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76nRa in s e n s o r*
Wh e n th e s ys te m is s e t to th e "In te rm it-
te nt" w ip e r s p e e d , th e w ip e rs re a c t im -
m e d ia te ly – if wa te r is s p la s he d onto th e
wind s hie ld b y ve hic le s tra ve ling a he a d
of yo u, fo r e xa m p le . As a re s ult, th e ra in
s e ns or c ontrib ute s to d rivin g s a fe ty a nd
c om fort.
De p e nd ing o n h ow w e t th e w ind s hie ld
is , th e ra in s e ns or c ontro ls th e o p e ra -
tio n o f th e w ind s hie ld w ip e rs .
Infra re d lig ht is c a rrie d a long th e s ur-
fa c e o f th e w ind s hie ld in a n o p tic a l c on-
d uc to r in s uc h a m a nne r th a t it is re -
fle c te d c om p le te ly w he n th e wind s hie ld
is d ry. Th e q ua ntity o f re fle c te d lig ht is
m e a s ure d .
If th e re is m ois tu re o n th e g la s s , th e
a m ount o f lig ht re fle c te d is re d uc e d
s inc e th e in fra re d lig ht a t th e s urfa c e o f
th e w ind s hie ld c a n e s c a p e . Th e q ua n-
tity o f re fle c te d lig ht is th us a m e a ns o f
ga uging th e d e gre e o f w e tn e s s o n th e
wind s hie ld .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 048 - © 01/00 BMW AG
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 323Cic, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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