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E70 Advanced Crash Safety Module Workbook

Subject Page

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Front Airbag, Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Front Airbag, Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Curtain Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Crash Safety Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Rollover Monitoring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Seat Position Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Seat-position Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Calibration of Driver Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Initial Print Date: 12/06 Revision Date:

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Advanced Crash Safety Module (ACSM)

Model: E70

Production: From Start of Production

After completion of this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate the function of the ACSM system

• Identify the different types of air bags used on the E70

• Demonstrate the Driver Seat Calibration on the E70

Advanced Crash Safety Module
The safety system (ACSM) is used in the E70. The task of ACSM
is to detect accident situations critical for the vehicle occupants
and to activate the necessary restraint systems selectively corre-
sponding to the crash severity.
The crash safety module performs internal diagnosis and monitors
all inputs and outputs. Any faults that may occur are stored non-
volatile in the crash safety module and indicated to the driver by
way of the airbag indicator lamp in the instrument cluster.
Communication with other control modules in the vehicle's system
network takes place via the K-CAN and the F-CAN.
In the event of a crash, a K-bus telegram is transmitted (provided a Index Explanation
telephone is installed) via an additional separate data line to the
1 Connection of firing pellet, first stage
Telematics Control Unit (TCU) and the emergency call triggered.
2 Connection of firing pellet, second stage
It is possible to encode the crash safety module via the K-CAN.
Diagnosis of the crash safety module takes place via the diagnosis
CAN to the gateway that is located in the Junction-box ECU on Front Airbag, Passenger
the E70.
Together with the seat belt, the task of the front airbag on the pas-
Front Airbag, Driver senger's side is to reduce the risk of serious injury to the front pas-
senger during a frontal crash. The 2-stage front airbag on the pas-
In conjunction with the seat belt, the driver's front airbag is senger's side is located under the instrument panel.
designed to reduce the risk of serious injury to the driver's head or
thorax during a head-on collision. The front airbag for the driver's Deployment of the front passenger airbag breaks the instrument
side is located in the hub cushion of the steering wheel. The driver panel at defined points and opens a flap, which is connected to
front airbag is equipped with a 2-stage inflator assembly. the instrument panel by means of a fabric strap. The passenger
airbag opens in the direction of the windshield. The passenger
The two stages of the airbag are triggered with a time delay airbag emerges in an upward direction and is supported on the
depending on the crash severity and use of seat belt. The two windshield and on the instrument panel.
stages of the inflator assembly facilitate a restraint function adapted
to the crash severity and consequently reduce additional stress on
the occupants during the development phase.

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ACSM Circuit Diagram

ACSM Circuit Diagram Legend
Index Explanation
1 Up-front sensor, left
2 Head airbag, front passenger's side
3 Footwell module FRM
4 Instrument cluster
5 Car Access System (CAS)
6 Junction-box ECU
7 Switch for passenger airbag deactivation
8 Up-front sensor, right
9 Head airbag, driver's side
10 Door pressure sensor, right
11 Front passenger airbag, 2-stage
12 Adaptive seat belt force limiter, right
13 ACSM ECU
14 Front passenger's seat
15 B-pillar satellite, right

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16 Safety battery terminal
17 Main power connection to starter and alternator
18 Ground
19 Telephone

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20 Seat belt pre-tensioner, left
21 Seat belt pre-tensioner, right
22 Side airbag, right
23 Side airbag, left
24 Anchor-fitting pre-tensioner
25 Seat occupancy detector
26 Power supply, seat occupancy detector
27 Seat occupancy detector (SBE for EU), front passenger
28 Seat occupancy detector (SBE for EU), driver
29 Seat belt buckle switch, driver
30 Seat belt buckle switch, front passenger
31 Ground point
32 Driver's seat
33 B-pillar satellite, left
34 Adaptive seat belt force limiter, left
35 Door pressure sensor, left
36 Driver's airbag, two-stage
37 Steering column switch cluster SZL
38 Indicator lamp for passenger airbag deactivation
K-CAN Body CAN
K-Bus Body Bus
KL R Terminal R
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Curtain Airbag Simultaneously filling the curtain airbag at the front and rear
ensures the air cushion is filled uniformly.
The well-proven curtain airbag is used as the head protection sys-
tem in connection with the ACSM on the E70. The head airbag is brought into position because of the way the
curtain airbag is mounted on the A-pillar and the C-pillar. The cur-
The curtain airbag extends from the A-pillar up to the C-pillar and tain airbag extends between the side window and side trim panel
covers the entire side section at head level. The curtain airbag and the occupants.
inflates between the occupants and side windows or side trim pan-
els. The closed system retains the structural strength and stability of
the curtain airbag for several seconds

Side Airbag
For many years now, the side airbag has been used by BMW as an
important integral part in occupants safety and protection systems.
The task of the side air bags is to minimize the risk of injury to the
driver/front passenger in the trunk/torso area in the event of a side
impact.
The side air bags are mounted in the
backrest of the front seats with the aim of
achieving optimum interior functionality
and appealing design in the E70 while
also satisfying the demanding safety
requirements. The task of the side air
In connection with the side airbag in the front seat, it provides opti- bags is to minimize the risk of injury to
mum protection for the occupants in the event of side impact. the driver/front passenger in the pelvic
The curtain airbag reduces the movement of the head and other and trunk/torso area in the event of a side
extremities towards the outside during a side crash. This results in impact.
lower neck shear forces as well as bending moments in the cervical The side airbag is triggered in response to a sufficiently strong
vertebrae. In addition, it also prevents direct head contact with the impact from the side. The side airbag emerges through the tear
side structure of the vehicle. seam in the backrest of the seats and inflates between the door
The inflator assembly (gas generator) mounted between the B-pil- and occupant. The air cushion between the door and occupant
lar and C-pillar is triggered in the event of a side crash. The gas provides controlled damping and therefore reduces load/strain on
flows out of the pressure vessel through the two gas lances into the occupant.
the curtain airbag.
Crash Safety Module
The advanced crash safety module has a comprehensive sensor
The advanced crash safety module essentially comprises the fol-
system. Transverse acceleration sensors in the B-pillar and door
lowing components:
pressure sensors are used for the purpose of side crash detection.
• Crash safety module The B-pillar satellites also have longitudinal acceleration sensors
for front and rear-end crash detection.
• Sensors and switches
• Actuators Note: The crash safety module is located on the transmis-
sion tunnel behind the hand brake. Various sensors
The crash safety module consists of a die cast housing with inte- (rollover, Low-g as well as longitudinal and transverse
grated plug cover. acceleration sensors) are integrated in the crash
The crash safety module contains various sensors: safety module and the crash safety module is inte-
grated in the K-CAN.
• Rollover sensor
• Low-g sensors Rollover Monitoring System
• Longitudinal and transverse acceleration sensors
The rollover protection system is an important instrument for
improving occupant protection in the event of the vehicle rolling
over. The seat belt pre-tensioners and the curtain air bags are trig-
gered in response to corresponding crash severity. The crucial fac-
tors which determine whether the car overturns are not just the
angle but also the angular velocity at which the car is set into the
roll. All these vehicle movements can also occur after a front-end,
side-on or rear-end crash.

Note: The front passenger air bags are not deployed when
the front seat is not occupied. However, this is not
indicated by the Passenger Airbag OFF light.

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Seat Position Detection The seat must therefore be recalibrated. Calibration is easy and can
be performed by the customer him/herself following the steps in
In accordance with US legislation a system for recognizing the size the Owner's manual.
of occupants must be provided for the driver's seat. This size
recognition function is based on the adjustment range of the for- Note: These steps should turn off the Check Control
ward/backward seat adjustment. On the E70, the exact position is Message, if not, repeat the process and if this
determined by the actuator motor in the driver's seat. doesn’t work the system must be checked.

Seat-position Recognition If the seat is unable to reach the mechanical front stop, the calibra-
Seat-position recognition indicates where longitudinally the seat is tion must be performed in the service workshop.
situated (distance to the steering wheel). In this way, the distance
This situation can come about if, a coin is stuck in the seat-adjust-
between the driver and the steering wheel can be detected.
ment rail and blocks the adjustment travel.
The ACSM requires this information so that it can fire the airbag
When repairs are made to the seat, the seat must always be cali-
under defined conditions.
brated. This is necessary to guarantee seat-position recognition, or
Seat-position recognition is calibrated at the factory. The positions more precisely to increase the safe and reliable function of seat-
in the front and rear longitudinal seat direction are known to the position recognition.
seat module. A maximum distance is available for longitudinal seat
Switching the seat module for test purposes for example with one
adjustment.
from another vehicle is possible. The seat calibration will be lost
This stretches from the mechanical front stop to the mechanical however. Because the possibility of the calibration being in order
rear stop. The motor for adjustment in the longitudinal direction when the old seat module is reinstalled cannot be ruled out, it is
generates Hall pulses over this distance. The seat modules uses necessary to calibrate the seat.
these Hall pulses to identify the current (absolute) seat position.
An area for example in which a person would sit is defined in the
longitudinal direction. The absolute seat position can be lost due to Note: For further details please refer to BMW Service
specific causes. The seat must therefore be calibrated. Information.

Calibration of Driver Seat

The position of the driver seat in the longitudinal direction can
become implausible in the course of that seat's life. This can be
caused by repeatedly moving the seat forward and back.
These movements can give rise to an unauthorized position delta
which no longer provides for a determination of the seat position.
 Information in Central
Check Control Message Meaning
Information Display

Seat must be recalibrated. Seat calibration necessary.

Seat-position recognition mal-

Seat-position recognition mal- functioning! Have the system
functioning! checked by BMW Service at the
next available opportunity.

Rear seat/Backrest

Left or right rear seat not locked.

Rear seat not locked! Increased risk of injury in the
event of an impact because seat
belt is ineffective!

The ACSM outputs a check control message via the K-CAN to the instrument cluster.
The seat module can also trigger the check control message. This is possible if for instance the Hall sensor of the longitudinal drive motor
is defective.The seat must be calibrated after the repair.

Note: The ACSM receives a message from the seat module via the K-CAN once a second as to whether calibration of the
seat is necessary.

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Workshop Exercise - Seat Detection

Using an E70 shop vehicle perform the “Driver Seat Calibration”

How do we know that the Driver seat is out of calibration? What procedure is to be followed if the Check Control Message
does not go out?

STEP 1
Move the driver seat forward until it comes to a complete stop.

STEP 2
Move the driver seat forward once again (note a small amount of
additional movement.)

STEP 3
Set the driver seat to the desired adjustment position.