Description and Operation - Mirrors - Overview
Overview
Exterior, Power
This vehicle is equipped with power-operated left and right mirrors. The power mirror system allows the mirror glass to be electronically positioned. The exterior mirror glass position is controlled by the exterior mirror control switch, and the left or right mirror selector buttons determine which exterior mirror glass will be controlled.
Exterior, Heated
The exterior mirrors may be equipped with heated mirror glass, which heats the mirror glass to remove frost, snow, ice and condensation. The rear window heater switch controls operation of the exterior rearview mirror glass heater. The exterior mirror glass heater operates only when the rear window defrost system is active.
Exterior, Memory
This vehicle may be equipped with memory mirrors. The memory mirror feature allows the driver to recall or store the preferred position of the left and right rearview mirrors.
Exterior, BLIS ®/CTA Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
The left and right exterior rearview mirrors may be equipped with BLIS®/CTA. For repair procedures and information on the BLIS®/CTA LEDs installed in the mirror, refer to
Exterior, Turn Signals
The left and right side exterior mirrors are equipped with a mirror turn signal indicator assembly. For repair procedures and information on the mirror turn signals,
Refer to: Turn Signal and Hazard Warning Lamps (417-01 Exterior Lighting, Diagnosis and Testing).
Interior
This vehicle may be equipped with a manual or automatic dimming interior rearview mirror. The manual dimming interior mirror has a lever on the lower part of the mirror assembly that is pushed forward or pulled back to change the reflectance of the interior mirror glass. At night, the automatic dimming interior mirror darkens the mirror glass when it detects headlamps from vehicles behind, to reduce unwanted glare.
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