Wipers

Nahoa · 02-06-2011, 03:30 PM

I'm missing something with the wipers. You can't just fold them up to clean them and the window. Manual says: 1) turn off car; 2) press up on the wiper stalk for more than 3 seconds until the wipers stop in almost vertical position.

I hold the stalk up and the wipers just keep wiping. What am I missing? Car is off. Held the stalk up as instructed.

Confused. Certainly something obvious and stupid, but it's eluding me!!! A little help?!?!?

Nahoa · 02-07-2011, 07:45 PM

It turns out you have to not only turn the car off, you have to press Start/Stop a second time to shut off the electronics. Then when you hold the wiper stalk up past the resistance point for a bit the wipers stand at attention so you can fold them away from the window.

Nahoa · 02-07-2011, 07:46 PM

Nahoa, thanks much, that was very handy as I was having the same problem.

fedinand · 02-07-2011, 07:52 PM

Thats what you get for being an early owner

Nahoa · 02-07-2011, 07:57 PM

And a not-too-swift one, apparently!!

(And yes, I know I'm lucky and I feel the pain of y'all waiting!! If it helps at all, I'm enjoying the crap out out of this car as a true BMW owner should -- 4 days, 260 miles, all good.)

sfax · 02-08-2011, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fedinand

Thats what you get for being an early owner

+1

TuffLittleUnit · 02-08-2011, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nahoa

Nahoa, thanks much, that was very handy as I was having the same problem.

PML

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Nahoa Lieutenant Colonel 45 Rep 1,876 Posts Drives: F25 35i Mineral Silver/Black Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Wipers I'm missing something with the wipers. You can't just fold them up to clean them and the window. Manual says: 1) turn off car; 2) press up on the wiper stalk for more than 3 seconds until the wipers stop in almost vertical position. I hold the stalk up and the wipers just keep wiping. What am I missing? Car is off. Held the stalk up as instructed. Confused. Certainly something obvious and stupid, but it's eluding me!!! A little help?!?!? __________________ Last edited by Nahoa; 02-06-2011 at 08:27 PM..
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Nahoa Lieutenant Colonel 45 Rep 1,876 Posts Drives: F25 35i Mineral Silver/Black Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	It turns out you have to not only turn the car off, you have to press Start/Stop a second time to shut off the electronics. Then when you hold the wiper stalk up past the resistance point for a bit the wipers stand at attention so you can fold them away from the window. __________________
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Nahoa Lieutenant Colonel 45 Rep 1,876 Posts Drives: F25 35i Mineral Silver/Black Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Nahoa, thanks much, that was very handy as I was having the same problem. __________________
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fedinand Major 74 Rep 1,271 Posts Drives: '11 X3, '11 GTI Join Date: May 2007 Location: MN iTrader: (6)	Thats what you get for being an early owner __________________ The X3 The GTI The Birds The Dogs
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Nahoa Lieutenant Colonel 45 Rep 1,876 Posts Drives: F25 35i Mineral Silver/Black Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	And a not-too-swift one, apparently!! (And yes, I know I'm lucky and I feel the pain of y'all waiting!! If it helps at all, I'm enjoying the crap out out of this car as a true BMW owner should -- 4 days, 260 miles, all good.) __________________
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