Rain sensor
If the car is equipped with a rain sensor, the time between wipes is controlled automatically and depends on the intensity of the rainfall.
The rain sensor is mounted on the windshield, directly in front of the interior rearview mirror.
Activating the rain sensor

Activating the rain sensor
Press the button, arrow 3.
The LED in the button lights up.
Rain sensor sensitivity
Turn thumbwheel 5 up or down.
Deactivating the rain sensor
Press the button again, arrow 3.
The LED goes out.
Deactivate the rain sensor in car washes
Deactivate the rain sensor when passing
through an automatic car wash; otherwise, damage
could be caused by undesired wiper activation.◀
See also:
Units of measure
Setting the units of measure
To set the units for fuel consumption, route/distance,
temperature, and pressure:
1. "Settings"
2. "Language/Units"
Language/Units
3. Select t ...
Display on the Control Display
Activating/deactivating systems
System status
Gray: the system is not activated.
Parking space search.
Blue: the system is activated. A
suitable parking space was
found.
The parking p ...
Exciting, elegant, innovative design
The drive-train layout, with a longitudinally mounted in-line engine at the
front and rear-wheel drive, is unique within the compact segment. This improves
the new BMW 1-Series' handling, and is a ...
