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Driving – BMW 528I XDRIVE User Manual

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4 Cleaning windshield, headlamps and

BMW Night Vision camera

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5 Adjusting rain sensor

sensitivity level

Switching on wipers

Pull the lever upward, arrow

1.

The lever automatically returns to its initial posi-
tion when released.

Normal wiper speed

Press once.
The system reverts to operation in the intermit-
tent mode when the vehicle is stationary.

Fast wiper speed

Press twice or press beyond the resistance
point.
The system reverts to normal speed when the
vehicle is stationary.

Rain sensor

The wiper operation is controlled automatically
as a function of the rain intensity. The rain sen-
sor is located on the windshield, directly in front
of the interior rearview mirror.

Activating rain sensor

Press the button, arrow

3. The LED in the but-

ton lights up.

Adjusting rain sensor sensitivity level

Turn the thumbwheel

5.

Deactivating rain sensor

Press the button again, arrow

3. The LED goes

out.

Deactivate the rain sensor when passing
through an automatic car wash. Failure to

do so could result in damage caused by undes-
ired wiper operation.

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Cleaning windshield, headlamps* and
BMW Night Vision camera*

Pull the lever, arrow

4.

The system sprays washer fluid against the
windshield and activates the wipers for a brief
period.
With the vehicle lighting switched on, the head-
lamps and the BMW Night Vision camera are
also cleaned simultaneously at suitable inter-
vals.

Do not use the washing mechanisms if
there is any danger that the fluid will

freeze on the windshield. If you do so, your
vision could be obscured. To avoid freezing,
use a washer fluid antifreeze, refer to Washer
fluid. Do not use washing mechanisms when
the washer fluid reservoir is empty, otherwise
you will damage the washer pump.

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Windshield washer nozzles

The windshield washer nozzles are heated
when the engine is running or the ignition is
switched on.

Sports Wagon:
Rear window wiper

1 Intermittent mode. When reverse gear is

engaged, continuous operation is switched
on automatically

2 Cleaning the rear window

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