Atypically rapid flashing of the indicator
lamp indicates that a turn signal bulb has
gone out.<
Fold the wipers back down onto the wind-
shield before you turn the ignition key to
position 1 or 2 again. If you do not, they could be
damaged.<
Signaling briefly
Intermittent mode
Press lever to resistance point and hold for as
long as you wish to signal.
Not provided in vehicles with rain sensor.
You can set the wipe interval to four stages with
the knurled wheel 5.
Touch signaling
Press lever to resistance point.
The signal flashes three times.
In addition, the wipe interval is varied automati-
cally depending on road speed.
If you wish, you can have this function
activated.<
Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically controls wiper
operation as a function of the rain intensity.
The sensor is mounted on the windshield,
directly in front of the interior rearview mirror.
Washer/wiper system/
rain sensor*
Deactivate the rain sensor when passing
through an automatic car wash. Failure to
do so could result in damage caused by undes-
ired wiper activation.<
Activating
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 conditions.
0
1
2
3
4
5
Wipers retracted
You can leave the lever permanently in posi-
tion 1 and then only need to activate the rain
sensor whenever the ignition key is in position 1
or higher. To do so:
Intermittent or rain sensor operation
Normal wiper speed
Fast wipe
>
>
Briefly turn the knurled wheel 5 or
Brief wipe
Clean the windshield 1, refer to page 42
Select interval time or set sensitivity of
rain sensor
Adjusting sensitivity
Turn the knurled wheel 5.
Fold-out position
The right wiper is partially concealed by the
hood.
To move the wipers into a vertical position:
Deactivating
Switch lever to position 0.
1.
2.
Switch on wipers in lever position 1.
Normal wiper speed
When the wipers are approximately vertical,
move the ignition key to position 0.
The system switches automatically to intermit-
tent mode when the vehicle is not moving, not
on vehicles with rain sensor.
For changing the wiper blades, refer to
page 104.
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| Categories | BMW Manuals, BMW X3 Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW E83, BMW X3 3.0i, BMW X3 3.0si |
| Model Year | 2007 |
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