BMW 7 Series: Introduction
The BMW Night Vision system provides the driver with a black-and-white image
of the driving environment
ahead of the vehicle in the central information display (CID).
BMW Night Vision is a 100% passive system without active infrared illumination.
Objects situated ahead of the
vehicle are shown in varying degrees of brightness depending on the temperature
of these objects. This enables
the driver to detect in good time heat-emitting objects such as people, animals,
and other vehicles.
This thermal image is recorded with a Far Infrared camera (FIR) via a special
imaging sensor which detects the
infrared radiation in a specific wavelength range.
The BMW system is distinguished from infrared systems with active illumination
by its resistance to dazzling,
its long range, and its clearly structured image.
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Fig. 1: Identifying CID Image
The system offers the following advantages:
- Improved vision in conditions of dusk and darkness
- No dazzling by the headlights of oncoming vehicles
- Highlighting of unilluminated, heat-emitting objects such as
pedestrians, cyclists vehicles and deer, etc.
- Better overview of the driving situation thanks to the depiction of the
route of the road beyond the
headlight cone
- Enlarged depiction thanks to the zoom function of objects in the far
distance at high speeds
- Illumination of bends/curves thanks to the bend/curve mode (pivoting of
image detail)
- Illumination of dark courtyard and garage entrances
NOTE: The driving speed must be adapted to the relevant visibility
conditions in each
case. BMW Night Vision is designed as a supporting system, which, with a
modified driving style, affords the driver an early, better overview of the road
conditions ahead of the vehicle.
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Fig. 2: IPO Diagram (E65/E66)
Connection of Control Units
Control Unit and Camera
The Night Vision control unit and the Night Vision camera are connected via
the following c
Components
The BMW Night Vision system consists of the following components:
Night Vision camera with camera bracket and camera washer jet
Night Vision control unit
Button in light switch center
The BMW Night Vision camera is a thermal imaging camera, which converts
thermal radiation into electronic
signals and then into images visible to the human eye.
The thermal image is converted first
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Use only the approved TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Failure to comply with this requirement will result in serious damage to the
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Necessary preliminary tasks