61 35 685 Replacing Rain/Light Solar Sensor

61 35 685 Replacing Rain/Light Solar Sensor







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







Necessary preliminary work:
- If necessary, remove inside mirror.







Disconnect plug connection (1).
Unlock metal spring (3) in direction of arrow.
Pull off rain/light solar sensor (2) from windscreen.

Installation note:
Close plug connection (1) only after fitting rain/light solar sensor on windscreen.
Carefully clean the windscreen at the contact area with the rain/light solar sensor.
Remove all silicone residues.
Pull off protective cover from new rain/light solar sensor. The silicone-coated surface below it must not be touched.
Align rain/light solar sensor (2) and press firmly on windscreen. Pay attention to mechanical encoding (5).
Press metal spring (3) centrally to ensure that retaining element (4) engages correctly in both hooks (6).







Replacement:
- Encoding is automatically performed by JBBFE.
- Carry out initialisation to calibrate the rain sensor to the windscreen.