BMW x5 2003 Manual De Usuario

Overview

Controls

Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

Washer/Wiper system/Rain sensor

Intermittent mode

Not on vehicles with rain sensor.

You can set the wipe interval to four
stages with rotary dial 7.
In addition, the wipe interval is varied
automatically depending on road
speed.

Rain sensor

The rain sensor is positioned on the
windshield, directly in front of the inte-
rior rearview mirror.

To activate the rain sensor:
Move the lever to position 1 with the
ignition key in position 1 or higher. The
wipers travel once across the wind-
shield, regardless of the weather
conditions.

You can leave the lever permanently in
position 1. It is then only necessary to
activate the rain sensor from ignition
key position 1 and up.
To do this, turn rotary dial 7 briefly.

To adjust the sensitivity of the rain
sensor:
Turn rotary dial 7.

Deactivating the rain sensor:
Move lever to position 0.

Switch the rain sensor off in auto-
matic car washes. If you do not,

damage may occur if the wipers switch
on unintentionally.

Normal wipe

The system switches automatically to
intermittent mode when the vehicle is
not moving, not on vehicles with rain
sensor.

Fast wipe

The wipers operate at normal speed
when the vehicle is not moving, not on
vehicles with rain sensor.

Clean the windshield

The system sprays washer fluid against
the windshield and activates the wipers
for a brief period.

Special wash program

As at 5; there are also several additional
wash cycles, and the headlamps are
cleaned

This program is recommended after you
have driven on extremely dirty roads.

Clean the headlamps

With the special wash program 6

With every actuation of clean the
windshield 5 when the vehicle's
lighting is switched on, the head-
lamps will be cleaned at appropriate
intervals.