Mirrors: Description and Operation
Rear View Mirrors
Interior Rear View Mirror
The interior rear view mirror is an electrochromic unit that automatically darkens to prevent glare from following vehicle lights. This automatic function is selected by pressing the switch at the bottom of the mirror. Pressing the switch again cancels this function. An LED then illuminates when automatic dipping is operative.
A Night Sentinel light sensing unit also incorporated in the mirror casing, provides for automatic control of the vehicle lights.
Door Rear View Mirrors
The door mirrors are cheater mounted, color-keyed units, remote electrically adjustable and heated. Adjustment of both mirrors is carried out from the driver's door switchpack. A slider switch selects the mirror to be adjusted, and a disc switch adjusts the selected mirror to the required position.
Mirror adjustment can only be made when the ignition switch is in position I or II or the driver's door is open, and the selector switch is moved from the central position.
When fitted, electrochromic door mirrors automatically darken under control of the interior rear view mirror. Mirror heating elements operate on selection of backlight heating.
Automatic dipping of passenger door mirror for kerb view when reversing, is fitted as part of the memory pack. With the ignition switch in position II, the mirror selector switch in the left or right position and reverse gear selected, automatic dipping is initiated by moving the mirror toggle switch rearwards and releasing.
On receipt of the dip signal, the passenger door mirror is driven downwards either 7 degrees, bottom of travel, or 4,5 to 5,5 seconds, whichever occurs first. Subsequent rearward movement of the toggle switch achieves further dipping of the mirror in the same increments and sequence.
The mirror can be manually returned to the normal memorised position by moving the toggle switch forward with reverse gear selected. The mirror will automatically return to memorised position on deselection of reverse gear, or moving ignition switch from position II.
Door mirror fold-back where fitted, to facilitate parking in confined spaces, can be initiated when the ignition switch is in position I or II, the mirror selector switch is in the central position and vehicle speed is below 19 km/h (12 mph). Mirror fold-back is then initiated by moving the toggle switch rearwards and releasing it. The door mirrors are returned to the normal driving position by again moving toggle switch rearwards. There is no speed constraint on this operation.
In the event of a fold-back mirror becoming 'out of position' due to accidental impact, it must only be re-positioned by initiating the fold-back sequence.
Loss of power supplies will result in loss of mirror fold-back memory. In the event of such a memory loss with mirrors in the normal position, fold-back will operate on second movement of the toggle switch. On loss of memory with mirrors in the fold-back position, they will return to the normal position on next fold-back operation.
Automatic dipping of passenger door mirror for kerb view when reversing, is fitted as part of the memory pack. With the ignition switch in position II, the mirror selector switch in the left or right position and reverse gear selected, automatic dipping is initiated by moving the mirror toggle switch rearwards and releasing.
On receipt of the dip signal, the passenger door mirror is driven downwards either 7 degrees, bottom of travel, or 4,5 to 5,5 seconds, whichever occurs first. Subsequent rearward movement of the toggle switch achieves further dipping of the mirror in the same increments and sequence.
The mirror can be manually returned to the normal memorised position by moving the toggle switch forward with reverse gear selected. The mirror will automatically return to memorised position on deselection of reverse gear, or moving ignition switch from position II.
Door mirror fold-back where fitted, to facilitate parking in confined spaces, can be initiated when the ignition switch is in position I or II, the mirror selector switch is in the central position and vehicle speed is below 19 km/h (12 mph). Mirror fold-back is then initiated by moving the toggle switch rearwards and releasing it. The door mirrors are returned to the normal driving position by again moving toggle switch rearwards. There is no speed constraint on this operation.
In the event of a fold-back mirror becoming 'out of position' due to accidental impact, it must only be re-positioned by initiating the fold-back sequence.
Loss of power supplies will result in loss of mirror fold-back memory. In the event of such a memory loss with mirrors in the normal position, fold-back will operate on second movement of the toggle switch. On loss of memory with mirrors in the fold-back position, they will return to the normal position on next fold-back operation.