RX400H: which versions have auto dimming mirrors

[welland]

Still searching for an RX400H, and I have a question about auto dimming rear view mirrors:

1) I've found some docs on the web that show specifications.  I can only find a mention for this feature on the limited edition and executive limited edition.  Is it also present on SE, SR or SE-L?

2) Does the feature provide auto dimming on all three rear view mirrors?

[DanD]

1) Don't know, but definitely was there on my Exec Ltd Edition

2) Yep

[rayaans]

Should be present on the SE and SE-L, not too familiar with the SR so cant say

[Gliderpilot]

Got them on my SR.

[ChrisM]

and on my SE-L

[welland]

On 16/11/2017 at 7:50 AM, ChrisM said:

and on my SE-L

.... but yours is a 450?

[sorcerer]

To be honest, the auto dimming mirrors can be a pain in the rear. It's normal for the interior rear view mirror to auto dim but I've not had a car before where the door mirrors also dim. Initially, it seems like a good idea and it may well be on the open road, but not when reversing.

I used to be a telephone engineer on BT and many years of driving my BT van means that instead of twisting round in my seat to look out of the rear window, I'm far more used to, and far more comfortable, with using the door mirrors to reverse. However, the dimming mirrors combined with the abysmal reversing lights of the RX300/RX400h make it almost impossible to see anything behind the car and I scraped the gatepost once, which cost me £180 to put right.

In fact, someone hit my driver's door mirror and I replaced it with 'normal' non-dimming glass and it's so much better now.

[NemesisUK]

Don't the mirrors automatically undim or at least not go dim when selecting reverse?

[sorcerer]

2 hours ago, NemesisUK said:

Don't the mirrors automatically undim or at least not go dim when selecting reverse?

No, not at all, only way to stop the dimming is to turn it off with the switch on the interior mirror. Even then it's not instantaneous and it takes quite a few seconds to become 'clear'.

[NemesisUK]

1 hour ago, sorcerer said:

No, not at all, only way to stop the dimming is to turn it off with the switch on the interior mirror. Even then it's not instantaneous and it takes quite a few seconds to become 'clear'.

Something Mercedes did automatically, not had occasion to notice what the RC does.

Little things like this and cycling the auto wipers on IGN off would make the car systems much more 'friendly' ..