Mirrors - Overview. Description and Operation

Overview

Exterior, Power

This vehicle is equipped with left and right power mirrors. The power mirror system allows the outside mirror glass to be positioned electronically. Outside mirror glass position is controlled by the outside mirror control switch, and the left or right mirror select buttons determine which outside mirror glass is 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

The memory mirror feature allows the driver to recall or store the preferred position of the left and right outside mirror glass. The preferred driver seat and outside mirror positions can be linked to a numbered memory preset button, the RKE transmitter or Passive Entry (if equipped).

Mirror, Power Folding

This vehicle may be equipped with left and right power folding mirrors. The power folding mirror feature allows the outside mirrors to be folded and unfolded electronically. The folding mirrors can be activated automatically (automatic folding feature) or by pressing the outside mirror folding switch.

Exterior, Automatic Dimming

This vehicle may be equipped with a left outside mirror glass with automatic dimming. The left outside mirror automatic dimming feature is controlled by the interior automatic dimming rearview mirror. The outside mirror glass dims only when the interior automatic dimming mirror detects bright light from behind the vehicle at night.

Exterior, Turn Signals

This vehicle may be equipped with a turn signal indicator assembly installed in the left and right outside rearview mirrors. For additional information on the turn signal indicators installed in the mirrors, refer to
Refer to: Exterior Lighting - System Operation and Component Description (417-01 Exterior Lighting, Description and Operation).

Exterior, Puddle Lamps

This vehicle may be equipped with a left and right outside rearview mirror puddle lamp. For additional information on the puddle lamp installed in the mirror, refer to
Refer to: Interior Lighting - System Operation and Component Description (417-02 Interior Lighting, Description and Operation).

Mirror, BLIS®/CTA LEDs

The left and right outside mirrors may be equipped with the BLIS®/CTA system. REFER TO
For additional information on the mirror-mounted BLIS®/CTA LEDs, refer to: Blind Spot Information System - System Operation and Component Description (419-04 Side and Rear Vision, Description and Operation).

Interior

This vehicle may be equipped with a manual or automatic-dimming rearview mirror. The manual-dimming interior mirror has a lever at the bottom of the mirror assembly that you push forward or pull rearward to change the reflectance of the interior mirror glass. At night, the automatic-dimming interior mirror darkens the mirror glass when it detects headlamps behind the vehicle to reduce unwanted glare. The automatic-dimming feature is active any time the ignition is on.

The automatic-dimming rearview mirror may be equipped with IPMA. For additional information on the automatic-dimming rearview mirror with IPMA,
refer to: Lane Keeping System (419-07 Lane Keeping System, Diagnosis and Testing).