Rear view element folding device

A rear view element folding device for a motor vehicle for approaching at least one rotational position of an element housing relative to an element foot that can be mounted on the motor vehicle, and for locking or unlocking at least one position of the element housing relative to the element foot, wherein

• a first actuator providing a linear translation movement along a rotation axis that separates a first engagement element firmly connected to the element housing from a second engagement element connected to the element foot, wherein the first engagement element and the second engagement element in a locking position of the element housing, are in a fixed engagement with each other against a spring force applied by a spring element to one of the first and second engagement elements, and in an unlocking position of the element housing, the first actuator lifts one of the first and second engagement elements against the force of the spring element during the change from the locking position to the unlocking position, and
• a second, separate actuator for a rotational movement for rotating the first engagement element relative to the second engagement element around the rotation axis after the first actuator completes the change from the locking position to the unlocking position, wherein through a first rotational movement, a first rotation position of the element housing can be approached from the unlocking position, and through a second rotational movement of the element housing, which is counter to the first rotational movement, the unlocking position can be approached from the first rotational position.