GF88.79-P-2003A Function of automatic dimming outside rearview mirror on driver's side 11.5.96

MODEL  202 as of 1.8.96
  with CODE (491) U.S. version
  


1 Inside rearview mirror
2 Sensor in inside rearview mirror
housing
3 Sensor in mirror glass
 
    P88.79-0229-06

Function sequence
1 Function prerequisites
Key in ignition lock in position 2 (C. 15)
Dome light switched off
Reverse gear not engaged

2 The ambient brightness is measured by a sensor (2) in the inside rearview mirror housing.
Simultaneously a second sensor (3) on the surface of the inside rearview mirror measures the intensity of the light hitting the inside rearview mirror.
  3 A control module integrated into the inside rearview mirror compares the signals from the two sensors (2 and 3).

4 If the intensity of the light reaching the surface of the inside rearview mirror is greater than the ambient brightness, the outside rearview mirror is dimmed by the control module in the inside rearview mirror.




Function description of automatic dimming inside rearview mirror   GF68.49-P-0003A