I don't often have to adjust my rear view mirror as I'm the only person that drives my Sport but I must have knocked it a little. On the way home from town this evening I adjusted the interior rear view mirror in the dark and noticed a tiny ray of what looks like UV light being emitted from a small spot in the front edge of the couresty light fitting.................... it doesn't look as if it is directed at the mirror to activate the photochromic dipping (and surely i would have noticed it reflecting before now. I wonder if it is something to do with the rain sensing wipers? Anybody any clues? A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

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'Pool' lighting for the interior? Martin

Martin wrote:

'Pool' lighting for the interior?

Okey doke, was a stab in the dark If I owned one I might have more of a chance to know  Martin

It is what is known as waterfall lighting (which is much better in the BMW X5) and alters brightness with the dash control for the instrument lighting. Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Biggles, it seems a bit odd that it would be on the entire time I was driving along....................... A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

TDv8 HSE - Stornoway Grey with ebony and straight grain walnut wood-a-like interior with towpack, Tasmods. The best car I have ever owned
Now departed - Giverny Green TDv6SE with Aspen and Parchment interior - nearly the best car I have ever owned
Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road

It should go of when you turn the lights of. In my old X5 you could not see the beam (similar to a laser pen) but you could see where it landed around the gear lever and ash tray area. Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Just been out to "fiddle" and Biggles and Martin are right, it is the "pool" light round the selector and ashtray.................. seems a bit feeble and pointless and it does vary with the dash lighting intensity. Cheers guys A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

TDv8 HSE - Stornoway Grey with ebony and straight grain walnut wood-a-like interior with towpack, Tasmods. The best car I have ever owned
Now departed - Giverny Green TDv6SE with Aspen and Parchment interior - nearly the best car I have ever owned
Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road

 Martin

Our 1998 BMW 5 series had this and while you didn't notice the light being emitted from the mirror, it did highlight all the heating controls and stereo etc at night. It worked well - much better than the RRS. Matt
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RRS ownership for 1 yr, then D3 for 2 yrs. Then cut back to old bangers and working my way back up through two Peugeots in 6 months. Now got Saab 9-5 2.3t and enjoying the performance!

Yes, that light confused me for a while also. Evidently the ergonomic "scientists" (and these auto interior design PHDs DO take themselves awfully seriously!) thought that diffuse LED was necessary to subtly illuminate the center console. And boy, is it subtle! -QM

I have a similar weak ray of light on my XKR, it is on all the time at night and does indeed just give off enough light to illuminate the centre console. We are all driving Fords, so prob same feature

G Full Fat!!

Don't mention the F word!!  

shmoogle wrote:

Don't mention the F word!!

My brother's AM DB9 has it too, infact the front courtesy light fitting is exactly the same as the one in my Sport. Anybody owning a Volvo or a Lincoln here have the same fitting?!!!! A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

TDv8 HSE - Stornoway Grey with ebony and straight grain walnut wood-a-like interior with towpack, Tasmods. The best car I have ever owned
Now departed - Giverny Green TDv6SE with Aspen and Parchment interior - nearly the best car I have ever owned
Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road