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Old 3rd February 2006, 13:51   #1
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Winndshield Washer Question
After using the windshield washer jets a few times on an extended trip, the “Washer Fluid Low” warning appears in instrument cluster. However, a visual check of the washer fluid reservoir white plastic container on upper left side of engine bay with blue fluid, right? :-) ) shows it is only down about 1/3 from the top. Is this warning level normal, am I checking the wrong reservoir or is something wrong? Thanks for iany help you can provide.

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You have 2 bottles one for normal one for intensive, they should be right beside each other and labeled.
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Rich:

I just had the same warning this AM and filled up. The clear WW fluid holder was 3/4 full. The one to fill is to the right and a couple inches further back. It's a longer neck sticking up with a picture of a windshield. it is black (at lease mine is).

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You have 2 bottles one for normal one for intensive, they should be right beside each other and labeled.

Hi, what's the difference between normal and intensive use??... When you wash your windsheild... you just wash your windsheild!


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Hi, what's the difference between normal and intensive use??... When you wash your windsheild... you just wash your windsheild!


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Intense washer is for mud and other things that mess up your windshield. BMW sells a concentrate, although I don't know if it is any more effective than standard windshield washer fluid. I mix water with ww fluid for "regular" and use the ww fluid uncut for "intensive". Keeps the snow off my windshield in Florida!
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Intense washer is for mud and other things that mess up your windshield. BMW sells a concentrate, although I don't know if it is any more effective than standard windshield washer fluid. I mix water with ww fluid for "regular" and use the ww fluid uncut for "intensive". Keeps the snow off my windshield in Florida!
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Interesting... although i would see the utility of sucha choice on a big SUV, which could indeed be covered in mud, i think it's a little "too much" on the M5, which, as far as i know, is meant to go off road

Anyway, thanx for the tip

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Interesting... although i would see the utility of sucha choice on a big SUV, which could indeed be covered in mud, i think it's a little "too much" on the M5, which, as far as i know, is meant to go off road

Anyway, thanx for the tip

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