I have a 2013 A3. The drivers door has a mirror fold switch but the mirrors won't fold. Going into the mmi and to central locking options, I only have open windows and lock doors. No mirror fold option. Is this a fuse issue? The mirrors adjust and built in indicators work, cannot confirm if the heater works as not cold enough yet. 

3 hours ago, digg3r said:

I have a 2013 A3. The drivers door has a mirror fold switch but the mirrors won't fold. Going into the mmi and to central locking options, I only have open windows and lock doors. No mirror fold option. Is this a fuse issue? The mirrors adjust and built in indicators work, cannot confirm if the heater works as not cold enough yet. 

Hi get the car scanned.

Steve

So here goes....
Im a new Audi owner.
I have a 2013 63 plate A3 sportback which is in as new condition, one previous owner.
It has folding mirrors with the dial to fold them on the driver door, this does not work. I have gone in to the mmi menu and the option for folding mirrors is not there. I have used the Audi app to check the car specs against the vin number and power fold mirrors was an optional extra that was on the car at point of purchase. The windows, central locking and mirror adjustments work fine. Not sure about the heated mirror as its not been cold to check. (again the dial has the option)
Please help me solve this riddle and I will be your friend for life.

Carl.

I have merged your two topics on the same subject. Have you followed Steve's advice?

Definitely needs a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up as per Steve's advice. If it isn't working on booth mirrors then my bet would be a faulty switch because if it wasn't working onr mirror then I'd say it'd be a motor in that mirror if that makes sense 

Hello Carl,

You could try the old fashioned way of squirting some WD40 or similar into the point where the mirrors rotate. Leave overnight, so that the mirrors should be in the parked and folded condition, then attempt to manually fold the mirrors. Unlock the car and see if they return to the driving position.

That may well save you the cost of diagnostics. If it works, then refer to Cliff for a more suitable lubricant. 
Regards,

Gareth. 

Thank you for the replies. I am currently awaiting an obd eleven being delivered. Both mirrors have been replaced at some point so I assume they will need re coding. Coding costs £70 so I thought an obd eleven would be a worthwhile investment 

Thank you Carl. A pity it took a warning to get that response.

Whether the mirrors will need coding, or if OBD11 will do the job I do not know.

On 11/15/2025 at 10:27 AM, cliffcoggin said:

Thank you Carl. A pity it took a warning to get that response.

Whether the mirrors will need coding, or if OBD11 will do the job I do not know.

An update... 

The obdeleven worked to a certain extent. I was able to enable the folding function but it only worked on the drivers side mirror. So after watching a few YouTube instructional videos I removed the door cards only to find that the passenger mirror has all the electric functions except for folding. So at some point the mirror has been swapped out. The obd also threw up a few other faults I was able to rectify myself.

Regarding my warning due to lack of response. Apologies but I did message the moderators following the warning. My father was taken into hospital, acutely ill with heart failure so obviously responding or my folding mirrors for that matter were way down on my priorities. I do appreciate the responses I received and thankyou for trying to help me.