BMW X3 E83 owners manual page 44

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5 Serrated dial for adjustment of the wipe > Cleaning windshield 1, refer to next interval or the sensitivity of the rain sen-section. sor Adjust sensitivity: turn the serrated dial 5. Retracted position Deactivating The right wiper is partially concealed by the > Move lever to position 0. Drivinghood. To move the wipers into a vertical position:Normal wipe 1. Switch on wipers in lever position 1 The system switches automatically to inter- 2. When the wipers are approximately mittent mode when the vehicle is not mov- vertical, move the ignition key to ing, not on vehicles with rain sensor. position 0. For changing the wiper blades, refer to Fast wipe page 99. The wipers operate at normal speed when Fold the wipers back down onto the the vehicle is not moving, not on vehicles windshield before you turn the igni- with rain sensor. tion key to position 1 or 2 again. If you do Cleaning windshield, rear window not, they could be damaged.< and headlamps* Intermittent mode Not on vehicles with rain sensor. You can set the wipe interval to four stages with the serrated dial 5. In addition, the wipe interval is varied auto- matically depending on road speed. Rain sensor* The rain sensor is positioned on the wind- shield, directly in front of the interior rear-0 Wipers retracted view mirror. 1 To clean windshield and headlamps Deactivate the rain sensor when 2 Rear window wiper intermittent mode passing through an automatic car 3 Clean the rear window wash. Failure to do so could result in dam- age caused by undesired wiper activa- Do not use the washers if there is any tion.< danger that the fluid will freeze on the windshield. If you do so, your vision could Activating be obscured. To avoid freezing, use a > Move the lever to position 1 with the washer fluid antifreeze, refer to page 94. ignition key in position 1 or higher. The Do not use the washers when the reservoir wipers travel once across the wind- is empty. This could cause damage to the shield, regardless of the weather condi- washer pump.< tions. Cleaning the windshield You can leave the lever permanently in The system sprays washer fluid against the position 1 and then only need to activate windshield and activates the wipers for a the rain sensor as of ignition key position 1. brief period. To do so: The windshield washer nozzles are auto- > Briefly turn the serrated dial 5 or 42 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 631 - © 07/03 BMW AG

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