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64nRa d io re c e p tio n
S a fe ty b e lt te n s io n e r
The lim ita tio ns in he re nt to ra d io re c e p -
tio n in a m oving ve hic le h a ve b e e n m in-
im ize d b y a n um b e r o f in nova tive s ys -
te m d e s igns :
The "R a d io Da ta S ys te m " (R DS ) m a ke s
s ure th a t, fo r b ro a d c a s t s ta tio ns s e nd -
ing o n s e ve ra l fre q ue nc ie s , th e ra d io
a uto m a tic a lly tu ne s to th e fre q ue nc y
with th e b e s t re c e p tio n q ua lity.
The Dive rs ity An te nna s ys te m e m p loys
s e ve ra l FM a nte nna s in te gra te d w ith in
th e re a r w ind ow to p ro vid e th re e s e p a -
ra te s ourc e s fo r re c e iving b ro a d c a s t
wa ve s . An in te gra l p ro c e s s or a uto m a ti-
c a lly s e le c ts th e a nte nna w ith th e b e s t
FM re c e p tio n q ua lity a t a ny g ive n tim e .
The s e le c tio n o f th e a nte nna ta ke s
AM ra d io p ro vid e s re c e p tio n a c ro s s a
c ons id e ra b le d is ta nc e b e c a us e th e
b ro a d c a s t s igna ls n ot o nly tra ve l a long
th e g ro und a s s urfa c e w a ve s , b ut th e y
a re a ls o re fle c te d fro m th e io nos p he re
a s a tm os p he ric w a ve s .
Fre q ue nc y- m od ula tio n (FM) p ro vid e s
s ub s ta ntia lly b e tte r s ound q ua lity th a n
AM. Ho we ve r, b e c a us e FM tra ns m is -
s ions re ly o n line -of-s ight b ro a d c a s t
wa ve s , th e ir e ffe c tive re c e p tio n ra nge is
lim ite d .
The s a fe ty b e lt te ns ione r re s p ond s to
s e ve re c ollis ions b y tig hte ning th e b e lts
to e ns ure th a t o c c up a nts re m a in firm ly
p os itio ne d in the ir s e a ts . A ga s -p re s s ure
s ys te m re tra c ts th e b uc kle a s s e m b ly
to te ns ion th e s hould e r a nd la p b e lts
with in fra c tio ns o f a s e c ond . Th is re -
d uc e s th e te nd e nc y to s lid e u nd e r th e
la p b e lt.
p la c e w ith in m illis e c ond s , a nd is th e re -
fore n ot n otic e d b y th e ra d io lis te ne r.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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