Before Driving; Driver's side auto-dimming door ; Do not stack cargo or objects higher - Page 83

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Before Driving

Mirrors

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Some models.

Driver's side auto-dimming door 

mirror

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The movement of the auto-dimming 

door mirror is interlocked with the auto-

dimming rearview mirror in the interior 

to automatically reduce glare from rear 

on-coming vehicles.

Refer to Rearview Mirror on page 

3-29.

NOTE

The passenger-side door mirror does not 

have the auto-dimming feature.

 Rearview Mirror

WARNING

Do not stack cargo or objects higher 

than the seatbacks: 

Cargo stacked higher than the 

seatbacks is dangerous. It can block 

your view in the rearview mirror, which 

might cause you to hit another car 

when changing lanes.

Rearview mirror adjustment

Before driving, adjust the rearview mirror 

to center on the scene through the rear 

window.

NOTE

For the manual day/night mirror, perform 

the adjustment with the day/night lever in 

the day position.

Reducing glare from headlights

Manual day/night mirror

Push the day/night lever forward for day 

driving. Pull it back to reduce glare of 

headlights from vehicles at the rear.

Day/Night lever

Day

Night

Auto-dimming mirror

The auto-dimming mirror automatically 

reduces the glare of headlights from 

vehicles at the rear when the ignition is 

switched ON.

Press the OFF button ( ) to cancel the 

auto-dimming function. The indicator light 

will turn off.

To reactivate the auto-dimming function, 

press the ON button (

). The indicator 

light will illuminate.

Indicator light

OFF button

ON button

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