if you’re going to be sitting further back normally, is there?

You want to set up your car mirrors to suit the position that you’re sitting in.Before you start adjusting it, however, you’ve first got to sit back in your car seat as though you're almost ready to start driving that very second.Your rear-view mirror is what will give you a full view of the road behind you-enabling you to see if anyone’s tailgating you, and giving you the opportunity to figure out how your actions might affect other road users.