Do I need Towing Mirrors?

Why do I need Towing Mirrors?

Drivers must be able to see down the full length of the vehicle and caravan or trailer. Some of the most common crashes on our roads are caused by caravans merging or changing lanes and clipping the front of the vehicle travelling behind it. Caravan Towing Mirrors help prevent these crashes from occurring by providing the driver with visibility of the full length of the car and trailer.

One of the most important factors when it comes to road safety is the ability to see what’s going on around you and your vehicle. Standard mirrors often don’t provide the vision required when towing large objects, such as caravans, trailers and horse floats. Towing mirrors are required by law in Australia when towing anything wider than your vehicle.

If your side mirrors are ineffective with the trailer hitched up, Clearview Extendable Towing Mirrors provide the extra visibility required to see you safely to your destination.

Clearview Towing Mirrors aren’t just great for reversing, they also provide the extra visibility to be aware of vehicles coming up behind you, wanting to overtake.

Vehicles nowadays include an advanced level of technology which is often incorporated into their side mirrors. These features can include Outside Air Temperature (OAT) Sensors, GPS, AM-FM, Blindspot Monitoring Systems and 360-degree Cameras.

Clearview Accessories® has been manufacturing Extendable Towing Mirrors since 2006 and has experienced the rapid advancement of technology first-hand.

Our customers don’t want to compromise on their vehicle’s features when they install towing mirrors, and it’s for this reason that we’ve remained at the forefront of emerging mirror technologies.

We have long-standing relationships with the vehicle manufacturers and work closely with them to develop OE Authorised Towing Mirrors. This becomes more important as technology advances and unapproved mirrors can result in fault codes and loss of functionality, such as driver assist functions.

Clearview Towing Mirrors® are a full replacement extendable towing mirrors designed to replace your vehicle’s standard side mirrors.

Clearview Extendable Towing Mirrors are designed for towing trailers, caravans, boats, and horse floats.

Available features

Important Note about features

Towing mirror features are only available for vehicles with those pre-existing features as standard (ie heat, powerfold, BSM etc) – the mirror alone cannot add new functionality to the vehicle.

360 degree Camera Provision

360 degree parking system allowing for extra vision of all angles of the vehicle. Located below the mirror head. Camera must be removed from the OEM mirror and installed into your new Clearview Towing Mirrors. Only available for vehicles with pre-existing 360 camera feature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Auto-tilting function when reversing

On some models, the side mirrors will automatically angle downwards when the vehicle is reversing to provide a better view of the ground. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Blind Spot Monitoring

Ultrasonic or radar sensors located on the side and rear of vehicle body. Small indication light on the mirror glass alerts you when another vehicle is in your blind spot. Audible alert (beeping) or an induced vibration or light shake of the steering wheel will occur if the turn signal is flashing. Only available for vehicles with pre-existing BSM feature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Memory Adjustments

Allows different drivers to recall the position of the mirror, steering wheel and seat. Settings are found on the inside of the driver's door armrest. Only available for vehicles with pre-existing memory feature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Power Fold

Clearview Mirrors will electrically fold towards the body of the vehicle when you lock the vehicle, and electrically return to the driving position when you start the vehicle. Only available for vehicles with pre-existing power-fold feature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Puddle Lights

Puddle lights illuminate the ground near the car door, providing visibility of puddles or other obstacles when getting into your vehicle. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Electric

Clearview Mirrors support vertical and horizontal adjustment of the mirror glass to suit your preferred viewing angles. The single mirror model offers electric adjustment of the mirror and the double mirror models allow for the larger top mirror to be electrically adjusted. The bottom mirror is manually adjusted. Only available for vehicles with pre-existing electric feature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

OAT Sensor

An Outside Ambient Temperature (OAT) sensor can be found in some mirrors to monitor air temperature. This information is transmitted to the car’s computer, which controls the heating and cooling based on your preferred interior temperature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Heated Glass

Demists and defogs glass on the mirror in frosty, icy weather, working off the same de-mist system as the vehicle. Frost and ice will melt away from glass when turned on. Only available for vehicles with pre-existing heated glass feature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

Indicators

Lights in the side of the mirror will flash to notify others that you have intentions to change lanes or turn. Clearview indicator mirror models include clear indicator lens with amber LED lights. Indicators in all manufactured mirrors are a standard CAT5 indicator. 10 LED lights inside lens. Only available for vehicles with pre-existing indicator feature. *Options may vary depending on make, model and year of vehicle.

CAT 6 Indicator option

The Clearview CAT-6 LED Indicator is designed to meet the requirements of ADR 6/00. A CAT-6 Indicator is an optional fitment on all ‘Off Road Passenger Vehicles’ (MC Category) and most ‘Light Goods Vehicles’ (NA Category) but is a mandatory requirement on Light Goods Vehicles over 6.0m in length and all Medium Goods Vehicles with GVM between 3.5t and 4.5t. (Category NB-1). Note: The Clearview CAT-6 Indicator should only be used as the “Sole Side Indicator” on a vehicle, when the vehicle dimensions enable positioning of the Indicator, when fitted to a Clearview Towing Mirror, within the dimensions as prescribed by ADR 13/00 Appendix A Clause 6.5.4 – Installation of Light Signaling Devices – Position. For some Medium Goods Vehicles this may not be possible for the 'prescribed distance from the front of the vehicle to the Indicator (Clause 6.5.4.3)', due to the reduction in maximum allowable distance, from 2500mm to 1800mm.

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