High-beam Assistant: Notes

The high-beam assistant (FLA) assists the customer in the use of the high-beam headlights. Depending on the traffic situation, the prevailing ambient light conditions and which lights on the vehicle have been switched on, the FLA switches on the high-beam headlights automatically and thereby relieves the customer of having to switch the high-beam headlights on manually.

High-beams can still be switched on and off manually as usual. The driver always has the capability, and indeed the obligation, to override the system whenever the situation requires it.

HIGH-BEAM ASSISTANT LEGENDS

Index	Explanation
1	Steering column stalk
2	High-beam assistant button
3	Display when high-beam assistant activated
4	Display when high-beam headlights on

Fig 1: Display High-Beam Assistant Button

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In the F01/F02, the high-beam assistant option is implemented differently depending on the equipment combination.

In combination with the lane departure warning, the high-beam assistant function shares the same video camera and the same KAFAS control unit.

High-beam assistant with the video camera of the lane departure warning and the KAFAS control unit in the F01/F02

Fig 2: Identifying KAFAS Control Unit With PT-CAN And Lane Departure Warning Camera With LVDS

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KAFAS CONTROL UNIT REFERENCE CHART

Index	Explanation
1	KAFAS control unit with connection to vehicle electrical system on PTCAN
2	Video camera for lane departure warning and high-beam assistant. The image data sent from the video camera to the KAFAS control unit along the LVDS data line