Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual: Heated Mirrors
For vehicles with heated mirrors: The heated outside mirrors turn on when the rear window defogger is on and help to clear fog or frost from the surface of the mirrors.
: This button is on the climate
control panel.
See "Rear Window Defogger" under Dual Automatic Climate Control System.
Automatic Dimming Mirror
The vehicle has an automatic dimming outside mirror on the driver side. The mirror will adjust for the glare of headlamps behind you.
Folding Mirrors
Manual Folding Mirrors
The mirrors can be folded inward
toward the vehicle to prevent
damage when going through an
automatic car wash. Push the mirror
outward to return it to the original
positi ...
Reverse Tilt Mirrors
If equipped with memory seats, the
passenger and/or driver mirror tilts
to a preselected position when the
vehicle is in R (Reverse). This
allows the curb to be seen when
parallel parking.
The ...
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Braking
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is
about three-quarters of a second. In
that time, a vehicle moving at
100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20m
(66 ft), wh ...
