Rear Wiper System - BMW 5251 Service Manual

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Body-General
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Rear wiper system
The rear wiper assembly on the E39 Sport Wagon is a self-
contained unit. The control electronics are integrated into the
gear drive that is part of the motor assembly. The control elec-
tronics contain two hall sensors, one forthe park position and
one forthe end stop or to signal reverse direction of the wiper
motor.
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Wiperlwasher
stalk switch
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The rear wiper is controlled through the stalk switch on the
steering column. The switch includes the following functions:
Intermittent rear window wiping
Programmed rear window wiping interval
Operation of rear window washer
The wiper system automatically controls the following safety
and convenience features:
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Wiper interrupted when rear glass is opened
Wiper interrupted if wiper arm is blocked
Continuous wiping when vehicle is shifled into reverse
Antenna and sound system
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There are two diversity FM antenna amplifiers:
FMI amplifier located in the rear window frame
FM2
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amplifier located in the lefl D-pillar
The radio amplifier and CD changer are behind the side ac-
cess panels in the cargo compartment:
CD changer on lefl side
Sound system subwoofer on right side
The subwoofer has a hold down knob and is mounted on a
hinge. It can be swung out to access the batteryand fuse pan-
el by unscrewing the knob.