Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Mirrors: Description and Operation

Rear View Mirrors
The rear view mirror system consists of 2 exterior mirrors (each mirror includes 2 mirror motors) mounted on the exterior doors, an exterior mirror control switch and an interior mirror.

The exterior mirrors are electrically controlled by the exterior mirror control switch for both vertical and horizontal movement. The exterior mirror control switch is hardwired to the exterior mirrors. When the LH or RH exterior mirror is selected, adjustment is carried out by moving the control to the desired position. The switch is supplied power by circuit 29-AD12 (OG/YE) and is grounded by circuit 31-AD12 (BK/YE).

Switched System Power (SSP)
The SSP is invoked by both the FEM and REM. This function removes power from relays that provide power to the exterior lamps, interior lamps and power door locks. This is only accomplished when both the FEM and REM are in sleep mode. The sleep function of the FEM and REM places the modules in sleep mode when the ignition switch is in the OFF position, and no wake up (input) signals occur for 30 minutes. The module will not sleep if the parking lamps or the hazard lamps are active. The following relays are controlled by the SSP function: SSP1, SSP2, SSP3 and SSP4. When either the FEM or REM are not in sleep mode, all SSP relays will be energized. Each relay, when energized, will supply power to multiple features/functions.