BMW 5 Series: Rain sensor
The concept
The time between wipes is controlled automatically and depends on the intensity of the rainfall.
The sensor is located on the windshield, directly in front of the interior rearview mirror.
Activating/deactivating the rain sensor
Activating/deactivating the rain sensor
Press the button on the wiper lever.
When activated, the wipers move over the windshield once.
The LED in the steering column stalk lights up.
Deactivate the rain sensor in car washes<> Deactivate the rain sensor when passing through an automatic car wash; otherwise, damage could be caused by undesired wiper activation.◀
Rain sensor sensitivity
Rain sensor sensitivity
Turn the thumbwheel.
Switching the wipers on/off and brief wipe
Do not switch on the wipers if frozen Do not switch on the wipers if they are frozen onto the windshield; otherwise, the wiper blades and the windshield wiper motor may be damaged.◀ Swi ...Clean the windshield, headlamps
Clean the windshield, headlamps Pull the lever. The system sprays washer fluid on the windshield and activates the wipers briefly. In addition, the headlamps are cleaned at regular intervals ...See also:
Headlights
To turn on the headlights, turn the knob on the end of the turn signal lever.
first position
Instrument panel illumination, tail lights, front side marker lights and license
plate lights are on ...
Brightness button
To change the display brightness, press
the button. Pressing the button
again will
change the display to the day or the
night display.
If no operation is performed within 5 seconds, the
disp ...
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