61 35 175 Removing and installing/replacing rain sensor

Necessary Preliminary Tasks: 

• Unclip and remove mirror base covers.

Pull out locks (1) in direction of arrow and remove rain sensor (2).

Disconnect plug connection (3) and remove rain sensor (2).

Installation: 

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

If necessary, initialize rain sensor (2). Refer to 61 35 680 INITIALIZING RAIN SENSOR .

Fig 1: Removing Rain Sensor

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