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68nS e lf-d ia g n o s tic s
In th e s a m e m a nne r, th e e le c tric a l re -
s is ta nc e o f th e a irb a g ig nitio n g e ne ra -
to rs a nd a ll o f th e re m a ining a irb a g
c om p one nts is m e a s ure d a t a ll tim e s .
Any fa ult in th is s ys te m w ould b e d e -
You w ill he a r th e s ound s o f th e a ir fla p s
a s th e h e a te r/ve ntila tio n s ys te m c a rrie s
out its s e lf-d ia gnos tic func tio ns a fte r th e
ignitio n is s hut o ff. All o f th e o th e r s e lf-
d ia gnos tic s func tio ns o p e ra te s ile ntly in
te c te d im m e d ia te ly b y a c urre nt flu c tu a - th e b a c kg ro und .
tio n th a t w ould n e c e s s a rily a c c om p a ny
Any fa ults d e te c te d d uring th e s e s e lf-
it. Th e fa ult w ould b e in d ic a te d im m e d i-
a te ly b y th e a irb a g w a rn ing la m p .
d ia gnos tic s c a n b e re a d o ut b y yo ur
BMW c e nte r d uring th e n e xt re gula rly-
s c he d ule d m a inte na nc e a nd c orre c te d
Eve n a fte r yo u s hut o ff th e e ngine , th e
ove ra ll func tio na l s ta tu s o f yo ur ve hic le with a m inim um o f tim e .
is m onito re d . Fo r e xa m p le , a ll o f th e
All o f th e im p orta nt e le c tric a l a nd e le c - fla p s o f th e h e a tin g a nd ve ntila tio n s ys -
tro nic s ys te m s in th e ve hic le a re te s te d te m tra ve l to th e n e a re s t lim it p os itio n.
re gula rly a nd a uto m a tic a lly – th e d rive r This a c tio n e ns ure s th a t th e s ys te m w ill
d oe s n ot h a ve to p e rfo rm a ny e xtra
op e ra tio ns o r a d jus tm e nts .
b e a b le to p ro vid e d e fro s tin g, re ga rd -
le s s o f o th e r c irc um s ta nc e s (if a m a l-
func tio n in th e h e a tin g o r ve ntila tio n
s ys te m s hould o c c ur d uring th e n ight
while th e ve hic le is p a rke d , fo r in -
s ta nc e ).
The in d ic a to r la m p s a ls o c om e o n
b rie fly a fte r th e ignitio n ha s b e e n tu rn e d
on.
Wh ile yo u a re d rivin g, th e fu nc tio na l
s ta tu s o f th e a c tu a to r m oto rs (fo r th e
wind s hie ld w ip e rs , p owe r w ind ows ,
s e a ts , s unro of, e tc .) is c ons ta ntly a na -
lyze d b y c urre nt m e a s ure m e nts in th e ir
re la ys .
A c a lib ra tio n c yc le ru ns e ve ry te nth tim e
th e e ngine is s hut o ff. Du ring th is c yc le ,
th e a c tu a to r m oto rs o f a ll th e h e a tin g
a nd ve ntila tio n fla p s tra ve l to th e ir lim it
s to p s in b oth d ire c tio ns . Th e lim it p os i-
tio ns a nd th e re tu rn tra ve l p a th s a re
c he c ke d in th is m a nne r in o rd e r to e n-
s ure th a t a p p ro p ria te a d jus tm e nts fo r
th e o p e ra tin g e le m e nts c a n b e m a d e a t
a ny tim e .
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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