BMW Night Vision and High-Beam Assist - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Saudi_M5 · 21st August 2005, 15:31

Hi All,

Can any one please advise the above two new options? when they will be available on the M5?

They sound GREAT

bmwnewm5 · 21st August 2005, 19:59

In the UK from cars made September 05 onwards

Saudi_M5 · 21st August 2005, 20:20

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Originally Posted by bmwnewm5

In the UK from cars made September 05 onwards

Thanks for the update, but I want to know what these function DO?

Gustav · 21st August 2005, 20:21

High beam assist: auto on and off of high beam to avoid to blind oncoming drivers.

Zlaatan · 21st August 2005, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Gustav

High beam assist: auto on and off of high beam to avoid to blind oncoming drivers.

How does that work?

asturias · 21st August 2005, 21:27

High beam Assist:
I think it has a small camera mounted where the light/rain sensor is. It can detect lights from oncoming traffic aswell as rear red lights from other vehicles travelling the same way and so switches to low beam accordingly. When it doesn`t detect any vehicle lights it switches to high beam.

I`m not sure about night vision but it must be something similar to Mercedes` system.

Digi · 21st August 2005, 21:28

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Originally Posted by Zlaatan

How does that work?

This is a good explanation of both systems.

http://motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=2621784

Wolverine · 21st August 2005, 23:57

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Originally Posted by bmwnewm5

In the UK from cars made September 05 onwards

Are you saying the M5 will have both features, or just the High-Beam Assist?

Digi · 22nd August 2005, 00:09

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Originally Posted by Wolverine

Are you saying the M5 will have both features, or just the High-Beam Assist?

Wolverine, the first cars we get in the US will be the 2006 models and these options are not yet being made available in the US for order on these cars. Probably later in the model year they will be, or maybe for orders taken after September/October.

Wolverine · 22nd August 2005, 00:31

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Originally Posted by Digi

Wolverine, the first cars we get in the US will be the 2006 models and these options are not yet being made available in the US for order on these cars. Probably later in the model year they will be, or maybe for orders taken after September/October.

I'll be bummed if they start offering these options a few months after I've ordered!

4810510 · 22nd August 2005, 01:41

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Originally Posted by Wolverine

I'll be bummed if they start offering these options a few months after I've ordered!

High beam assist seemed to be added just weeks after I finalised the spec on my car. However since I go on holiday this week and my car will be waiting at the dealership when I return I'm not too put out by missing on this option.

Digi · 22nd August 2005, 02:17

BMW electronic accessories are not very well implemented and subject to gremlins, particularly when first introduced. BMW do seem to get the electronics for engine, suspension, and drive control down very well, and this is obviously where the research money is spent -- not in accessory development. That being said, I am a techo-freak and wil probably get any high-tech option offered. I guess I'll be helping them debug their beta test implementation in the first production models.