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.  
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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Light and view  
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.  
Turning off: press the lever down until it  
reaches the 0 position.  
The LED in the wiper lever is illuminated.  
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.  
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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Light and view  
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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