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88nRe a rvie w m irro r w ith a u to m a tic d im m e r
The s e m is olid re a c ts c he m ic a lly to th is
e le c tric a l c urre nt, th us p ro vid ing in fi-
nite ly-va ria b le d im m ing o f th e m irro r
(e le c tro c hro m ic te c hnology).
As a re s ult, it is n o lo nge r n e c e s s a ry to
d im th e m irro r m a nua lly, a nd th e d rive r
c a n m a inta in fu ll c onc e ntra tio n o n tra f-
fic .
The in te rio r re a rvie w m irro r w ith a uto -
m a tic d im m ing fe a tu re re d uc e s g la re
fro m fo llowing tra ffic b y a d a p tin g th e in -
te ns ity o f th e re fle c te d im a ge s to c orre -
s p ond to le ve ls of light re gis te re d b y th e
unit's s e ns ors . Th e m irro r re ve rts to its
und im m e d s e ttin g a s s oon a s th e lig ht
s ourc e d is a p p e a rs . O ne o f th e s e s e n-
s ors is m ounte d o n th e fro nt o f th e m ir-
ro r h ous ing a nd is d e s igne d to m onito r
light le ve ls in th e a re a im m e d ia te ly fo r-
wa rd o f th e ve hic le . Th e s e c ond s e ns or
is in te gra te d w ith in th e m irro r's g la s s .
The e le c tro nic c ontro l s ys te m o p e ra te s
b y c om p a ring th e re s p e c tive le ve ls o f
lum inous inte ns ity in fro nt o f a nd b e hind
th e c a r. Th e d iffe re nc e p ro vid e s th e b a -
s ic p a ra m e te r u s e d to m od ula te a n
e le c tric a l c urre nt a nd in d uc e c he m ic a l
c ha nge s in a s e m is olid la ye r in c orp o-
ra te d in th e le ns .
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| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 7-Series (E38) |
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