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Old 09-17-2008, 01:01 PM
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-X3 Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor
2007 X3 -Do I have to turn on the sensor(stock handle) ?Evertime I start the car to activate the auto rain sensing wipers.
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Old 09-17-2008, 01:19 PM
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Old 09-17-2008, 02:31 PM
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This is normal in every BMW. It prevents mindless idiots from driving into the car wash and unintentionally activating the wipers.
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Not on our car - once the lever is in the intermittent position the auto-wipe is enabled even over stop / start cycles.
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Not on our car - once the lever is in the intermittent position the auto-wipe is enabled even over stop / start cycles.
Really? So it is fully automatic, even if the stalk is left in that position and you come back 2 days later?
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Old 10-04-2008, 01:12 PM
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Damn, yet another stupid US-specific restriction.

Note to self: move to Europe.
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