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Old 02-09-2009, 10:35 AM
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i have a red dome and auto dim mirrors (but they are not blue in colour) butthey dim - however i thought the red dome was just the alarm


Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='788707' date='Feb 9 2009, 07:29 PM
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Old 02-09-2009, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rborhara' post='788712' date='Feb 9 2009, 02:35 PM
i have a red dome and auto dim mirrors (but they are not blue in colour) butthey dim - however i thought the red dome was just the alarm
Mine is also auto dim (available only with premium package?) but it looks more of a green to me rather than blue.. I don't have to tilt the mirror down as it automatically dims
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Originally Posted by unknown' post='788667
yes it auto dims... that clown nose controls the dazzle effect.
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Originally Posted by ponnu' post='788758' date='Feb 9 2009, 12:46 PM
Mine is also auto dim (available only with premium package?) but it looks more of a green to me rather than blue.. I don't have to tilt the mirror down as it automatically dims
Mine turns greenish. I don't think the red knob turns on cars with auto dimming. On cars that don't have auto dimming the knob turns to help deflect the lights from cars behind you if they are too bright. I don't know if all E60's have auto dimming or not.
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I don't believe the nose turns on autodimming mirrors I have autodimming on my e60 and it doesn't turn. In my old e46 the nose turned similar to the lever/toggle that is on most other cars so that you can dip your mirror down if say a truck is driving behind you at night.
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i gotta check my car then. they gave me a base e60. well, better than a base 3 series. auto dimming doesnt work when eugene has his lights on behind you
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='788634' date='Feb 9 2009, 05:39 PM
I was sitting in my e60 loaner and got bored so I decided to turn the red dome under the mirror. If u turn in, the mirror dips down. Turn it back, its back to normal. Useless but cool feature.
I think its mentioned in the manual. Now I am off to check cause I definately saw something about it.

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lol eugene's lights are scary bright =p
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Careful! Turn it the opposite direction and you activate the 'passenger ejection system.'

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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='788697' date='Feb 9 2009, 11:10 AM
I HAD NO IDEA. NOW WE ARE SO HAPPY, WE DO THE DANCE OF JOY!
Haha, I bet no one got that unless you were a fan of Bronson Pinchot in the 80s ...


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