2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files

MirrorsElectrochromic Day/Night Rearview MirrorThis mirror automatically changes to reduce glare fromthe headlamps behind you. A photocell on the back ofthe mirror senses when it is becoming dark outside.Another photocell built into the mirror surface senseswhen headlamps are behind you.At night, when the glare is too high, the mirror willgradually darken to reduce glare (this change may takea few seconds). The mirror will return to its cleardaytime state when the glare is reduced.Cleaning PhotocellsUse a cotton swab and glass cleaner to clean the frontand rear photocells that make the auto-dimmingfeature work.Time DelayThis feature prevents rapid changing of the mirror fromthe night mode to the day mode as you drive underlights and through traffic.2-52