Light and view -> Window wiper system for your BMW i4 2021-2025
Light and view
CONTROLS
Dynamic light
NOTICE
Individual actions, for example incoming calls
or opened doors, are indicated by light effects.
If the ambient light is disabled, the light effects
are still displayed.
The wiper blades can wear out or become
damaged prematurely when wiping on a dry
window for a longer period of time. The wiper
motor can overheat. There is a risk of prop-
erty damage. Do not use the wipers when the
window is dry.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Dynamic light"
NOTICE
If the wipers are frozen to the windshield,
the wiper blades can be torn off and the
wiper motor can overheat when switching on.
There is a risk of property damage. Defrost
the windshield prior to switching the wipers
on.
6. Select the desired setting.
Reduced for night drive
Some lights of the interior lighting are reduced
when the vehicle is driven in the dark.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
Turning on window wiper system
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Reduced for night driving"
Window wiper system
Safety information
Warning
Press the lever up until the desired position is
reached.
If the wipers start moving in the folded away
state, body parts can be jammed or damage
may occur to parts of the vehicle. There is
a risk of injury and risk of property damage.
Make sure that the vehicle is switched off
when the wipers are in the folded-away state
and the wipers are folded in when switching
on.
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Rest position of the wipers, position 0.
Rain sensor mode, position 1.
Normal wiper speed, position 2.
Fast wiper speed, position 3.
When the journey is interrupted with the win-
dow wiper system turned on: when the journey
continues, the wipers resume at their previous
speed.
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CONTROLS
Activating rain sensor
Turning off the window wiper
system and flick wipe
Press lever up once from the 0 position, ar-
row 1.
Press the lever down.
Wiping operation is started.
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Turning off: press the lever down until it
reaches the 0 position.
The LED in the wiper lever is illuminated.
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Flick wipe: press the lever down from the 0
position.
In frosty conditions, wiping operation may not
start.
The lever automatically returns to its 0 po-
sition when released.
Deactivating rain sensor
Press lever back into the 0 position.
Rain sensor
Adjusting the rain sensor sensitivity
Principle
The rain sensor automatically controls the
wiper operation depending on the intensity of
the rainfall.
General information
The sensor is located on the windshield, di-
rectly in front of the interior mirror.
Safety information
Turn the knurled wheel to adjust the sensitivity
of the rain sensor.
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Upward: high rain sensor sensitivity.
Downward: low rain sensor sensitivity.
NOTICE
If the rain sensor is activated, the wipers
can accidentally start moving in car washes.
There is a risk of property damage. Deacti-
vate the rain sensor in car washes.
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CONTROLS
blades or for folding away under frosty condi-
tions.
Window washer system
Safety information
Safety information
Warning
Warning
The washer fluid can freeze onto the window
at low temperatures and obstruct the view.
There is a risk of accident, injury, and prop-
erty damage. Only use the window washer
system when the washer fluid will not freeze.
Use washer fluid with antifreeze, if needed.
If the wipers start moving in the folded away
state, body parts can be jammed or damage
may occur to parts of the vehicle. There is
a risk of injury and risk of property damage.
Make sure that the vehicle is switched off
when the wipers are in the folded-away state
and the wipers are folded in when switching
on.
NOTICE
When the washer fluid reservoir is empty,
the washer pump cannot work as intended.
There is a risk of property damage. Do not
use the washer system when the washer
fluid reservoir is empty.
NOTICE
If the wipers are frozen to the windshield,
the wiper blades can be torn off and the
wiper motor can overheat when switching on.
There is a risk of property damage. Defrost
the windshield prior to switching the wipers
on.
Cleaning the windshield
Pull the lever.
The washer fluid is sprayed onto the wind-
shield directly in front of the wiper blade when
the wiper moves upward.
Fold-out position of the wipers
Principle
In the fold-out position, the wipers can be
folded out from the windshield, which is impor-
tant, for instance, when changing the wiper
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