Operation, care and maintenance -> Washer fluids for your BMW 5 Series 1995-2003

138nWasher fluids  
Washer nozzles  
Windshield washer  
The spray from the nozzles should be  
directed so as to ensure effective  
cleaning, even at high speeds. Use a  
needle to adjust the nozzles as required  
or have them adjusted at your BMW  
center.  
Headlamp washer system  
Have the nozzles adjusted by your  
BMW center as required.  
Headlamp* and windshield  
washer system  
Intensive-action washer  
reservoir*  
Capacity in US quarts (liters).  
Windshield washer:  
Capacity approx. 1.1 US quarts  
(1.0 liters).  
Approx. 3.7 US quarts (3.5 liters)  
With headlamp-washing system:  
Approx. 6.3 US quarts (6.0 liters).  
Fill with intensive-action washer fluid.  
It resists freezing to approx. - 17 7  
(-27 6) and is available from your  
Fill with water and – if required – with a BMW center.  
washer antifreeze (according to manu-  
facturer's recommendations).  
Antifreeze agents or intensive-  
action washer fluids for the  
washer systems are highly flammable.  
For this reason, keep them away from  
sources of flame and store them only in  
their original containers. Store them so  
that they are inaccessible to children.  
Comply with the instructions on the  
containers.<  
We recommend that you mix the  
washer fluid before adding it to  
the reservoir.<