Mirrors: Description and Operation

Electrically heated outside rear view mirrors are an additional factory-installed option on models that are equipped with factory-installed dual power mirrors and the heated rear window defogger system. Vehicles with this option can be visually identified by the International Control and Display Symbol icon for rear window defogger, which appears on the lower inboard corner of each outside mirror glass. The optional heated mirror system operates in concert with the rear window defogger system, and will be automatically shut off after a programmed time interval of about ten minutes. After the initial time interval has expired, if the defogger switch is turned on again during the same ignition cycle, the heated mirror system will automatically shut off after about ten minutes also.

The heated mirror system will automatically shut off if the ignition switch is turned to the Off position, or it can be shut off manually by pressing the rear window defogger switch a second time.

When the rear window defogger switch is in the On position, an electric heater grid located behind the glass of each of the outside rear view mirrors is energized. When energized, each of these heater grids produce heat to help clear the outside rear view mirrors of ice, snow, or fog.

The heated mirror system is controlled by a momentary rear window defogger switch on the A/Cheater control. An amber indicator lamp in the switch will illuminate to indicate when the defogger system is turned on.

If the outside mirror heating grids are both inoperative. If only one of the outside mirror heating grids is inoperative.

The heating grid behind each outside mirror glass cannot be repaired and, if faulty or damaged, the entire power mirror unit must be replaced.