Circuit/System Description
The heated outside rearview mirrors operate when the rear window defogger is turned ON and will turn OFF when the rear window defogger is turned OFF.
The automatic day-night rearview mirror uses 2 photocell sensors that detects an increase in light. One sensor is located in the rear side of the mirror. This sensor determines the light condition present at the mirror face. The other sensor is the ambient light sensor, located on the front of the mirror or windshield side. This sensor determines the amount of light present at the mirror. When the ambient light sensor senses a low light condition and a high light condition from behind at the headlight sensor, the inside rearview mirror will automatically darken the face of the mirror.
The outside rearview mirror switch supplies the voltage and the ground for the rearview mirror motors. Depending on what circuits are supplied the voltage and ground will determine the direction the mirror will move.
Inside Rearview Mirror with the Automatic Day-Night Feature System Operation
The inside rearview mirror uses 2 photocell sensors. One sensor is the headlight sensor, located on the face side of the mirror. The headlight sensor is used to determine light conditions present at the mirror face. The other sensor is the ambient light sensor, located on the rear of the mirror or windshield side. The ambient light sensor is used to determine light conditions present at the mirror. With automatic day-night feature enabled, the mirror uses ambient light sensor to determine the exterior light condition. With a low light condition detected, or a high light condition from behind at the headlight sensor, the inside rearview mirror will automatically darken the face of the mirror.
With the gear selector lever in the REVERSE position, backup lamp supply voltage is supplied as an input to the inside rearview mirror. The mirror monitors this input to disable the automatic day-night feature which allows the face to gradually change to a normal state. This allows the driver to see objects in the mirror clearly when backing up.