The sensor is located on the windshield, directly
in front of the interior rearview mirror.
Washing the windshield, headlamps
Activating/deactivating the rain sensor
Pull the lever.
The system sprays washer fluid on the wind‐
shield and activates the wipers briefly.
Press the button on the wiper lever.
In addition, the headlamps are cleaned at regular
intervals when the vehicle lights are switched
on.
When activated, the wipers move over the wind‐
shield once.
The LED in the steering column stalk lights up.
Deactivate the rain sensor in car washes
Do not use the washer system at freezing
temperatures
Deactivate the rain sensor when passing
through an automatic car wash; otherwise, dam‐
age could be caused by undesired wiper activa‐
tion.◀
Do not use the washers if there is any danger
that the fluid will freeze on the windshield; oth‐
erwise, your vision could be obscured. For this
reason, use antifreeze.
Avoid using the washer when the reservoir is
empty; otherwise, you could damage the
pump.◀
Rain sensor sensitivity
Windshield washer nozzles
The washer jets are automatically heated*
whenever the ignition is switched on.
Fold-out position of the wipers
Required when changing the wiper blades or
under frosty conditions, for example.
Turn the thumb wheel.
1.
2.
Switch off the ignition.
Under frosty conditions, ensure that the
wiper blades are not frozen onto the wind‐
shield.
3.
Press the wiper lever up beyond the point of
resistance and hold it for approx. 3 seconds,
until the wiper remains in a nearly vertical
position.
After the wipers are folded back down, the wiper
system, refer to page 64, must be reactivated.
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| Categories | BMW 1-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 528xi, BMW 535i, BMW 535xi, BMW 550i, BMW 550xi, BMW F10 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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