on the lexus web site it says that the lexus is 250 has auto folding mirrors with puddle light. what is the auto folding part mean?

Do thay fold in some how when the car is put in park?

 

just means that if they get bumped by something they will fold in or out so that they dont get damaged as easily.

 

I guess it when you lock the car the side mirrors fold in like on the Mercedes S-class.

 

I wonder if any of the international 2IS have actual auto folding mirrors...

 

I think the ones in Japan have that as an option

 

This is an option in non-U.S. markets.

In Europe, parking is hell. Squeezing into spaces is tough, and auto-folding mirrors help the car fit into narrow spaces.

In the U.S, we have open roads and lots of space (with the exception of NYC and San Fran). It was an option that Lexus deemed "unnecesary," but it would have been nice as an option...

 

so this isnt on the US version of the 2IS.

i tried to call Lexus where i got it and they say that it folds when you look the doors but they seem to not no how to make it work.

im confused

 

if i push on my mirrors they fold in, but i have yet to find a way to make them do it by themselves :\

 

are you sure it wasn't auto-tilting mirrors? the mirror tilts down when you put it in reverse with the sport and luxury package.

 

The Australian spec cars also have this feature. There is a button next to the mirror angle adjuster which, when pressed, folds the both side mirrors towards the car. It is quite useful to prevent ppl banging into them when they walk between cars. I see lots of ppl with handbags/bags that often bang them to mirrors when they walk past.

 

If people are parking that close together, the mirrors should be the least of their worries! The sides of the car must get pretty banged up.

 

I would definitley do this to my IS if we could get the parts to convert our mirrors.

 

I had power folding mirrors on the last F150 I had. As was said before you pressed a button and they folded in towards the door. It was great for drive-through ATM's.

 

I have the folding mirrors and they only fold when you press a button. Its good when you park in a crouded parking .

 

So many different international specs, but why? My IS 250 has autofolding mirrors, parking sensors, rear camera, bluetooth phone, voice activated phone/satnav/media, Mark Levinson, illuminated scuff plates, leather, rear blind, HID beams that track, memory seats that are heated and ventilated etc...