Mirrors: Description and Operation

REAR VIEW MIRRORS

The rear view mirrors consists of the following:
- Exterior mirror control switch
- Exterior mirror glass
- Exterior mirror glass adjustment motor
- Exterior mirror plastic housing
- Interior auto-dimming rear view mirror
- Heated exterior mirror glass (optional)
- Memory exterior mirrors (optional)
- Puddle lamps (optional)

For diagnostics and information on the puddles lamps, refer to Lighting and Horns.

Power Exterior Mirrors
Power mirrors allow the driver or passenger mirror glass to be positioned electronically. The position of the power mirror glass is controlled by the exterior rear view mirror control switch, which is located on the LH front door trim panel. Adjusting the exterior rear view mirror control switch to the LH or RH position determines which power mirror glass will be controlled.

Heated Exterior Rear View Mirrors
The power exterior rear view mirrors are available with a heated mirror glass option, which heats the mirror glass to remove frost, snow, ice and condensation. The heated exterior rear view mirrors only operate when the heated rear window is ON. The heated rear window switch controls the operation of the heated exterior rear view mirrors.

Memory Exterior Mirrors
The memory mirror function recalls the preferred positioning of the exterior mirrors. Memory is activated by the door mounted switches or the remote keyless entry (RKE) transmitter. When a memory position is recalled by the operator, the exterior mirrors will automatically adjust to the position that is retained in the driver seat module (DSM) memory.

For information on the DSM and Memory Position Programming, refer to Seats.

Interior Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror
The interior auto-dimming rear view mirror automatically reduces the glare caused by headlamps reflecting in the interior rear view mirror. The interior auto-dimming rear view mirror adjusts the reflectance level of the interior rear view mirror glass to eliminate unwanted glare. The reflectance level of the mirror glass is variable and depends on the amount of rear glare in relation to ambient light conditions in front of the interior mirror. When the forward sensor detects daytime conditions, the rearward sensor is inactive and the interior rear view mirror stays in a high reflectance mode. When the forward sensor detects nighttime conditions, the rearward sensor is active and detects glare from the headlights of vehicles approaching from the rear or other glare-producing light sources. To provide increased visibility when backing up, the interior rear view mirror will automatically return to a high reflectance mode whenever the vehicle is in REVERSE.