Looking Inside an Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror

It’s always great when your vehicle can make it easier to drive. If you get a model from Jaguar North Austin Certified Pre-owned and Service with an auto-dimming rearview mirror, you’ll be pleased with how well you can see on Austin, TX roads at night, even if a vehicle with bright lights is right behind you.

This kind of mirror comes with hidden features. Electrochromic gel and light sensors have been embedded in between its layers of glass. Electrochromic gel, like other electrochromic materials, can change its color depending on the situation. When an electric current is applied to this gel, it will darken, making the mirror and any light it reflects seem dimmer. As a result, other people’s headlights won’t be so distracting.

Where does this electric current come from? It’s generated from the light sensors. When bright headlights are directed at them, they’re programmed to send out electric signals almost instantaneously.