Hellfire Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 330d owners- all considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted September 27, 2003 Report Share Posted September 27, 2003 What you after Hellfire ? advice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem2768 Posted September 27, 2003 Report Share Posted September 27, 2003 Another 330d here mate... What can we do you for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted September 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 do you have a auto lights on feature on your cars? or a rain sensor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem2768 Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Got the rain sensor, no auto-lights-on on mine though. Wossup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 I just wanted to know if your rain sensor has a small hole in which there is a light sensor, you probably have...I was thinking that this might be the autolights on sensor, but as you said you don't have the feature or selection point on your light console on your dash- i was thinking if you could just buy the new switch and swap the console you would have auto ligts on..?? I guess i really need to know if this thing is a light sensor or not, if not then where would it be on the cars that do have it...BTW I have the wash system on the headlamps-but not sure if they are part of the options list or standard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem2768 Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 There is what appears to be a light sensor to the lower right corner of the big blue sensor (looking from outside the car). It is possible though that this doesn't go anywhere useful. 2 theories (not knowing much about these things ) firstly it could be used by the rain sensor to detect bright sunlight so as not to upset the rain detection. Secondly it could be something to do with the auto-dip rearview mirror - after all, this only needs to work in the night. I must say I'm less than convinced by the rain sensor, it seems to get upset by bright sunlight and dirt on the windscreen whereas the first rain sensor I ever encountered was in a Citroen (Xantia I think ) and it was perfect for the week I had the car (hire car). Am I just being to picky and they're all like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted September 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Your possibly correct, althought the mirror on the rear has a slot for this , cover it up with your finger and shine your torch in it, it will darken - so what is this light sensor for.. on the rain sensor module? we really need to find out from someone who has auto lights on i guess..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted October 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Rain/driving-light sensor (RLS) As in the E65, a rain/driving-light sensor (RLS) will be introduced in the E46/E39 for 09/01 as special equipment, SE 521. The driving lights are turned on and off automatically with the RLS depending on the prevailing light conditions around the vehicle. Two additional optical sensors have been integrated in the housing of Automatic Interval Control (AIC) for the RLS. In addition to the unaltered control of the wiper intervals by AIC, the two new sensors have the following functions: - A surrounding-light sensor records the luminous intensity in a wide angle of coverage above the vehicle. - A frontal-light sensor records the luminous intensity in a narrow angle in front of the vehicle. An internal processor calculates from the measured data of the sensors whether a switch-on condition is present or not. E46 Facelift/Model Year 2002 The following switch-on conditions are monitored: - Dawn/dusk - Darkness - Driving into an underground car park - Driving through a tunnel - Precipitation such as rain or snow Note: When the wiper switch is in the intermittent position, the switch-on condition is detected from a defined windscreenwiper frequency (cars are delivered with 15 wiping cycles per minute coded). The switch-on condition is permanently satisfied when the wiper switch is in position I or II. When one of the above-mentioned switch-on conditions is satisfied, the RLS in the E46 transmits the information via the K bus to the central light switch (LSZ). In order for the vehicle lighting to be controlled automatically, the RLS must be set to standby by a separate position of the light switch on the LSZ. So hopefully this means that all you need is a new switch, and possibly a reprogramme.If you can pick up a switch cheap fit it, if it doesnt work and your car is still in warranty - go to a dealership and say it's stopped working!They may just reprogramme it !! Just depends how cheeky you feel, or how switched on the dealership is - i cant imagine they would check the spec!! Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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