Mirrors: Description and Operation

Fig.1 Side View Mirror:

POWER MIRROR SYSTEM
The power operated or power operated and heated outside sideview mirrors allow the driver to adjust both outside mirrors electrically from the driver seat position by operating a switch on the driver side front door trim panel.

The heated mirror option includes an electric heating grid behind the mirror glass in each outside mirror, which can clear the mirror glass of ice, snow, or fog.

The power mirrors receive battery current through a fuse in the junction block, and will only operate when the ignition switch is in the ON or Accessory positions.

The heating grid receives fused battery current through the rear window defogger relay only when the rear window defogger system is turned ON. (Refer to REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER SYSTEM - DESCRIPTION).

Refer to the owner's manual in the vehicle glove box for more information on the features, use and operation of the power mirror system.

Fig.5 Driver Door Module:

POWER MIRROR SWITCH
Both the right and left power outside mirrors are controlled by a single multi-function switch unit located on the driver side front door trim panel. Two versions of this switch are offered. Models without power windows or power locks have a stand-alone switch mounted in the driver side front door trim panel. Models equipped with power windows and power locks have a power mirror switch that is integral to the Driver Door Module (DDM).

The stand-alone power mirror switch cannot be repaired and, if faulty or damaged, it must be replaced as a complete unit. If the DDM power mirror switch is faulty or damaged, the entire DDM unit must be replaced.

Both the stand-alone power mirror switch or the integral Driver Door Module (DDM) power mirror switch are operated in the same manner. A three position rocker-type mirror selector switch is moved right (right mirror control), left (left mirror control), or center to turn the power mirrors OFF. Then one of four directional control buttons is depressed to control movement of the selected mirror up, down, right, or left. The directional control buttons of the DDM- mounted switch are illuminated whenever the ignition switch is in the ON or Accessory positions. The stand-alone power mirror switch is not illuminated.

The stand-alone power mirror switch cannot be repaired and, if faulty or damaged, it must be replaced as a complete unit. If the DDM power mirror switch is faulty or damaged, the entire DDM unit must be replaced.

Fig.7 Power Side View Mirror:

POWER MIRROR
The power side view mirrors on vehicles equipped with the available heated mirror option, include an electric heating grid located behind the mirror glass. This heating grid is energized by the rear window defogger relay whenever the rear window defogger system is turned ON. (Refer to HEATED GLASS - DESCRIPTION).

The power side view mirror assembly cannot be repaired. Only the mirror glass is serviced separately. If any other component of the power mirror unit is faulty or damaged, the entire power mirror must be replaced.

Each power side view mirror head contains two electric motors, two drive mechanisms, and the mirror glass. One motor and drive controls mirror up-and-down movement, and the other controls right-and-left movement.