BMW 7 Series: Introduction
Multifunction Video Camera
With the F01/F02, the customer is able to choose from a comprehensive range
of optional driver assistance
systems.
The individual systems and function units are becoming ever more densely
networked as a result of the shared
use of components and signals in some areas.
Depending on the combination of the available options installed, the functions
in the F01/F02 are implemented
as camera-based systems, both sharing the same camera and the one control unit,
the KAFAS control unit.
KAFAS is the Camera Assisted Driver Assistance System.
KAFAS is used for the following combined functions:
- Lane departure warning
- High-beam assistant.
Fig. 99: Display Camera Assisted Driver Assistance System
FLA (high beam assistant) is part of the ZDA Driver Assistance Package option
and will not be available
separately on the F01/F02.
The ZDA Driver Assistance Package option includes the following:
- High-beam Assistant
- Lane Departure Warning
- Active Blind Spot Detection
The vehicle comes fitted with the KAFAS control unit and camera. The
high-beam assistant option shares the
KAFAS camera and the KAFAS control unit with the lane departure warning system.
KAFS LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM REFERENCE CHART
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Lane Departure Warning and High-beam Assistant
The overview below illustrates the components used in combining these
systems.
Fig. 100: System Overview Of KAFAS Components
KAFAS COMPONENTS LEGENDS
Lane Departure Warning
In the F01/F02, a front facing video camera and the corresponding button in
the BEFAS control panel indicate
that the vehicle is equipped with the lane departure warning.
Fig.
Lane Departure Warning
The lane departure warning causes the steering wheel to vibrate to warn the
driver that the vehicle is threatening
to leave the current lane without driver intending it to do s
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BMW ASSIST Menu
The "Vehicle Info" menu contains all the information regarding the condition,
service intervals, the on-board
computer and the journey computer of the vehicle.
In addition, this menu contains for the first time a Quick Guide and the
electronic Owner's Handbook for the
vehicle.
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Signals from integrated sensor system
The sensors that were previously accommodated separately in the DSC sensor
are now installed in the ICM
control unit. The following variables can be recorded with these sensors.
Longitudinal acceleration and pitch of the road or vehicle in the
longitudinal