BMW 7 Series (F01/F02) 2008-2015 Service Manual / Steering And Wheel Alignment / Electronic Chassis Alignment
BMW 7 Series: Electronic Chassis Alignment
- Additional Work For Camber Correction
- Carrying Out Steering Angle Sensor Adjustment
- General Information And Definitions
- KDS Chassis/Wheel Alignment Check With Ride Height Measurement Without Vehicle Load
- KDS Chassis/Wheel Alignment Check With Vehicle Load Up To Design Position
- Measuring Vehicle Ride Height
- Safety Information For Working On Vehicles With Automatic Engine Start-Stop Function (MSA)
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Additional Work For Camber Correction
IMPORTANT: Changes in axle geometry caused by accidents must under no
circumstances
be rectified by camber adjustment!
NOTE: The upper control arm may only be replaced if the camber is outside
the
s
Carrying Out Steering Angle Sensor Adjustment
IMPORTANT: In vehicles with active steering, steering angle sensor
adjustment is integrated
in the service function INITIAL OPERATION/ADJUSTMENT FOR ACTIVE
STEERING and must not be carried out separa
General Information And Definitions
Toe angle difference
a - Toe difference angle
D - Centre point of operating circle
The toe angle difference is the angle adjustment of the inner cornering wheel
relative to the outer cornering
wheel
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Operating Fluids
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION ON FINAL DRIVE OIL
Final Drive oil or hypoid gear lubricant must conform with the following
requirements because of the high
loads which occur on the profiles of the hypoid gear teeth:
Load carrying capacity.
Sufficient protection against seizure.
Good wear protection.
Vertical Dynamics Control (VDC)
Control Unit
Fig. 124: Identifying VDM
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VDM
The location of the VDM control unit is dependent on the country in which the
vehicle is sold.
On left-hand drive vehicles the control unit is fitted inside the
passenger compartment near the right A-pillar
(as illustrated)
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