Simply pulling this lever immediately reduces the brightness in the rearview mirror. The difference isn’t dramatic, but it’s definitely noticeable, especially on long journeys.
This is exactly the kind of small detail that significantly improves driving comfort without you even thinking about it. We often talk about more comfortabledriving at night , but few drivers actually use this feature.
Nowadays, some modern cars have electrochromic rearview mirrors that dim automatically. This is convenient, but the manual system still has many advantages.
The manual system:
It almost never breaks down
It costs nothing
It always works
gives you control
The automatic system:
comfortable
but more expensive
can break
depends on sensors
That’s why many vehicles still use this simple and very reliable system.
Mistakes almost everyone makes
The problem is that many drivers:
They don’t know what the lever is for.
They believe it serves to adjust the mirror.
I never used it
Leave it permanently enabled.
To use it correctly, you need to follow a few simple rules:
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