F10PassiveSafetySystems

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Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. Passivesafetysystem.................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

2. Models............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1. Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

3. SystemOverview.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1. Systemwiringdiagrams..............................................................................................................................................................................3
3.1.1. Busdiagram.................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
3.1.2. Systemwiringdiagram................................................................................................................................................ 8

4. Functions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
4.1. Functionsofthecrashsafetymodule ............................................................................................................................ 10
4.2. Crash-relevantfunctions........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.2.1. Evaluatingthesensorsignals.......................................................................................................................11
4.2.2. Detectingcrashes........................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2.3. Triggeringtimeandtriggeringsequence.................................................................................. 12
4.2.4. Triggeringtheoutputstagesofthefiringcircuits........................................................ 12
4.2.5. Sendingthecrashmessage...........................................................................................................................12
4.2.6. Crashentries........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2.7. Emergencycallfunction....................................................................................................................................... 13
4.3. Systemmonitoringfunctions......................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.3.1. Systemself-test................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.3.2. Indicationofsystemoperability................................................................................................................ 15
4.3.3. Cyclicmonitoring........................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3.4. Faultindicationandfaultcodestorage......................................................................................... 15
4.3.5. Faultoutput(diagnosis)......................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3.6. Acousticandvisualseatbeltwarning.............................................................................................15
4.3.7. Deactivationoftheairbags...............................................................................................................................16

5. SystemComponents......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.1. CrashSafetyModule .................................................................................................................................................................................17
5.2. Sensorsandswitches................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
5.2.1. Centralsensor....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.2.2. B-pillartransverseandlongitudinalaccelerationsensor................................... 18
5.2.3. Doorairbagsensor,front(pressure).................................................................................................. 18
5.2.4. Longitudinalaccelerationsensor..........................................................................................................19
5.2.5. CISmat............................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
5.2.6. Seatbeltbuckleswitch.......................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2.7. Emergencycallbutton............................................................................................................................................ 20
5.3. Actuators......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
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5.3.1. AdaptiveDriver'sairbag.........................................................................................................................................22
5.3.2. AdaptiveFrontpassengerairbag........................................................................................................... 23
5.3.3. Kneeairbag............................................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.3.4. Headairbag ............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
5.3.5. Sideairbag,front.............................................................................................................................................................. 25
5.3.6. Frontseatbelttensioner......................................................................................................................................26
5.3.7. Activeheadrestraints,front............................................................................................................................ 28
5.3.8. Safetybatteryterminal............................................................................................................................................ 29
5.3.9. Airbagindicatorlight.................................................................................................................................................. 29
5.3.10. Seatbeltwarninglight.............................................................................................................................................30
5.3.11. Indicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivation........................................ 30
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1.Introduction
1.1.Passivesafetysystem
ThepassivesafetysystemoftheF10buildsontheobjectivesandcharacteristicsoftheF01.The
passivesafetysystemfulfilsalllegislativerequirementsworldwide.

Extensivemeasuresweretakenonthebodyandontheoccupantssafetyandprotectionsystems.The
passivesafetysystemincludes,inadditiontotherestraintsystems,aspecialbodystructurewhich
offersaexcellentcrashperformance.Intheeventofanaccident,theforcesarereducedinadefined
mannerandthereforehavelessimpactontheoccupants.

Therestraintsystemsensurethattheriskofinjuryissignificantlyreduced.

The3rdgenerationoftheAdvancedCrashSafetyModuleACSMisusedontheF10asthecentral
airbagcontrolunitforthepassivesafetysystem.Itdiffersfromthepreviouscrashsafetymodulesin
thatithasanexternalsensorsystem.

F10Passivesafetysystems

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2.Models
2.1.Overview
ThepassivesafetysysteminstalledintheF10isthethird-generationCrashSafetyModule.The
followingillustrationprovidesanoverviewoftheinstalledversionsforthevariousmodels:

Modelseries Model Usedasof Design

E60 5SeriesSaloon 09/2005 ACSM1
E61 5SeriesTouring 09/2005 ACSM1
E63 6SeriesCoupe 09/2005 ACSM1
E64 6SeriesConvertible 09/2005 ACSM1
E85 Z4Roadster 01/2006 ACSM1
E86 Z4Coupe 05/2006 ACSM1
E88 1SeriesConvertible 04/2008 ACSM2
E70 X5SAV 11/2006 ACSM2
E71 X6SAC 04/2008 ACSM2
E93 3SeriesConvertible 03/2007 ACSM2
F01 7SeriesSaloon 11/2008 ACSM3
F02 7SeriesSaloonlong 11/2008 ACSM3
version
F07 5SeriesGranTurismo 10/2009 ACSM3
F10 5SeriesSaloon 03/2010 ACSM3

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3.SystemOverview
3.1.Systemwiringdiagrams
ThefollowingbusoverviewprovidesyouwithanoverviewoftheF10vehicleelectricalsystem/network
structureandtheintegrationofthemodulesintothePTCAN.

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3.SystemOverview
3.1.1.Busdiagram

F10Busoverview

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Index Explanation
1 Wakeablecontrolunits
2 Controlunitsauthorizedtowakeupthevehicle
3 Startupnodecontrolunits,forstartingupandsynchronizingtheFlexRaybus
system
ACC-SEN ActiveCruiseControlSensor
ACSM AdvancedCrashSafetyModule
AL Activesteering
AMPH AmplifierHigh(highfidelityamplifier)
AMPT AmplifierTop(tophighfidelityamplifier)
BSD Bit-serialdatainterface
BCU BatteryChargeUnit(forauxiliarybattery)
CAS CarAccessSystem
CIC CarInformationComputer
CICBasic CarInformationComputerBasic
CID CentralInformationDisplay
CON Controller
DCAN DiagnosisonControllerAreaNetwork
DDE DigitalDieselElectronics(NotforUS)
DME DigitalMotorElectronics
DSC DynamicStabilityControl
DVD DVDchanger
EDCSHL ElectronicDamperControl,rearleftsatelliteunit
EDCSHR ElectronicDamperControl,rearrightsatelliteunit
EDCSVL ElectronicDamperControl,frontleftsatelliteunit
EDCSVR ElectronicDamperControl,frontrightsatelliteunit
EGS Electronictransmissioncontrol
EKPS Electronicfuelpumpcontrol
EMF Electromechanicalparkingbrake
EPS ElectronicPowerSteering
Ethernet Cableddatanetworktechnologyforlocaldatanetworks
FD Reardisplay
FD2 Reardisplay2
FLA High-beamassistant
FlexRay Fast,presetandfault-tolerantbussystemforuseinautomotiveapplications
FRM Footwellmodule

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Index Explanation
FZD Rooffunctioncenter
GWS Gearselectorswitch
HKL Luggagecompartmentlidlift
HSR Rearsuspensionslipanglecontrol
HUD HeadUpDisplay
ICM IntegratedChassisManagement
IHKA Integratedautomaticheating/airconditioning
JBE Junctionboxelectronics
KAFAS Camera-baseddriverassistancesystem
K-Bus Bodybus
K-CAN. Bodycontrollerareanetwork
KCAN2 Bodycontrollerareanetwork2(500kBit/s)
KOMBI Instrumentcluster
LIN-Bus LocalInterconnectNetworkbus
Local-CAN LocalControllerAreaNetwork
MOST MediaOrientedSystemTransport
MOSTport MediaOrientedSystemTransportport
NVE NightVisionelectronics
PDC ParkDistanceControl
PMA ParkingManeuveringAssistantControlUnit
PTCAN PowertrainCAN
PTCAN2 Powertraincontrollerareanetwork2
OBD Diagnosissocket
RSE Rearseatentertainmentsystem
SDARS Satellitetuner
SMBF Frontpassengerseatmodule
SMFA Seatmodule,driver
SWW BlindSpotDetection
SZL Steeringcolumnswitchcluster
TCU TelematicsControlUnit
TPMS TirePressureMonitoringSystem
TRSVC Controlunitforreversingcameraandsideview
ULFSBX Universalinterfacebox

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Index Explanation
VDM VerticalDynamicsManagement
VM VideoModule
VSW Videoswitch
ZGM CentralGatewayModule

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3.SystemOverview
3.1.2.Systemwiringdiagram

F10Systemwiringdiagram

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Index Explanation
1 CentralGatewayModule
2 Accelerationsensor,leftenginesupport
3 Instrumentcluster
4 CarAccessSystem
5 CrashSafetyModule
6 Accelerationsensor,rightenginesupport
7 Doorairbagsensor,frontleft(pressure)
8 Driver'sairbag,two-stagewithventilation
9 Clockspring
10 Kneeairbag,driver
11 Indicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivation
12 Kneeairbag,passenger
13 Frontpassengerairbag,two-stagewithventilation
14 Doorairbagsensor,frontright(pressure)
15 Headairbag,left
16 Accelerationsensor,B-pillarleft
17 Automaticreelwithadaptiveforcelimiter,driver'sside
18 Seatbeltbucklecontact,driver'sseat
19 Seatbeltpretensioner,driver
20 Sideairbag,driver'sside
21 Activeheadrestraint,driver
22 Centralsensor
23 Seatbeltbucklecontact,frontpassengerside
24 Seatbeltpretensioner,frontpassenger
25 Seat-occupancymat,CISmat
26 Activeheadrestraint,passenger
27 Sideairbag,passengerside
28 Headairbag,right
29 Accelerationsensor,B-pillarright
30 Automaticreelwithadaptiveforcelimiter,frontpassenger'sside
31 TelematicsControlUnitforemergencycall
32 Safetybatteryterminal

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4.Functions
4.1.Functionsofthecrashsafetymodule
ThemainfunctionoftheCrashSafetyModuleistoconstantlyevaluateallsensorsignalsinorderto
detectacrashsituation.Asaresultofthesensorsignalsandtheirevaluation,thecrashsafetymodule
identifiesthedirectionofthecrashandtheseverityoftheimpact.

Alsoincludedisinformationonseatoccupancyandwhetherornotthedriverand/orfrontpassenger
havetheirseatbeltsfastened.Fromthisinformation,measuresaretakentoselectivelytriggerthe
necessaryrestraintsystems.

Thecrashsafetymodulemonitorsthesystemitselfandindicatesthatthesystemisreadyfor
operationwhentheairbagindicatorlightgoesout.

Intheeventofafaultduringoperation,thisisstoredinafaultmemory,whichcanbereadoutfor
diagnosticpurposes.

Ifacrashsituationisdetected,thisiscommunicatedtotheotherusersinthebus-systemnetworkby
acrashmessage.Therelevantcontrolunitsrespondtothissignalbyexecutingtheirownfunctions
accordingtotheseverityofthecrash.

Thesefunctionsinclude:

Openingthecentral-lockingsystem
Activatingthehazardwarningflashers
Switchingontheinteriorlight
Deactivatingtheelectricfuelpump
Switchingofftheauxiliaryheating
Automaticemergencycall.

AnotherfunctionoftheCrashSafetyModuleistheacousticseatbeltwarning,whichusesvisualand
audiblesignalstoremindthedriverandfrontpassengertofastentheirseatbelts.

ThefunctionsoftheCrashSafetyModulearedividedintothefollowingareas:

Crash-relevantfunctions
Systemmonitoringfunctions
Additionalconveniencefunctions.

4.2.Crash-relevantfunctions
TheCrashSafetyModulemustfulfillthefollowingcrash-relevantfunctions:

Evaluatingthesensorsignals
Detectingcrashes
Determiningthetriggeringtimeandthetriggeringsequence
Triggeringtheoutputstagesofthefiringcircuits

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Sendingthecrashmessagetoallbususers
Crashdocumentation
Emergencycallfunction

4.2.1.Evaluatingthesensorsignals
Thesensorsservetodetectandverifyfront-end,side-onandrear-endcrashes.Inaddition,thesystem
isalsoequippedwithrolloverdetection.

Thesensorsaredirectlyconnectedtothecrashsafetymodule,whereitssignalsareevaluatedand
processed.

4.2.2.Detectingcrashes
Europeanversionvehiclesareequippedwiththefollowingsensors:

Onetransverseandlongitudinalaccelerationsensorinthecentralsensor(yellow)
OnetransverseandlongitudinalaccelerationsensorineachoftheB-pillars(green)
Oneairbagsensorforpressureineachofthefrontdoors(blue).
Onelongitudinalaccelerationsensoroneachoftheenginesupports(red)

F10ACSMSensors

Thelongitudinalaccelerationsensorscanmeasurebothpositiveandnegativeacceleration.Using
thesesignals,afront-endorrear-endcrashisdetected.

Aside-oncrashisdetectedusingthelateralaccelerationsensorsandairbagsensorsinthedoors.

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Acrashinwhichtheforce-transferdirectionisnotperpendiculartothevehicle'slongitudinalor
transverseaxisisdetectedbymeansofacombinedtransverseandlongitudinalacceleration.

Thelongitudinalaccelerationsensorsontheenginesupportsservetodetectafront-endcrashandits
severity.

4.2.3.Triggeringtimeandtriggeringsequence
TheCrashSafetyModuleusesthevaluestransmittedbythesensorstodeterminethedirectionand
severityofthecrash.

Inthecaseofafront-endcrash,forexample,correspondinglyhighaccelerationvaluesmustbe
detectedbythelongitudinalaccelerationsensorintheB-pillarandbythelongitudinalacceleration
sensorinthecentralsensor.Basedontheaccelerationforces,analgorithmdetectstheseverityand
directionofthecrash.Usingthisinformation,thetriggeringtimesandthesequenceoftherestraint
systemstobeactivatediscalculated.

Apossibleimminentrolloverisalsodetectedandtheappropriateprotectionsystemsareactivated.

4.2.4.Triggeringtheoutputstagesofthefiringcircuits
TheCrashSafetyModuleispoweredbytheCarAccessSystem4(CAS4)throughterminal30B.
Atterminal30B,theCrashSafetyModuleisinofflinemode.Thismeansthatitisactiveonthedata
busandcanfulfillalldiagnosticfunctions.Thetriggeringoftheignitioncircuitsisblockedandonly
possiblefromterminal15,oncompletionofthesystemself-test.Likewise,theCrashSafetyModuleis
readyforignition,evenifinterminalRtheengineturnsOFF.

Theignitioncapacitorsarechargedviaaswitchingcontroller.Thesecapacitorsmakethefiringenergy
availableintheeventofacrash.Ifthevoltagesupplyisinterruptedduringacrash,thefiringcapacitors
servebrieflyasanenergyreserve.

Theoutputstagesofthefiringcircuitsconsistofahigh-sideandalow-sidepowercircuit-breaker.The
high-sidepowercircuit-breakercontrolsthefiringvoltage,whilethelow-sidepowercircuit-breaker
switchestoground.Theoutputstagesofthefiringcircuitsarecontrolledbyamicroprocessor.

Thehigh-sideandlow-sidepowercircuit-breakersalsoservethepurposeofcheckingthefiring
circuitsduringthesystemself-test.

4.2.5.Sendingthecrashmessage
Intheeventofacollisioninvolvingtriggeringoftherestraintsystems,theCrashSafetyModulesends
acrashmessagetotheusersinthebus-systemnetwork.Paralleltothis,theTCUisinformedviaa
directsingle-wireconnectiontotransmitanemergencycall.

Then,therespectivecontrolunitsperformthefollowingfunctionsdependingonthecrashseverity:

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Function Controlunit
Switchoffelectricfuelpump DigitalMotorElectronics(DME)
Viaelectronicfuelpumpcontrol(EKPS)
Switchofftheauxiliaryheating Integratedautomaticheatingandair
conditioning(IHKA)(NotforUS)
Releasecentrallocking Junctionboxelectronics(JBE)
Switchonhazardwarningflashers Footwellmodule(FRM)
Switchoninteriorlights Footwellmodule(FRM)
Transmitemergencycall(onlywhenairbag TelematicsControlUnit(TCU)
triggered)

4.2.6.Crashentries
Intheeventofacollisionwhereoneormoreactuatorsaretriggered,acrashentryisstoredinanon-
erasablememory.Afterthreecrashentries,anon-erasablefaultmemoryentryisstoredwiththe
instructiontoreplacetheCrashSafetyModule.

Note:Thethreecrashentriescanalsobestoredduringthecourseofanaccident.Eachcrashentryis
assignedasystemtime.

Theelectroniccontrolunitremainscapableoffiringevenafterthreecrashentries.Thecrashentries
cannotbeerasedandareusedtodiagnosethedevice.Amaximumofthreecrashentriescanbe
stored.Thecontrolunitmustthenbereplaced.

4.2.7.Emergencycallfunction
Theemergencycallfunctionsarecountry-dependentandareavailabletocustomersincountries
withBMWAssistinfrastructure.Thismeansanappropriateserviceproviderwithacallcentermust
beavailable.Anotherpreconditionforbeingabletomakeanemergencycallistheavailabilityofa
telephonenetwork.

WithBMWASSIST,thecustomerhasamanualandanautomaticemergencycallaswellasother
functions.

Amanualandanautomaticemergencycallfunctionisprovidedasstandard.Furthermore,the
driverhastheoptionofactivatingabreakdowncall.Irrespectiveofwhetherthecustomerordersa
telephoneornot,eachvehicleisequippedwithatelematicscontrolunitTCU,atelephoneantenna,an
emergencyantenna,ahandsfreekitandaGPSantennafordeterminingposition.

Manualemergencycall

Themanualemergencycallisintendedforcustomerstorequesthelpquicklyiftheyarepresentwhen
anaccidentoccurswithoutbeinginvolvedthemselves.

Theemergency-callbuttonislocatedintherooffunctionCenter.Theemergencycallbuttonis
connecteddirectlytotheTCU.

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Pressingtheemergency-callbuttonsestablishesavoiceconnectionwiththerelevantcountry
provider.ThevoiceconnectionisindicatedbyaflashingLEDintheswitch.

Automaticemergencycall

ThecrashsafetymodulesendsacrashtelegramtotheTCUintheeventofanaccidentof
correspondingcrashseverity.TheTCUplacesanemergencycall,whichatthesametimecontainsthe
locationofthevehicle.

Paralleltothis,attemptsaremadetosetupavoiceconnectionwiththevehicleoccupantstoobtain
moreinformationontheaccident(severityoftheaccident,numberofinjured)sothatfurtherrescue
operationscanbeinitiated.

Extendedautomaticemergencycall

VehicleswithBMWAssisthaveanadditionalfunction,theextendedautomaticemergencycall
(AdvancedAutomaticCrashNotification).

Usingvarioussensordataoftheextendedautomaticemergencycallsystem,theriskofinjuryis
determinedandtransmittedtotheemergencycoordinationcenter.

Theemergencycallincludesadditionalspecificinformationabouttheaccident.Thusthecallcenter
hasmoreaccurateinformationabouttheaccidentandtheriskofinjury,whichcanbepassedontothe
emergencycoordinationcenter.Theemergencycoordinationcentercantheninitiatetheappropriate
actions.

4.3.Systemmonitoringfunctions
TheCrashSafetyModulehasthefollowingsystemmonitoringfunctions:

Systemself-test(pre-drivecheck)
Indicationofsystemoperability
Cyclicmonitoring
Faultindicationandfaultcodestorage
Faultoutput(diagnosis)
Acousticandvisualseatbeltwarning
Deactivationofthefrontpassengerfrontairbag,thekneeairbagandsideairbaginviathe
seat-occupancydetector.

4.3.1.Systemself-test
TheCrashSafetyModuleperformsasystemself-testasofterminal15.Theairbagindicatorlightis
activatedforapproximatelyfivesecondsduringthesystemself-test.

Whenthesystemself-testisconcludedandnofaulthasbeenfound,theairbagindicatorlightgoesout
andthesystemisreadyforoperation.

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4.3.2.Indicationofsystemoperability
CrashSafetyModulesystemoperabilityisindicatedbytheairbagindicatorlightgoingoutinthe
instrumentpanel.

4.3.3.Cyclicmonitoring
Oncethesystemself-testhasbeensuccessfullyconcludedandthesystemisreadyforoperation,a
cyclicmonitoringprocedureisperformedforfaultmonitoringpurposes.Cyclicmonitoringservesthe
purposeofinternaldiagnosisoftheelectroniccontrolunitandtheoverallairbagsystem.Thecyclic
monitoringiscarriedoutcontinuouslyasofterminal15anditisalsocontinuedafterreachinglogical
terminalRandaftertheengineisOFF.

4.3.4.Faultindicationandfaultcodestorage
TheCrashSafetyModulehasanon-volatilefaultmemory.Afaultentryissignalledbytheairbag
indicatorlightilluminating.

Adistinctionismadebetweeninternalandexternalfaultswhenenteringthefaultcode.Eventssuchas
triggeringofanairbagorseatbeltpretensionerarealsostoredinthefaultmemory.

Note:Theentryofatriggeredrestraintsysteminthefaultmemorydoesnotmeanthattherestraint
systemwasdefectiveinthecrashsituation,ratheritonlymeansthattheignitedrestraintsystemisnot
availableforfurthertriggering.

4.3.5.Faultoutput(diagnosis)
WiththeaidoftheBMWdiagnosissystem,IntegratedServiceTechnicalApplication(ISTA),thefault
memorycanbereadoutviathediagnosticinterface.Afterrectifyingthefaultsorafterreplacingthe
triggeredcomponents,thefaultmemorycanbeclearedwiththediagnosiscommand"Clearfault
memory".

4.3.6.Acousticandvisualseatbeltwarning
AllvehicleswithCrashSafetyModulecomestandardwithanacousticandvisualseatbeltwarning.
TheCrashSafetyModuledetectswhetherthedriverandfrontpassengerhavefastenedtheirseatbelt.
Ifnot,acorrespondingacousticandvisualindicatorremindsthemtofastentheirseatbelt.Bothseat
beltbuckleswitchesaremonitoredseparately.

Foradescriptionoftheexactsequenceoftheacousticandvisualseatbeltwarning,refertothe
informationbulletinentitled"PassivesafetysystemF01/F02".

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4.3.7.Deactivationoftheairbags

AutomaticdeactivationoftheairbagisprovidedinordertofulfilltherequirementsoftheNational
HighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSA.Thechildseatslistedintheregulation(foran
approximatelyone-yearoldchildonthefrontpassengerseat)mustcausedeactivationoftheairbags.

Todoso,aseat-occupancymatisusedtoclassifytheoccupantonthefrontpassengerseat.Asa
furtherdevelopmentoftheOccupantClassification3mat(OC3mat),theCapacitiveInteriorSensing
mat(CISmat)isusedintheF10.

TheCISmatconsistsoftwoelements:asensorwire,whichrunsparalleltotheseatheatingintheseat
cushionandanevaluationunit.

TheCISmatmeasuresthecapacitanceandohmicresistancebetweenthesensorwire(anode)
andthegroundofthevehicle(cathode)atafrequencyof120kHz.Thechangeincapacitanceand
resistanceenablestheCISmattodeterminewhetheranadultorachildinachildseatisonthefront
passengerseat.

MeasuringprocedureoftheCISmat,example:F07

Deactivationofthefrontpassengerairbag,sideairbagandkneeairbagonthefrontpassengersideis
signalledbytheindicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivation.

Theindicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivationintherooffunctioncenterisilluminatedifa
childrestraintsystemtestedaccordingtotherequirementsoftheNHTSAwithasmallchildhasbeen
detectedonthefrontpassengerseatorthefrontpassengerseatisunoccupied.

Thebrightnessofthislightiscontrolledbyautomaticregulationofthedisplaylighting.

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5.SystemComponents
5.1.CrashSafetyModule
TheCrashSafetyModuleiscontainedinahousingwiththreesockets.

Twosocketsservetoconnectthewiringharness.Oneothersocketisprovidedforthecockpitwiring
harness.

F10CrashSafetyModule

TheCrashSafetyModuleislocatedinthecockpitmodulebehindtheglovebox,asitwasnotpossible
tolocateitcentrallyonthetransmissiontunnelduetothesizeoftheCrashSafetyModuleandthe
wiringharnessconnection.Onlytheassociatedsensorsystemhasremainedonthetransmission
tunnel,closetothecenterofgravity.

TheCrashSafetyModuledoesnotcontainanysensors.Thesehavebeenrelocatedtoanadditional
centralsensoronthetransmissiontunnel.

5.2.Sensorsandswitches
Thefollowingsensorsandswitchesareinstalled:

Centralsensorforlongitudinalandlateralacceleration
SensorfortransverseandlongitudinalaccelerationattheB-pillars
Oneairbagsensorineachofthefrontdoors(pressure).
Onelongitudinalaccelerationsensoroneachoftheenginesupports
CISmat
Seatbeltbuckleswitch
Emergencycallbutton

5.2.1.Centralsensor
Thecentralsensoronthetransmissiontunnelcontainatransverseandalongitudinalacceleration
sensor.

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F10Centralsensor

5.2.2.B-pillartransverseandlongitudinalaccelerationsensor
ThetransverseandlongitudinalaccelerationsensorsintheB-pillarsservetodetecthead-on,side-on
andrear-endcrashes.

Theleftandrightsensorsareidenticalindesign.

F10B-pillartransverseandlongitudinalaccelerationsensor

5.2.3.Doorairbagsensor,front(pressure)
Theairbagsensorsinthefrontdoorsareusedforsideimpactdetection.Inadditiontothehigh
transverseaccelerationvalues,thepressureinthecavityofthedoorincreasesintheeventofaside-on
crash.

Theairbagsensorsarelocatedontheinnerdoorpanelofthefrontdoors.

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F10Doorairbagsensor,front(pressure)

5.2.4.Longitudinalaccelerationsensor
Twolongitudinalaccelerationsensorsareinstalledinthefrontareaoftheenginesupports.The
measuredvaluesaretransmittedtotheCrashSafetyModuleandevaluatedthere.

F10Enginesupportlongitudinalaccelerationsensor

5.2.5.CISmat
ACapacitiveInteriorSensingmat(CISmat)isinstalledinthefrontpassengerseatforseat-occupancy
detection.ThisreplacestheOC3mat,whichwaspreviouslyinstalledforthisfunction.TheCISmat
detectswhetheranadultorachildinachildseatisinthefrontpassengerseat.Deactivationofthe
frontpassengerairbag,sideairbagandkneeairbagissignalledbytheilluminationoftheindicator
lampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivationintherooffunctioncenter.

TheCISmatconsistsoftwoelements,asensorwire,whichrunsparalleltotheseatheatinginthe
seatcushion,andanevaluationunit.TheCISmatmeasuresthecapacityandtheohmicresistance
betweenthesensorwire(anode)andthegroundofthevehicle(katode)atafrequencyof120kHz.The
CISmatuseschangesinthecapacityandtheresistancetodeterminewhetheranadultorachildisin
thefrontpassengerseat.

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5.2.6.Seatbeltbuckleswitch
Theseatbeltbuckleswitchesarelocatedintheseatbeltbucklesofthedriver'sandfrontpassenger's
seat.

Theseatbeltbuckleswitchdetectswhethertheseatbeltbuckletongueisintheseatbeltbuckle.The
supplyofpowertothesensorandtheevaluationarecarriedoutbytheCrashSafetyModule.

Fromterminal15,theseatbeltbuckleswitchismonitoredcontinuously.Thesignalisusedforthe
visualandacousticseatbeltwarningandfordeterminingwhichrestraintsystemsaretobetriggered.

F10Seatbeltbuckleswitch

5.2.7.Emergencycallbutton
Theemergency-callbuttonislocatedintherooffunctioncenter.

F10Rooffunctioncenterwithemergencycallbutton

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5.3.Actuators
ThefollowingactuatorareinstalledintheF10:

Driver'sairbag
Front-passengerairbag
Kneeairbag,leftandright
Headairbag,leftandright
Sideairbag,frontleftandright
Belttensioner,frontleftandright
Activeheadrestraints,frontleftandright
Safetybatteryterminal.

Inaddition,thefollowingindicatorlightsinformtheoccupantsofthestatusofthesafetysystems:

Airbagindicatorlight
Seatbeltwarninglight
Indicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivation

Thefollowingtwographicsshowtheairbagsinnon-triggeredandtriggeredstatus.Dependingonthe
typeofthespecificcrash,onlycertainairbagsaretriggered.

F10Triggeredairbags

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5.3.1.AdaptiveDriver'sairbag
Thetaskofthedriver'sairbagistodecreasetheriskofinjuryforthedriverintheeventofahead-on
crash.Thedriver'sairbagislocatedintheimpactplateonthesteeringwheel.Thedriver'sairbagis
equippedwithagasgenerator.

F10Steeringwheelwithdriver'sairbag

Anactiveventvalveandatwo-stagegeneratorareinstalledwhich,dependingonthedetectedcrash
severity,thestagescanbetriggeredwithdifferenttiming.

F10AdaptiveDriver'sairbagsteeringwheelwiththeairbagremoved.

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Index Explanation
1 Gasgeneratorwithexhaustvents
2 Actuatorforventvalve

F10AdaptiveDriver'sairbag,rearview.

Index Explanation
1 Connectionofthesquibfortheactiveventvalve
2 Connectionoftheignitionsquibforthefirststageofthedriver'sairbag
3 Connectionoftheignitionsquibforthesecondstageofthedriver'sairbag

Note:TheActivedriver'sandpassenger'sairbagsareequippedwithanactiveventvalves.

5.3.2.AdaptiveFrontpassengerairbag
Thetaskofthefrontpassengerairbagistoreducetheriskofinjurytothepassengerintheeventofa
head-oncollision.Thefrontpassengerairbagislocatedinthedashboard.Whenthefrontpassenger
airbagunfolds,thedashboardisbrokenopenatpre-definedlocations.Thefrontpassengerairbag
opensinthedirectionofthewindshield,exitstowardsthetopandrestsagainstthewindshieldandthe
dashboard.Thefrontpassengerairbagisequippedwithatwostagegeneratorwhich,dependingon
thedetectedcrashseverity,thestagescanbetriggeredwithatimedifference.

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F10ActiveFrontpassengerairbag

Index Explanation
1 Cover
2 Firststagesquib
3 Airbaghousing
4 Actuatorfortheactiveventvalve
5 Inflatorassembly
6 Secondstageignitionsquib

Note:TheActivedriver'sandpassenger'sairbagsareequippedwithanactiveventvalves.

5.3.3.Kneeairbag
TheUSlegalrequirementscallforthepassiverestraint(withoutseatbelt)oftheoccupants.Therefore,
tocontroltheoccupantforwarddisplacementintheeventofahead-oncollision,kneeairbagsare
installedonthedriver'ssideandfrontpassengerside.

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F10Kneeairbag

5.3.4.Headairbag
Asadditionalprotectionoftheoccupants'head,theF10,usescurtain(head)airbags.

ThecurtainairbagextendsfromtheA-pillartotheC-pillarandcoverstheentireareaoftheside
windows.Itunfoldsbetweentheoccupantsandthesidestructure.

Systemfeatures:

Extendedcoveredareaacrossallfrontwindows,frontandrear
Reductionofriskofinjurytooccupantsbyglasssplinters
Coveredareaepitomizedforoccupantsofdifferentsizes

5.3.5.Sideairbag,front
AsintheF01,thefrontsideairbagsaretriggeredfromthefrontseatbackrests.

Thesideairbagsandthegasgeneratorsarelocatedinaplastichousingreferredtoastheairbag
module.Thisisbuiltintothefrontseatbackrestandiscoveredbytherearpanel.

Intheeventofactivation,thesideairbagemergesbetweenthebackrestframeandbackrestrearpanel
asitunfoldsbetweenthesidestructureandoccupant.

Note:Itisimportantthatnoadditionalseatcoversareinstalledastheywouldgreatlyimpair
theairbagfunctionorevendefeatitentirely.

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F10Seatwithsideairbag

Index Explanation
1 Sideairbag

5.3.6.Frontseatbelttensioner
IntheF10,thefamiliarthree-pointseatbeltisthebeltsystemusedonthefrontseats.

F10Seatbelt

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Index Explanation
1 Seatbelttensioners
2 Sideairbag
3 Automaticreelwithadaptiveforcelimiter

Seatbelttensioners

Thetaskofthepyrotechnicbelttensioneristominimizetheseatbeltslackinthepelvisandshoulder
areasintheeventofanimpact,therebyimprovingtherestrainingaction.

Thebelttensionersarelocatedonthedriver'sseatandfrontpassengerseat.Thebelttensionersare
ignitedincertaincrashsituations.

Theseatbeltbuckleisconnectedbymeansofasteelcabletothepistoninthetensioningtube.Ifthe
squibistriggered,gaspressureiscreated,whichmovesthepistoninthetensioningtube.Atthis,the
seatbeltbuckleispulleddownbythecableandtheseatbeltistensioned.

F10Belttensioner

Index Explanation
1 Seatbeltbuckleswitch
2 Connectionforignitionsquib
3 Tensioningtubewithpiston

Automaticreelwithadaptiveforcelimiter

Forthedriverandfrontpassenger,anautomaticreelisinstalledasonF01/F02.

Withtheaidofagasgenerator,thereisachangeoverfromahightoalowpowerlevelduringthe
impact,inordertoreducethebeltrestrainingforces.

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Withoptimaltuninginconnectionwiththeairbags,thekineticenergyoftheoccupantismore
uniformlyreducedoverthedurationoftheimpact.Thusloweroccupantstressvaluesareachieved.

TheoperatingprincipleoftheadaptiveforcelimitersintheF10arethesameasontheF01.

5.3.7.Activeheadrestraints,front
FortheF10,therearetwoversionsdependingontheinstalledseat.Bothhaveaheadrestraintwith
pyrotechnicactuatorwhich,intheeventofarear-endcollisionwithsufficientseverity,optimizesthe
distanceandtheheightrelativetothehead.Thisreducestheloadinthecervicalspineareainthe
eventofarear-endcollision.Theheadrestisactivatedatanearlystage,evenbeforethebackward
displacementoftheoccupant'shead.

Inordertoofferasmuchconvenienceaspossible,thefrontsectionofthemanuallyadjustable
headrestraintscanbepulledforwardorpushedbackwardapproximately30mm.Itisatwo-stage
adjustment.Thisallowsforthreedifferentpositionsfortheheadrestraintdepthadjustment.

Onthemulti-functionseat,theheadrestisadjustedbymeansoftheheadrestadjustment.

F10Manuallyadjustableheadrestraint

Theactiveheadrestraintminimizestheloadinthecervicalspineareaintheeventofarear-end
collision.Fortheoccupantsinthevehicle,thecorrectadjustmentoftheheadrestraintsandthe
distanceoftheheadfromtheheadrestraintareofcrucialimportance.

Intheeventofarear-endcollision,theactiveheadrestraintreducesthedistancebetweenthehead
andtheheadrestraintbeforetheoccupantsaredisplacedbackwards.Thisreducestheriskofinjuryto
thecervicalvertebrae,evenintheeventofasmallaccident.

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Note:Iftheactiveheadrestraintshavebeentriggered,thepyrotechnicactuatorsmustbe
replacedintheworkshop.Itisessentialtorefertotherepairinstructions.

Note:Neveruseanyseatorheadrestraintcoversontheheadrestthatcanimpairthe
protectiveeffect.

5.3.8.Safetybatteryterminal
ThesafetybatteryterminalistriggeredatdifferentthresholdswhentheCrashSafetyModuledetects
ahead-on,side-onorrear-endcrashofsufficientseverity.Theconnectingcablebetweenthebattery
andstarter/alternatorandpositivebatteryconnectionpointisthendisconnectedpyrotechnically.The
safetybatteryterminalislocateddirectlyatthepositiveterminalofthebattery.

Despitethesafetybatteryterminalbeingblownoff,itisguaranteedthatallconsumersrelevantto
safetysuchashazardwarningflashers,interiorlightingandtelephonewillcontinuetobesuppliedwith
voltage.

F10Safetybatteryterminal

5.3.9.Airbagindicatorlight
Theairbagindicatorlightislocatedintheinstrumentcluster.CrashSafetyModulesystemoperability
isindicatedbytheairbagindicatorlightlightingupandthengoingoutduringthepre-drivecheck.
TheairbagindicatorlightiscontrolledbymeansofamessageonthePT-CANfromtheCrashSafety
Module.Theinstrumentpanelreceivesamessageonacyclicalbasis.Ifthemessagefailstoarrive,the
airbagindicatorlightisactivated.

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F10Airbagindicatorlight

5.3.10.Seatbeltwarninglight
Avisualandaudiblewarningisissuediftheseatbeltisnotfastenedorisunbuckledwhenthevehicle
isinmotion.

F10Seatbeltwarninglight

ThestatusoftheseatbeltbucklecontactsoftheseatbenchisbrieflyvisibleintheTFTdisplayofthe
instrumentpanelwhenthevehiclestartsoracontactchanges.

5.3.11.Indicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivation
IntheF10,theindicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivationisintherooffunctioncenter.The
indicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivationiftheCISmatdetectsachildseatwithachild
approximatelyoneyearoldorifthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied.

Thebrightnessoftheindicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivationiscontrolledbythe
automaticbrightnesscontrolofthedisplayillumination.

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F10Rooffunctioncenterwithindicatorlampforfrontpassengerairbagdeactivation

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