5 Series E60 525d (M57TU) SAL
If the slide switch for controlling the exterior mirrors is set to the "front-passenger door" position
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When reverse gear is disengaged
Manual control of the exterior mirrors is inhibited when the automatic parking aid is activated. The automatic
parking function works regardless of whether the driver's door is open or closed.
Mirror memory, driver
The driver's mirror memory is an option and is part of the seat memory/steering column memory system.
The current positions of the exterior mirror on the driver's side and the front-passenger side are stored by:
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Memory buttons on the driver's seat control panel
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Remote control with Key Memory
Each time the vehicle is locked, the current mirror position is stored in the memory of the remote control that is
currently being used. This means that the mirrors are always adjusted to the last position when the vehicle is
unlocked (depending on the remote control used).
Pressing a memory button interrupts an adjustment activated by Key Memory.
Manual setting using the button pad in the driver's door switch block interrupts any adjustment initiated by a
memory function.
The mirror memory function is independent of the terminal status.
Safety functions
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Obstruction detection for mirror fold-in function:
The door modules or the body gateway module (from 09/2005) have an obstruction detection circuit as
protection against overloading.
If the drive is blocked, the current flow in the engine increases. The control units compare the starting
current in normal operating mode with the current in the obstructed drive. An obstruction is detected by any
difference in the current. The motor is no longer driven.
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Anti-repeat circuit:
To provide overheating protection for the motor the mirror folding function is locked after it has been
working for a total of 45 seconds.
If the anti-repeat circuit is active, the exterior mirrors can be unfolded once more.
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Undervoltage shutdown:
>up to 09/2005
The power supply to the exterior mirrors is monitored in the door module. All exterior mirror functions are
locked if the voltage drops below 8.5 V.
The functions are available again when the voltage rises above 9 V.
>from 09/2005
The exterior mirrors and the driver's door switch block have a direct power supply.
Electrochromic exterior mirrors
Electrochromic exterior mirrors automatically dim the mirror glass if a source of light from the rear is detected.
The electrochromic interior mirror has 2 sensors that measure incident light from the front and the rear. A
voltage signal is output (the strength of which depends on the difference in intensity between the light from the
front and the rear) if the light from the rear is more intense. The greater the voltage signal, the more the mirror
glass is dimmed.
>up to 09/2005
The electrochromic exterior mirrors are directly controlled by the electrochromic interior mirror.
>from 09/2005
SBT Exterior mirrors E60, E61, E63, E64
BMW AG - TIS
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Issue status (12/2007) Valid only until next DVD is issued
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