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Do all passenger vehicles must have a rear view mirror?

Do all passenger vehicles must have a rear view mirror?

All passenger vehicles must be equipped with BOTH a rear-view mirror and two windshield wipers.

Is the passenger side mirror the same as the driver side mirror?

The passenger side mirror is identical to the driver side mirror in terms of function and how it is wired. It has one motor and one solenoid, three wires operate it, and the defrost wires have nothing to with the motion, at all.

Do you have to have two rear view mirrors?

‘Passenger vehicles with more than 7 passenger seats of any age, and all passenger vehicles first used on or after I August 1978 (not being a minibus as above), must have two mirrors, one of which must be option ‘a’.’ You need 2 mirrors, one of which has got to be the drivers wing mirror. You MUST have 2 mirrors?

Do you need a rear view mirror for a minibus?

c. an interior mirror. ‘Passenger vehicles with more than 7 passenger seats of any age, and all passenger vehicles first used on or after I August 1978 (not being a minibus as above), must have two mirrors, one of which must be option ‘a’.’ You need 2 mirrors, one of which has got to be the drivers wing mirror.

When does the passenger side mirror go to the programmed position?

The passenger side mirror does go to the programmed position only when I turn the knob to R (my car is LHD, so R is passenger side – right). And what’s more, it happens in any position of the gear selector (P, N, R or D/S). What can I be missing? Anyone have similar symptoms?

Why is my passenger side view mirror not turning?

One day my passenger side view mirror wasn’t turning as smoothly as my driver side mirror. I even went to the dealer and they told me it was physically broken by ME and NOT a defect.

What to do if your power mirror is not working?

received a Power Mirror is not working Inspection. You need eyes to see what’s in front of you. To see to the side and in back of you when you drive, your only option is to make sure your mirrors are properly set. If more than one person drives your car, then it’s particularly important for your power mirrors to work.

Do you need power mirrors in your car?

To see to the side and in back of you when you drive, your only option is to make sure your mirrors are properly set. If more than one person drives your car, then it’s particularly important for your power mirrors to work.

What happens when you push the mirror switch up?

Under normal conditions, when the driver selects one of the mirrors and pushes the mirror switch up, a set of electrical contacts inside the switch connect power and ground to the up/down mirror motor to move that mirror up. In the down position, the mirror switch reverses the electrical polarity to the motor and the mirror goes down.

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Ruth Doyle