Vehicular mirror system with at least one of power-fold and power-extend functionality

An external mirror system for a vehicle comprising:

• a fixed portion adapted to be mounted to the vehicle;
• a moveable portion pivotally mounted to the fixed portion through a normal range of movement between a folded position and an unfolded, retracted position defined by a pair of terminal ends, the moveable portion having a reflective element mounted therein defining a rearwardly-directed field of view for a driver of the vehicle;
• an actuator including a motor having at least one output shaft adapted for bi-directional rotational movement, wherein driven rotation of the output shaft of the motor causes the movable portion to be pivoted with respect to the fixed portion;
• and
• at least one of:
• a force-modifying device operably interconnected to the actuator for reducing a drive force required to pivot the movable portion relative to the fixed portion within the normal range of movement corresponding to the folded and unfolded, refracted positions and increasing the drive force required to pivot the movable portion relative to the fixed portion beyond one of the terminal ends of the normal range of movement;
• a transmission operably interconnected to the actuator, the actuator operably interconnected to the moveable portion for continuous movement in a first stage and a second stage, wherein the transmission operably cooperates with the actuator for movement between the first stage and the second stage, wherein in the first stage rotational movement of the motor pivots the movable portion between a folded position to an unfolded, retracted position and in the second stage translates the moveable portion between the unfolded, retracted position and an extended position;
• and
• an adjuster operably interconnected to the reflective element, wherein the reflective element is positioned at a first angle of reflectance and the adjuster positions the reflective element at a second angle of reflectance as the reflective element is moved between the unfolded, retracted and an extended position to adjust the field of view of the reflective element for the driver of the vehicle.