Mirrors: Description and Operation

The Power Remote Mirrors are adjusted from the interior of the car by operating the Outside Mirror Switch.

Each Outside Mirror has two reversible Motors: one to adjust the mirror view up and down, the other to adjust the mirror view right and left. The driver operates either an Up-Down Switch or Left-Right Switch to control the polarity of the voltage to the Motors. The Mirror Select Switch directs the control voltages to either the RH or LH Outside Mirror.

With the Switches in the positions shown in the schematic, the LH Outside Mirror is moved. When the Up-Down Switch is moved UP, battery voltage from the RED/YEL wire is applied through the UP contacts of the Mirror Position Switch to the YEL wire at terminal D and to the Up-Down Motor in the LH Outside Mirror. The LH Outside Mirror Up-Down Motor has a path to ground through the GRN/ BLK and WHT/BLU wires at terminal C through the Up-Down Switch and the BLK wire. The LH Motor runs and turns the motor up.

When the Up-Down Switch is pushed to the DOWN position, the Up-Down Motor receives voltage, however the polarity is reversed. The YEL wire is now grounded and voltage is applied to the Motor through the WHT/BLU and GRN/BLK wires. The motor runs in the opposite direction.

The LH Left-Right Motor operates similarly. When the Left-Right Switch is moved to the LEFT position, battery voltage from the RED/ YEL wire is applied through the LH contacts of the Mirror Select Switch to the WHT/BLU wire at terminal C and the Left-Right Motor in the LH Outside Mirror. The Motor is grounded through the WHT wire at terminal B, the Left-Right Switch, and BLK wire. The LH Motor runs and turns the mirror to the left.

If the Left-Right Switch is pushed to the RIGHT position, the same Motor receives voltage, however the polarity is reversed. With the WHT/BLU wire grounded, voltage is now applied to the Motor through the WHT wire. The Motor runs in the opposite direction.

The RH Outside Mirror works the same way as the LH Outside Mirror when the Mirror Select Switch is moved to the RH position and the Up-Down and Left-Right Switch are operated.