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Mirror System: Overview Pontiac Solstice I

Mirrors ~500 words

Circuit/System Description

The outside rearview mirror switch receives battery voltage from the 5A MIRRORS fuse located in the underhood fuse block. The outside rearview mirror switch receives a constant ground at G300. The 4 positions of the direction switch have multiple switch contacts. When not in use, the directional contacts are isolated from any circuit. Each of the contacts are connected to opposing sides of the appropriate mirror motors through the selector switch. The selector switch interrupts or completes these circuits depending on the position of the selector switch, L or R. If the mirror select switch is placed in the L position and the up switch is pressed, battery voltage will be supplied to the driver outside mirror vertical motor through the driver mirror motor up control circuit and return to the mirror switch through the driver mirror motor left/down control circuit, then to ground and the mirror will move up. If the down switch is pressed, the driver mirror motor left/down control circuit supplies battery voltage and the driver mirror motor up control circuit completes the path to the mirror switch, then to ground and the mirror will move down. The remainder of the mirror functions operate in the same manner as described above. Placing the mirror control switch in opposing positions, left/right or up/down, will reverse the voltage polarity to the mirror motor, utilizing the same circuits and the mirror will move accordingly.

Reference Information

Outside Rearview Mirror Schematics

Electrical Information Reference

  1. «Circuit Testing»(ref-267924-S30300380662007101700000)
  2. «Connector Repairs»(ref-267924-S40546396332007101700000)
  3. «Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections»(ref-267924-S30568029692007101700000)
  4. «Wiring Repairs»(ref-267924-S21063363232007101700000)

Outside Rearview Mirror Operation

The outside rearview mirror switch receives battery voltage from the 5 A MIRRORS fuse located in the underhood fuse block. The outside rearview mirror switch receives a constant ground at G300.

The 4 positions of the direction switch have multiple switch contacts. When not in use, the directional contacts are isolated from any circuit. Each of the contacts are connected to opposing sides of the appropriate mirror motors through the selector switch. The selector switch interrupts or completes these circuits depending on the position of the selector switch, L or R.

If the mirror select switch is placed in the L position and the up switch is pressed, battery voltage will be supplied to the driver outside mirror vertical motor through the driver mirror motor up control circuit and return to the mirror switch through the driver mirror motor left/down control circuit, then to ground and the mirror will move up. If the down switch is pressed, the driver mirror motor left/down control circuit supplies battery voltage and the driver mirror motor up control circuit completes the path to the mirror switch, then to ground and the mirror will move down.

The remainder of the mirror functions operate in the same manner as described above. Placing the mirror control switch in opposing positions, left/right or up/down, will reverse the voltage polarity to the mirror motor, utilizing the same circuits and the mirror will move accordingly.