Eliminate
dangerous glare from the vehicles traveling
behind you with an NVS® rearview
mirror. It detects glare and automatically
dims to preserve driver vision and make
nighttime driving safer. The brighter
the glare, the darker the mirror becomes.
An ICE indicator will display for one
minute when the temperature is at or
below 37 degrees. This feature cautions
you to anticipate road-icing conditions.
Compass and external temperature readouts
also ensure that while you are driving
safer you are also driving smarter.
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Gentex
Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer
of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors.
Gentex automatic dimming mirrors are
based on the science of electrochromics,
which is the process of reversibly darkening
materials by applying electricity. During
nighttime driving, the mirrors use a
combination of sophisticated sensors
and electronic circuitry to detect glare
from rearward approaching vehicles and
darken accordingly to eliminate the
glare and preserve driver vision. They
are popular, active crash-avoidance
safety feature making nightime driving
safer for vehicles throughout the world.
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The
mirror's compass and outside temperature
displays are features of the PathPoint™
Compass System developed by Johnson
Controls, a Johnson Controls Company.
The compass is a self-calibrating flux
gate compass that eliminates manual
calibration by the factory, dealer or
customer. It detects and compensates
for magnetic anomalies caused by bridges,
subways and large steel structures.
It also compensates for actual changes
in vehicle magnetics. Calibration data
is stored in memory, which eliminates
any requirement for recalibration after
losing battery power. The electronic
compass shows the direction you are
heading in an easy to read digital display
located above the mirror. The compass
is an extremely accurate computer that
displays vehicle headings of N, NW,
W, SW, S, SE, E and NE.
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The
outside temperature display provides
you with a digital temperature reading.
When the temperature is at or below
37 degrees the display will indicate
"ICE" for a period of one
minute. This feature cautions you to
anticipate road-icing conditions.
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| Specification |
Range |
Typical
at 25º |
| Operating
Voltage |
9.0
to 16.0 Vdc |
12.8
Vdc |
| Operating
Temperature |
-40º
to +65º |
|
| Storage
Temperature |
-40º
to +85º |
|
| Maximum
Current |
>450
milliamps |
350
milliamps |
| High
Reflectance |
>70% |
>75% |
| Low
Reflectance |
>10% |
>7% |
| Time
to change reflectance from 60% to
15% at 25º |
<6.0
seconds |
3.0
seconds |
| Time
to change reflectance from 15% to
60% |
|
|
| at
25º |
<8.0
seconds |
6.0
seconds |
| at
-20º |
<30
seconds |
|
| Gray
Scale Ratio |
3</Ratio/<8 |
5.0 |
| Reverse
Override |
Increase
reflectance in |
|
| |
<2
seconds |
<0.5
seconds |
| Specification |
Range |
| Power
Requirment |
|
| Battery
Input |
9-16
VDC |
| Ignition
Input |
9-16
VDC |
| Maximum
Ignition - off - draw |
O
W |
| Display |
Vacuum
flourescent |
| Accuracy |
|
| Compass |
+/-10° |
| Temperature |
-31
to 131° +/-3° |
| |
-35
to 55° +/-2° |
| Weight |
18
ounces maximum |
| Mounts |
GM
Detach (universal) |
| Operating
Temperature |
-40°
to +85° C |
| Storage
Temperature |
-40°
to +85° C |
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