Bmw night vision – BMW 650i Convertible 2010 User Manual

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"Settings"

"Head-Up display"

"Brightness"

Turn the controller.
The brightness is adjusted.

The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.

Notes

The visibility of the displays in the Head-up Dis-
play is influenced by:

Sunglasses with certain polarization filters

Certain seating positions

Objects on the cover of the Head-up Dis-
play

Wet road surface and unfavorable lighting
conditions

If the image is distorted, please have the basic
setting checked at a BMW center.

Special windshield

The windshield is part of the system. The shape
of the windshield complies with the require-
ments of the Head-up Display to enable a pre-
cise display. A film in the windshield prevents
double images from being displayed.
Windshield replacement should be carried out
by a BMW center or a workshop that works
according to BMW repair procedures with cor-
respondingly trained personnel.

Care instructions

You can find valuable information on this topic
under Care, starting on page

208

Only clean the cover of the Head-up Dis-
play with a soft, nonabrasive cloth or with

a display cleaning cloth; otherwise, you may
damage it.

BMW Night Vision*

The concept

BMW Night Vision is a driver assistance system
that is designed to provide enhanced vision for
certain objects at night. This can be especially
helpful for detecting people and larger animals.
When objects are detected, the driver may be
able to take appropriate action sooner. For
example, the driver may identify and detect the
presence of persons or animals in the road
ahead or off to the sides and can be more alert,
slow down or stop, blow the horn etc. The driver
can decide which actions are appropriate and
then react accordingly.
A certain area in front of the vehicle is viewed by
an infrared camera and a generated image is
shown on the Control Display. The resulting
thermal image shows the relative heat radiation
of the objects present in the camera's field of
view. Warmer objects appear brighter and
cooler objects appear darker. Contrast is
dependent on the temperature difference
between the objects and the background and
on the amount of heat radiation of the object
itself. As a result, it is quite possible that a per-
son is not continually recognizable as a person
in shape, since the thermal radiation can be
affected by different clothing which blocks heat
loss. Objects with little temperature difference
to the surrounding area, or little heat radiation
are less noticeable, for example in cold weather.

This manual is related to the following products:

650i Coupe 2010