61 35 685 Replacing rain/light solar sensor

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IMPORTANT: Read and comply with notes on protection against electrostatic damage (ESD protection) .

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove interior rearview mirror . See 51 16 060 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR (OVERVIEW) .

Disconnect plug connection (1).

Unlock metal spring (3) in direction of arrow.

Pull off solar rain/light sensor (2) from windscreen.

Installation:

Close plug connection (1) only after fitting solar rain/light sensor on windscreen.

Pull off protective cover from new solar rain/light sensor.

Align solar rain/light sensor (2) and press firmly on windscreen. Pay attention to mechanical coding (6).

Press metal spring (3) centrally to ensure that retaining element (5) engages correctly in both hooks (4).

Fig 1: Identifying Solar Rain And Light Sensor

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Carefully clean windscreen in area (A) of retaining element. Remove all silicone residues.

Fig 2: Identifying Retaining Element

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Replacement:

Carry out coding to determine the windscreen type for the light sensor.

Carry out initialization to calibrate the rain sensor to the windscreen.