Captiva

Outside Mirror Description and Operation

The power mirror system consists of the following components:

Each of the outside power mirrors contains 2 motors. The up-down motor operates the vertical directions and the left-right motor operates the horizontal directions. Each of the power mirror motors are internally circuit breaker protected.

The outside mirror switch incorporates a mirror select switch and a 4 position mirror direction switch.

The mirror select switch allows the driver to select the mirror to be moved by pressing the switch to L position enabling the left outside mirror or pressing the switch to R position enabling the right outside mirror.

The mirror direction switch is a 4 position switch that allows the operator to move the selected mirror up, down, left or right.

The vehicle needs to have the ignition ON or in Accessory for the mirrors to operate.

The outside mirror switch receives power through the ignition positive voltage circuit from the LOCK/MIRROR 10 A fuse in the instrument panel (I/P) fuse block. The outside mirror switch also receives a constant ground.

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 direction switch in opposing positions, left/right or up/down, will reverse the voltage polarity to the mirror motor, utilising the same circuits and the mirror will move accordingly.

The fold/unfold switch will fold or unfold the mirrors depending on their current state. When a power fold or unfold function is activated, battery voltage is supplied to the fold motor by the appropriate fold or unfold control circuit and the motor will be grounded by the opposite control circuit.

The heated mirrors are controlled through the rear demist relay. Whenever the rear window demister is turned on battery voltage is supplied to the mirror heater elements through the left and right mirror heater element control circuits.