3rd February 2006, 13:51
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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.
/Rich
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3rd February 2006, 13:56
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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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3rd February 2006, 14:40
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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).
Michael
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3rd February 2006, 19:09
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Originally Posted by Kin Mak
You have 2 bottles one for normal one for intensive, they should be right beside each other and labeled.
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Hi, what's the difference between normal and intensive use??... When you wash your windsheild... you just wash your windsheild!
Cheers
Charles
Last edited by cefd; 3rd February 2006 at 19:10.
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3rd February 2006, 19:46
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3rd February 2006, 19:48
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Originally Posted by cefd
Hi, what's the difference between normal and intensive use??... When you wash your windsheild... you just wash your windsheild!
Cheers
Charles 
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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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3rd February 2006, 20:13
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Originally Posted by gsfent
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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Jerry
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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
Best to all
Charles
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4th February 2006, 00:12
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Originally Posted by cefd
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
Best to all
Charles
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They (BMW) says it helps with the miriad of squashed bugs ... which I have plenty of after an "outing ..."
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