2004 BMW 645CI COUPE windshield wipers

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11Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
7Buttons on the steering wheel
Portable phone:
>Press briefly:
Accept call or terminate call
as well as dial if an entry has been
selected from "A - Z", "Top 8", "Redial",
"Received calls" or "Missed calls"
>Press longer: redial
Volume
Voice command system
Fast forward/reverse
>Radio
Press briefly: change radio station
Press longer: manual tuning or auto-
matic station-search function scan
>CD
Press briefly: select track
Press longer: fast forward/reverse
>Portable phone
Press briefly: select entry in "A - Z",
"Top 8", "Redial", "Received calls" or
"Missed calls"
Individually programmable49
Individually programmable498Instrument cluster12
10Ignition lock54
11Horn: the entire surface
14Releasing the engine hood170
15Opening the luggage compartment
lid30
16Head-Up Display83
9
Windshield wipers61
Rain sensor61
12
Steering wheel heater49
Steering wheel adjustment48
13
Cruise control63
17
Parking lamps85
Low beams85
Automatic headlamp
control85
Adaptive Head Light86
18
Instrument lighting87
Front fog lamps86

Controls
61Reference
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Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Triple turn signal activation is acti-
vated.
Wiper system
1Standard wiper speed: briefly press
once.
The system automatically reverts to
operation in the intermittent mode
whenever the vehicle is stationary.
Fast wipe: briefly press twice or press
beyond the resistance point.
The system automatically reverts to
operation in the standard wipe mode
whenever the vehicle is stationary
2Switching off wipers or for brief wipe
3Activating/deactivating rain sensor
4Cleaning windshield and headlamps
5Adjusting rain sensor sensitivity level
The lever automatically returns to its initial
position when released.
Cleaning windshield and headlamps
The system sprays washer fluid against the
windshield and activates the wipers for a
brief period.
When the vehicle lighting system is
switched on, the headlamps are also cleaned at regular and appropriate inter-
vals.
Do not use the washers if there is any
danger that the fluid will freeze on the
windshield. If you do so, your vision could
be obscured. To avoid freezing, use a
washer fluid antifreeze, refer to Washer
fluid.
Avoid activating the washer when the res-
ervoir is empty, as damage to the pump
could result.<
Windshield washer nozzles
The windshield washer nozzles are auto-
matically heated in ignition key position 2.
Rain sensor
The rain sensor controls windshield wipe
operation depending on the amount of rain.
The rain sensor is located on the wind-
shield, directly in front of the interior rear-
view mirror.
Activating rain sensor
As of ignition key position 1, briefly press
the button. The indicator lamp in the button
lights up. The wipers will always respond
by completing at least one sweep of the
windshield.
Adjusting rain sensor sensitivity level
Turn the serrated dial 5.
Deactivating rain sensor
Press the button again. The indicator lamp
goes out.
The rain sensor is automatically deacti-
vated when you switch off the ignition.

Reference 211
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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
W
Warning lamps, refer to
Indicator/warning
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control 66
Warning triangle 184
Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for
Canadian models 174
Washer fluid
– capacity of the
reservoir 62
– wiper system 62
Washer fluid reservoir 62
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 103
Waveband 130
"WB" 127, 133
Wear indicators in tires 167
Weights 190
Wheel/tire combination,
refer to New wheels and
tires 168
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions 191
Wheels and tires 164
Width, refer to
Dimensions 191
Wind deflector 40
Windows 33
– convenience
operation 27, 29
– opening and closing,
Convertible 34
– opening and closing,
Coupe 34
– rear window,
Convertible 35
Windshield washer
nozzles 61
Windshield washer system,
refer to Washer/wiper
system 61
Windshield wiper blade
replacement 178
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper/washer system 61Winter tires 169
– setting speed limit 71
– storage 169
Wiper blade
replacement 178
Wiper system 61
– washer fluid 62
– windshield washer
nozzles 61
"With highways" for
navigation 116
Wordmatch principle for
navigation 117
Working in the engine
compartment 170
Wrenches/screwdrivers,
refer to Onboard tool
kit 178
X
Xenon lamps 178
– replacing the bulbs 178