Description And Operation: Operation: Outside

The driver side automatic dimming outside mirror is operated by the same controls and circuitry as the automatic inside rear view mirror. When the automatic inside rear view mirror is switched ON or OFF, the automatic dimming outside mirror is likewise switched ON or OFF. Just as in the automatic inside rear view mirror, a thin layer of electrochromic material between two pieces of conductive glass make up the face of the automatic dimming outside mirror. However, the signal to control the dimming of the outside mirror is generated by the automatic dimming inside rear view mirror control circuitry based upon the inputs from the two photocell sensors integral to the inside mirror. That signal is then delivered to the driver side outside rear view mirror on two hard wired circuits.