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ATC *
The a irb a gs lo c a te d u nd e r th e m a rke d
c ove rs infla te a nd unfold in a m a tte r o f a
fe w m illis e c ond s . In th is p ro c e s s th e y
te a r th ro ugh th e ra te d b re a kin g p oints
of th e up hols te re d c ove rs or p re s s th e m
out.
ATC
Be c a us e th e in fla tio n p ro c e s s m us t b e
virtu a lly in s ta nta ne ous , it is n e c e s s a rily
a c c om p a nie d b y a c e rta in a m ount o f
ignitio n a nd in fla tio n n ois e . Th e g a s
whic h th e s ys te m e m p loys to infla te th e
a irb a g is n ot d a nge ro us . S m oke
De c e le ra tio n s e ns ors c ontin uous ly
a p p e a rs a s th e g a s d is s ip a te s .
On ve hic le s w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is -
s ion, Ad a p tive Tra ns m is s ion C ontro l
(ATC) us e s a n um b e r o f fa c to rs to c a l-
c ula te th e g e a r w hic h p ro vid e s th e
m a xim um e ffic ie nc y. In th is p ro c e s s it
m onito rs yo ur p e rs ona l d rivin g s tyle , th e
s itu a tio n in w hic h yo u a re d rivin g, th e
c ond itio n o f th e ro a d a nd th e tra ffic
c ond itio ns .
m onito r th e p hys ic a l forc e s a c tin g u p on
th e ve hic le . If, a s th e re s ult o f a fro nta l
c ollis ion, ve hic le d e c e le ra tio n is
The e ntire p ro c e s s is c om p le te d w ith in
fra c tio ns o f a s e c ond .
re a c he d a t w hic h th e p ro te c tio n o f th e
s a fe ty b e lts a lone is n o lo nge r a d e -
q ua te , th e g a s g e ne ra to rs o f th e d rive r-
s id e a nd p a s s e nge r- s id e a irb a gs a re ig -
nite d s im ulta ne ous ly. Ho we ve r, th e
p a s s e nge r- s id e a irb a g is o nly trig ge re d
if a n a d d itio na l s e ns or h a s re c ognize d
th a t th e p a s s e nge r s e a t is o c c up ie d .
ATC re c ognize s yo ur p e rs ona l d rivin g
s tyle fro m th e p os itio ns a nd m ove m e nts
of th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l, d e c e le ra tio n
whe n b ra kin g a nd la te ra l a c c e le ra tio n
th ro ugh c urve s . Fo ur d iffe re nt s hift
c ha ra c te ris tic s – fro m c om fort- orie nte d
to p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d – a re a va ila b le
for s e le c tio n b y ATC .
In th e e ve nt o f a s id e c ollis ion, th e h e a d
p ro te c tio n a nd s id e a irb a gs in th e fro nt
a nd re a r* a re trig ge re d if n e c e s s a ry.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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