BMW Part-No. 01 41 0 157 628 Manual Do Utilizador

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0 Wipers retracted

1 Intermittent operation or rain sensor

2 Normal wiper speed

3 Fast wiper speed

4 Brief wipe

5 Rotary dial for control of the wipe 

interval or the sensitivity of the rain 
sensor

Not on vehicles with rain sensor.

You can set the wipe interval at four 
stages with rotary dial 5. In addition, the 
wipe interval is varied automatically 
depending on road speed.

The rain sensor is positioned on the 
windshield, directly behind the interior 
rearview mirror.

To activate the rain sensor:
> With the ignition key in position 1 or 

higher, move the lever to position 1. 
The wipers travel once across the 
windshield, regardless of the weather

> You can leave the lever permanently 

in position 1. It is then only necessary 
to activate the rain sensor when the 
ignition key in position 1 or higher. 
Activate by briefly turning rotary 
dial 5.

To adjust the sensitivity of the rain sen-
sor: turn rotary dial 5.

To deactivate the rain sensor: put lever 
in position 0.

Turn the rain sensor off in auto-
matic car washes. Failure to do so 

could result in damage caused by 
undesired wiper activation.

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When the vehicle is stationary, the wip-
ers switch automatically to intermittent 
wipe – not on vehicles with rain sensor.

When the vehicle is stationary, the wip-
ers operate at normal speed – not on 
vehicles with rain sensor.

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