61 35 177 Removing And Installing (Replacing) Rain/Light Sensor

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

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Version with Autobeam:

Remove interior rear-view mirror . See 51 16 060 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR (WITH RAIN SENSOR) .

Detach two-part mirror base cover (1) by pressing from below.

Feed out two-part mirror base cover (1) and remove.

NOTE: Catches of two-part mirror base cover (1) must not be damaged or missing.

Fig 1: Detaching Two-Part Mirror Base Cover

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Disconnect plug connection (3).

Release locks (1) in direction of arrow and remove rain/light sensor (2) from optical element.

Installation:

Do not damage optical element covered by rain/light sensor (2).

Initialize rain/light sensor .

Fig 2: Identifying Rain/Light Sensor & Plug Connection

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Replacement:

Carry out vehicle programming/coding .