Washer fluid – BMW 2013 X5 User Manual

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Activating the rain sensor

Press the button, arrow 3.
The LED in the button lights up.

Rain sensor sensitivity

Turn thumbwheel 5 up or down.

Deactivating the rain sensor

Press the button again, arrow 3.
The LED goes out.

Deactivate the rain sensor in car washes
Deactivate the rain sensor when passing

through an automatic car wash; otherwise, dam‐
age could be caused by undesired wiper activa‐
tion.◀

Cleaning the windshield and

headlamps

Pull the lever, arrow 4.
The system sprays washer fluid on the wind‐
shield and activates the wipers briefly.
When the vehicle lighting system is switched on,
the headlamps are cleaned at regular and ap‐
propriate intervals.

Do not use the washer system at freezing
temperatures

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.◀

Windshield washer nozzles

The windshield washer nozzles are heated au‐
tomatically while the engine is running or the ig‐
nition is switched on.

BMW X5: rear window wiper

1 Intermittent wipe

When reverse gear is engaged, the system
switches to continuous operation.

2 Cleaning the rear window

Do not use the washing mechanisms
when the washer fluid reservoir is empty

Do not use washing mechanisms when the
washer fluid reservoir is empty, otherwise you
will damage the washer pump.◀

Washer fluid

General information

Antifreeze for washer fluid
Antifreeze is flammable. Therefore, keep

it away from sources of ignition.
Only keep it in the closed original container and
inaccessible to children.
Follow the instructions on the container.◀

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