BMW 5 Series Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 5 Series: Lights and lighting

Light functions

Night vision. Front fog lights.

Lights off. Night vision.

Lights off.

Daytime running lights.

Automatic headlight control. Parking lights.

Automatic headlight control.

Adaptive light functions.

Instrument lighting. Low beams.

Right roadside parking light. Instrument lighting.

Left roadside parking light. Right roadside parking light.

Wiper system Left roadside parking light.

Wiper system

Switching the wipers on/off and brief wipe

Switching on

Press the lever up until the desired position is

Press the lever up until the desired position is reached.

  • Resting position of the wipers: position 0.
  • Rain sensor: position 1.
  • Normal wiper speed: position 2.
  • Fast wiper speed: position 3.

Brief wipe and switching off

Press the lever down.

Press the lever down.

  • Switching off: press the lever down until it reaches its standard position.
  • Brief wipe: press the lever down from the standard position.

Rain sensor

Activating/deactivating

To activate: press the lever up once from its

To activate: press the lever up once from its standard position, arrow 1.

To deactivate: press the lever back into the standard position.

Adjusting the sensitivity

Turn the thumbwheel on the wiper lever.

Turn the thumbwheel on the wiper lever.

Cleaning the windshield

Pull the wiper lever towards you.

Pull the wiper lever towards you.

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