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Power Mirror Motor Test

Remove door panel. Disconnect mirror motor harness connector. Using 12-volt power supply and 2 jumper wires, apply voltage and ground to specified terminal. See POWER MIRROR MOTOR TEST table. See Fig 1 .

POWER MIRROR MOTOR TEST

Application & Movement Terminal No. (+) (Wire Color) Terminal No. (-) (Wire Color)
Left Mirror
Up 1 (Red/Black) 3 (Red)
Down 3 (Red) 1 (Red/Black)
Left 2 (Blue/Red) 3 (Red)
Right 3 (Red) 2 (Blue/Red)
Right Mirror
Up 1 (Red/Blue) 3 (Red)
Down 3 (Red) 1 (Red/Blue)
Left 2 (Green/Red) 3 (Red)
Right 3 (Red) 2 (Green/Blue)
POWER MIRROR MOTOR TEST

Application & Movement Terminal No. (+) (Wire Color) Terminal No. (-) (Wire Color)
Both Mirrors
Up 1 (Blue) 3 (Yellow)
Down 3 (Yellow) 1 (Blue)
Left 1 (Blue) 2 (White)
Right 2 (White) 1 (Blue)
POWER MIRROR MOTOR TEST

Application & Movement Terminal No. (+) (Wire Color) Terminal No. (-) (Wire Color)
Left Mirror
Up 1 (Red) 3 (Lt. Green/Red)
Down 3 (Lt. Green/Red) 1 (Red)
Left 2 (Black/Red) 3 (Lt. Green/Red)
Right 3 (Lt. Green/Red) 2 (Black/Red)
Right Mirror
Up 1 (Red) 3 (Brown/Red)
Down 3 (Brown/Red) 1 (Red)
Left 2 (Red/Blue) 3 (Brown/Red)
Right 3 (Brown/Red) 2 (Red/Blue)
Fig 1: Identifying Mirror Motor Terminals (All Models)
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