andyh87

Hey guys,

Just picked up a 2013 C63 Coupe - Love It!
One Question: When my mirrors dim to that light blue at night, only the driver side mirror and the rear view mirror dim. The passenger side mirror does not dim.

Is this normal?


Thanks!
Andy

jvanbrecht

Not sure about your model year, but my 2009 has both the driver and passenger side mirrors that dim. (oddly enough a feature that annoys the crap out of me, sometimes I want to be able to turn it off)

DiscoBandit

To add a bit more confusion, my 09 does the same as OP, only the drivers side and rear view dim.

rickclass

That's correct, only the drivers side and rear view mirrors dim...

rediesel

Only the driver's dim on my 2014.

beejAMG

same with my mercs. drivers and rear view. pretty normal I reckon.

andyh87

Does anyone have an explanation to why they would not dim the passenger mirror?

beejAMG

depends on which side of the road you're driving, but in my case, (RHD), if I get a beaming light from my left side mirror (passenger) that means I have no business being on the right lane. at least thats what I keep telling myself.

m a x i m u s

Probably bc headlights shining into the passenger side mirror rarely causes any visual discomfort, at least not for me.

beejAMG

ideally, (RHD) our headlights have lower cutout on the right side from the top of the beam to avoid flashing oncoming traffic. on your case, (LHD) its the reverse. now, when a vehicle passes me on my right, (driver side) his left side beam is what im gonna be seeing on my right side mirror. hence, the dimmer. when they pass me on my left side (passenger) it wont shine as much because of the low cutout from his right headlight. make sense?

jvanbrecht

Now I am wondering if I am wrong.. cars at the airport.. will check the passenger side when I get back to BWI.. but I swear my passenger side also dims...

the_big_1

I was woundering the other day if its possable to fit a mirror glass or mirror from a LHD car (I am in a RHD car) and have both sides dimming?

jvanbrecht

So, I checked, apparently I don't have auto dimming passenger side mirror.. you would have thought after 5 years I would notice that

andyh87

Thanks for clarifying everyone!