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Interior Rearview Mirror Assembly Overview







Interior Rearview Mirror Assembly Overview

Manual Dimming






1 Retaining plate

Mirror base retaining plate

Glued to the windshield

Interior Rearview Mirror Retaining Plate, Servicing, refer to => [ Interior Rearview Mirror Retaining Plate, Servicing ] Interior Rearview Mirror Retaining Plate, Servicing

2 Rain/Light Recognition Sensor (G397)

Sensor

Code the sensor.

3 Upper cable guide

Attached to the retaining plate => [ (Item 1) Retaining plate ]

Installed in the trim => [ (Item 4) Trim ]

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

4 Trim

Roof trim panel trim

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

5 Lower cable guide

Attached to the retaining plate => [ (Item 1) Retaining plate ]

Installed in the trim => [ (Item 4) Trim ]

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

6 Interior Rearview Mirror

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

7 Right mirror base trim

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

8 Left mirror base trim

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Manual Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

Automatic Dimming






1 Retaining plate

Mirror base retaining plate

Glued to the windshield

Interior Rearview Mirror Retaining Plate, Servicing, refer to => [ Interior Rearview Mirror Retaining Plate, Servicing ] Interior Rearview Mirror Retaining Plate, Servicing

2 Rain/Light Recognition Sensor (G397)

Sensor

Code the sensor.

3 Upper cable guide

Attached to the retaining plate => [ (Item 1) Retaining plate ]

Installed in the trim => [ (Item 4) Trim ]

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

4 Trim

Roof trim panel trim

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

5 Lower cable guide

Attached to the retaining plate => [ (Item 1) Retaining plate ]

Installed in the trim => [ (Item 4) Trim ]

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

6 Interior Rearview Mirror

with automatic dimming function

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

7 Right mirror base trim

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

8 Left mirror base trim

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor ] Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror with Rain Sensor

The automatically dimming interior rearview mirror dims progressively when the driver is blinded from the rear.

It consists of a mirror element and an electrical element with two photo sensors.

The electronic element registers light incidence from the front and rear through the photo sensors.

If the incident light from the rear is greater than that from the front, a current flows through the electronic element to a conductive coating.

The applied current will change the color of the electrolytes. The higher the voltage, the darker the electrolyte. The incident light will be reflected to a lesser degree.

When the reverse gear is engaged, the dimming function is switched off so the mirror can be used, for example, to back out of a dark garage.