Hybrid interior mirror with error recognition

A rear view mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• a mirror housing attached to a housing holder which is adapted to be attached to the vehicle, the mirror housing comprising
• at least one reflective mirror element;
• and
• at least one display screen of a display system, wherein at least one camera is comprised of the display system to provide an image to the display screen;
• and
• a switching unit configured to automatically switch between a first rear view presented to a driver of the vehicle on the display screen to a second rear view presented to the driver of the vehicle on the reflective mirror element,
• wherein the switching unit is adapted to switch from the first to the second rear view to be visible to the driver in response to an error signal of a malfunction of the display system being detected,
• wherein the display system further comprises a function controller adapted to prove a correct function of the display system to ensure that rear traffic is displayed correctly on the display screen and to send-out the error signal in case of the detected malfunction,
• wherein the mirror housing comprises an indication area illuminated by a lighting unit to indicate a manual mode, a switching unit mode, or a blocked mode for switching from the second rear view to the first rear view via different colors so that the indication area indicates to the driver which mode can be used to switch between the second and first rear views.