It is possible to switch the interior rearview mirror to the night position in order to reduce the brightness of the reflected high beam headlights of vehicles following behind. Switching the mirror from the daytime to the night position and back is done using the lever located below. By pulling the lever towards himself, the driver switches the mirror to the night position, by pushing it away from himself, he returns it to the daytime position.
The position of the outside rearview mirrors is adjusted using a rotary lever located on the inner triangular trim panel of the mirror base. The mirror is adjusted correctly when it shows a reflection of part of the side of the car body. When parking the car in a confined space, the outside mirrors can be pressed against the door windows if necessary.
On some models, the outside rearview mirrors are equipped with an electric drive for position adjustment. The switch for controlling the electric drive operation is mounted in the trim of the inner driver's door handle (see accompanying illustration). The mirror to be adjusted is selected using the L (left) and R (right) buttons (see ibid). In case of electric drive failure, mirror adjustment can be done manually.
Heated exterior rear view mirrors (if such a function is provided) turns on simultaneously with the rear window heating.
Some exterior rearview mirrors have a convex surface, which allows for a larger viewing sector, but leads to a certain reduction in the reflected objects. For this reason, it becomes difficult to accurately estimate the distance to the vehicle behind through such mirrors.