61 35 685 Replacing rain/light solar sensor

IMPORTANT: Read and comply with notes on PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DAMAGE (ESD PROTECTION) .

Necessary preliminary tasks:

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.

Fig 1: Unlocking Metal Spring

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Thoroughly clean contact surface for solar rain/light sensor on windscreen. Remove all silicone residues.

Pull off protective cover from new solar rain/light sensor. Don not touch silicone coated surface beneath protective cover.

Align solar rain/light sensor (2) and press firmly on windscreen. Pay attention to mechanical coding (5).

Press metal spring (3) centrally to ensure that retaining element (4) engages correctly in both hooks (6).

Replacement:

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

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