Driver Information Systems -- Overview

• Displays, Indicators And Controls
  • Introduction
    • Notes
    • Display, Operating and Control Concept
    • Instrument Cluster
    • Central Information Display (CID)
      • Notes
      • Personal Profile
    • Controls on the Steering Wheel
    • Controller
  • System Overview
  • Principles of Operation
    • Instrument Cluster
      • Notes
      • Black Panel Technology
        • Notes
        • Instrument Cluster - Off
        • Instrument Cluster - Vehicle Awake
      • TFT Display
        • Notes
        • Schematic Breakdown of the Display Area
        • Daytime-nighttime Design
      • Schematic Breakdown of the Display Area
    • On-board Computer
      • Notes
      • Low Range Warning
      • Operation Acknowledgments
    • Central Information Display
      • Main Menu
      • Option Menu
      • Status Bar
      • CD/Multimedia Menu
      • Radio Menu
      • Telephone Menu
      • Navigation Menu
      • Contacts Menu
      • BMW ASSIST Menu
      • Settings Menu
  • System Components
    • Instrument Cluster
      • Notes
      • Display Areas
      • Rev Counter
      • Economy Control (fuel consumption indicator)
      • Fuel Gauge
      • Outside Temperature Indicator
      • Indicator and Warning Lamps
      • TFT Display (thin-film transistor)
      • Manipulation Dot
      • Acoustic Generators
    • On-board Computer
      • Notes
      • Showing Indicators
  • Service Information
    • Instrument Cluster Test Functions
      • Notes
      • To Start Function Test
      • Display of Test Functions
      • To End Test Function
      • Overview of Test Functions
      • Component Replacement and Trial Replacement
    • Central Information Display (CID)
      • Service Mode
      • Activating the Service Mode
• Head-Up Display
  • Introduction
  • System Overview
    • Head-up Display System Schematic Circuit Diagram
  • System Functions
    • The Principle
      • Notes
      • Projection Distance
      • Switch-on Conditions
      • Switch-on Performance
      • Switch-off Conditions
      • Brightness Offset
      • Operating-hours Counter
      • Display Area of Head-up Display
      • Color Selection
  • System Component
    • Notes
    • Cover Glass
    • Mirrors
    • LED Array
    • PCB
    • Housing
    • Windshield
      • Notes
      • Incorrect Windshield Fitted
    • Eyebox
    • Instrument Cluster
    • Check Control Messages
    • Controls
      • Notes
      • Driver Assistance System Control Panel
      • Instrument-lighting Dimming
      • Controller
  • Service Information
    • Notes
    • Adjusting the Brightness
    • Adjusting the Height of the Horizon on the HUD
    • Vertical Rotation of the HUD
    • Test Functions
      • Calling/quitting Test Functions
    • Replacing the HUD
      • Image Defects
      • Correcting Distortion (Warping)
    • Diagnosis
      • Notes
      • Sleep Mode
• BMW Night Vision 2
  • Introduction
  • System Overview
    • System Circuit Diagram F01/F02
      • Notes
      • Connection of Control Units and Camera
      • Pt-Can
  • System Functions
    • The BMW Night Vision 2 System Principle
    • Principle of Pedestrian Detection
    • Various Forms of Indication
      • Notes
      • Availability Indicator in CID
      • Symbols in HUD (Head-up Display)
      • Warning in Vehicles w/out HUD
        • Notes
        • Sequence of signals
    • Switch-on Conditions
    • Operation by iDrive
      • Notes
      • Calling Up Menu
      • Contrast and Brightness
      • Pedestrian Detection
      • Visibility
  • System Components
    • Notes
    • Night Vision 2 Camera
    • Night Vision 2 Control Unit
  • Service Information
    • Adjusting Camera Pivot Position
    • Changing Protective Window
    • Replacing Camera Washer Jet
    • Displays Indicating Defective System
    • Programming and Coding
      • Initializing Software
• Active Blind Spot Detection System
  • Introduction
  • System Overview
    • Notes
    • Bus System Overview
    • System Schematic Circuit Diagram
  • System Functions
    • Notes
    • Detecting Road Users
      • Notes
      • Setting the Necessity for a Warning
    • Switching the System On and Off
      • Notes
      • Informing and Warning
      • Coordinating the Activation of the Vibration Actuator
    • Blind Spot Detection from the Customer's Perspective
      • Notes
      • No Necessity for a Warning
      • Information
      • Warning - Lane Change Zone
      • Warning - Blind Spot Area
  • System Components
    • Radar Sensors
      • Notes
      • Common Features of the Master and SWW2
      • Special Features of the SWW2 Radar Sensor
      • Special Features of the Master Radar Sensor (SWW)
      • Bus Connections
      • Voltage Supply
      • Calibrating the Radar Sensors
        • Notes
        • Reasons for calibration
      • Special Situations and Fault Statuses
        • Notes
        • Blindness
        • Errors in the sensor alignment
        • Rear damage
        • Damage to the bumper trim
        • Damage to supporting parts
    • Display and Control Elements
      • Notes
      • LIN-bus Connections
      • Warning Light in the Driver's Door Mirror
      • Vibration Actuator in the Steering Wheel
      • Instrument Cluster
• KAFAS Camera
  • Introduction
    • Multifunction Video Camera
  • System Overview
    • Lane Departure Warning and High-beam Assistant
  • System Components
    • Lane Departure Warning
    • High-beam Assistant
  • Functional Principal
    • Lane Departure Warning
      • Notes
      • Lane Detection
      • Roadway Marking
      • Physical Limitations of the Optical System
      • Display and Control Concept
        • Notes
        • Lane departure warning displays
        • Displays of the lane departure warning/Active Cruise Control with Stop&Go
        • Warning
        • Signal path for controlling the vibration actuator
    • High-beam Assistant
      • Notes
      • Operation and Indication
      • Detection of Light in the Field of View of the Video Camera
      • Evaluation of Image Data
      • Control of the High-beam Headlights
        • Notes
        • System limitations
  • Service Information
    • Lane Departure Warning
    • High-beam Assistant
      • Notes
      • Low-sensitivity Mode
      • Check Control Indicator
• Park Distance Control
  • Introduction
  • System Overview
  • System Components
    • Park Distance Control
    • Rear View Camera
    • Side View
  • System Functions
    • Park Distance Control
    • Rear View Camera
  • Service Information
    • Park Distance Control