Test Description

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3. Tests for an open in the outside rearview mirror switch ground circuit. If the mirror switch ground circuit is open, turning on the headlamps will remove the alternate ground path through the illumination ground circuit.
4. Tests to see if the malfunction is on the switch side of the MSM, or the mirror motor side.
7. Tests for a short to ground in the mirror switch or motor control circuits.
8. Tests for an open or short to ground in the mirror switch supply voltage circuit.
10. Tests for an open or short to ground in the mirror motor.
11. Tests for an open or short to ground in the mirror motor assembly.

Fig 1: Rendezvous (w/A43) Power Door Locks Inoperative Symptom Tests (Steps 1-9)
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Fig 2: Rendezvous (w/A43) Power Door Locks Inoperative Symptom Tests (Steps 10-21)
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Fig 3: Rendezvous (w/A43) Power Door Locks Inoperative Symptom Tests (Steps 22-30)
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Fig 4: Mirror Tilt Inoperative In Reverse Power Mirror Symptom Tests (Steps 1-3)
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Fig 5: Mirror Tilt Inoperative In Reverse Power Mirror Symptom Tests (Steps 4-7)
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Fig 6: Heated Mirror Inoperative Symptom Tests
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