Wipers/rain sensor – BMW AG User Manual

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Rain sensor

The rain sensor is mounted on the
windscreen, directly in front of the
inside mirror.

Activating the rain sensor:

From ignition key position 1, shift into
lever setting 1. In any event, the wipers
will now sweep across the windscreen
once.

You can leave the lever in setting 1 con-
tinuously, then all you need to do is to
activate the rain sensor from ignition
key position 1.

To do this,
> turn knurled wheel 5 upward or

To adjust the sensitivity of the rain sen-
sor: turn knurled wheel 5.

Deactivating the rain sensor:

Move the lever to the 0 position.

Deactivate the rain sensor in an
automatic car wash, otherwise the

car's wipers may operate and be dam-
aged.

Normal wiper speed

The wipers change over to the intermit-
tent wipe mode when the car comes to
a standstill – not on cars with rain sen-
sor.

Fast wiper speed

The wipers switch to normal speed
when the car comes to a standstill – not
on cars with rain sensor.

0 Parked position of wipers

1 Cleaning the windscreen and head-

lights*

Cleaning the windscreen and
headlights*

Only operate the washers and
cleaning equipment if certain that

the fluid will not freeze to the wind-
screen and interfere with the view
ahead. A suitable additive should there-
fore be used, see page

Do not run the washer if the reservoir is
empty, as this will damage the washer
pump.

Fluid from the washer tank is sprayed
onto the windscreen, and the wipers
are operated for a short time.

Wipers/rain sensor*