It should, the compass should be in a black window to the right.

 

The dim function only works i you switch on the light of your HL, maybe even if the sensor of the car is measuring darkness...

Compass, yes, as stated out, this should be in the right, top corner of the mirror area.

As the button has power (LED turns green) i think its not a fuse that's blown.

Maybe our NASA specialist can bring darkness in to the light ? Or the other way around ? :rofl:

 

Ok mine shows nothing. I wonder what's wrong with it. Not that it's big deal. Just that it's there for a reason and well... mine doesn't work.

 

Do all HL Limiteds have the compass feature? My wife's HL Limited (two weeks old, with no rear entertainment system) has the auto-dimming mirror (the auto-dimming functions correctly when I power the mirror on and see the green LED), but there's no compass display in the mirror.

To the OP, do you see a square space in the mirror where the compass direction should be shown? I don't see a square space on my wife's mirror, so I've been assuming her car simply doesn't have the feature.

 

Toyota doesn't put a compass in the mirror if you have navigation.

 

Thanks for explaining that. Since every Limited comes with Nav, that means that no Limited has the mirror compass.

 

That is correct! One of your navigation settings is to always show North. Toyota in their infinite wisdom felt like that was enough of a compass for us Limited owners.

 

Well, that is maybe right for the US and Canada ?

I do have a 2011 HL Limited that has the full package, NAvi and a compass in the mirror..

BUT it is the chinese version..........

So you might be right.

Would be interesting to see what the Australian version is equipped with ?

 

ok that makes sense now. on to the next "how does that work" quest thanks guys!

 

Our 2011 has navigation and the dimming mirror which displays compass/direction

The text is green in the upper right corner, I think these are standard genex or similar brand

 

Our 2011 has navigation and the dimming mirror which displays compass/direction

The text is green in the upper right corner, I think these are standard genex or similar brand

So it sounds like eliminating the compass from HL Limited mirrors happened starting in 2012 or 2013?

 

cbwilsha, you can press the compass on the navi screen to switch from always north to oriented with the car's direction. You probably knew that, but it sounded like you may not have from your post :dunno: Just an fyi.

 

At least on the U.S. models, Toyota took out the compass on the rearview mirror going back to 2008 on Limited models that came with nav from the factory. In 2008, only the Limited offered the compass. That's what their "new model" documentation for 2008 says.

 

This is confusing. If only the Limited can have the compass, AND if the compass only comes on Highlanders without Nav, AND if the Limited always includes Nav, THEN it's not possible to have a Limited with a compass.

Right?

 

OK, so here are the next questions:

Is it possible to have the mirror's auto-dimming function on, but also have the compass function off at the same time?

If the answer to the above question is "yes", then how do you enable the compass function too?

If the compass function is off, can you see the square where the compass direction information would be, or does it look like a normal mirror there?

 

[/IMG]

 

Hmm...didn't know it could rain on the moon


-----------------------------

Random note, mine doesn't have a compass on the mirror, must be a newer year thing :dunno:

 

Yes, sweeneyp, I am aware of the other setting and, in fact, that is the one I use. The one with North always up was disorienting to me. I prefer that the cars direction always be up.

 

haha the plot thickens...

Here is my understanding, nav is an option, even on the limited (there are very few options on the Limited models, like rear entertainment, nav and perhaps tow package)

So we have a poster that has a limited without nav but has the compass in the mirror.

And we have me (photo above) with a 2011 limited with nav and has the compass in the mirror.

 

I can't view your photo from behind my company's firewall.

Can you answer my questions from post #17 above?

 

I just looked it up in the online owner's manual. It looks like if the auto-dimming function is powered on, then the compass would be powered on too (if the car is equipped with the compass). So it looks like my 2013 Highlander Limited with Nav and auto-dimming mirror does not have the compass.

 

I can't explain how tagheuer has both nav and a compass mirror. Many Toyota models other than HL also stopped including the compass mirror if it was nav-equipped. Since the power is there for the auto-dimming function, I don't think it's hard to replace the mirror with a compass mirror if someone wanted to.

Again, based on the documentation for the new model years for the U.S., nav didn't become standard on the Limited until 2013 when they switched over to the Premium Display Audio head unit. The Premium Display uses 8 GB of flash memory for the nav data instead of a DVD or a hard disk drive (HDD).

 

Every Highlander I've seen (about 3 or 4, neighbor has one, a few loaners here and there, etc.) has had both the navigation and compass in the mirror.

Maybe it is a regional/midwest thing? I'm in Michigan....

 

^^ OK. My salesperson said that all 2013 Highlander Limited and Sport models came with Nav. I was wondering if he was either wrong or BSing me.

 

Maybe not. My Limited without Nav is a 2010, so maybe it's a model-year thing.

 

I have the Factory Specs for the 2013 Highlander, all models, listing everything on the car and available. Display Audio with Navigation, Entune and JBL, etc. etc. is shown as Standard on the Limited and Hybrid Limited. The same minus JBL is shown as standard for the Hybrid and optional for SE.

These Specs are a part of the much larger sales brochure produced for all models.

 

The plot thickens... I just pulled the 2011 brochure from here:
http://www.auto-brochures.com/makes/Toyota/Highlander/Toyota_US Highlander_2011.pdf

Footnote 34 says that the compass mirror is deleted on units with navigation.

Obviously the factory and the documentation people were not on the same page that year.

 

Footnote 22 says the same in the 2013 brochure I was quoting from earlier..

 

Rearview mirror has one green light

I just purchased a 2013 highlander limited and it does not appear to have a compass.

However, my question is it looks like there are two places for lights on the Rearview mirror. However, I can only get one green light to come on on the left side.

Anyone have a suggestion or explanation?

Thanks

 

2013 HL Limited has navigation as a standard feature, so no compass in the rearview mirror. At least according to brochures/specs, you don't get the compass in the mirror if you have nav because the nav shows a compass on the map screen.

 

My wife's 2010 HH Ltd does not have a compass display, but does have the little green light to indicate something is on or off. She does have the navigation. Am hoping it never came with the compass although the owners manual talks about turning it on and off and how to calibrate it. Will have to check with the dealer next time..

 

We have a 2010 HH with nav and no compass!

 

Mine is a 13 highlander limited.
I have factory nav. Auto dimming mirror with no compass.