Toll System, Basic Function - GF82.88-P-9900A

Model All (CAR) 

with code 498 (Japanese version) 

Model All (CAR) 

with code 835 (South Korea version) 

Model All (CAR) 

with code 943 (Payment system for toll fees) 

Overview 

This document contains information on:

• General 
• Function requirements 
• Function 
  • ETC/Hi-pass 
  • China toll system 
  • USA toll system 
  • Toll system control unit status display 
  • Toll system control unit variants 

General 

The toll system records survey data on toll roads and transmits them to the toll recording system e.g. by radio data.

Currently, the ETC (Electronic Toll Collect) toll system is supported in Japan, Hi-Pass in Korea, and toll systems in China and (depending on model) in the USA.

Function requirements 

• Circuit 15R on
• The toll system is switched on.
• Japan, Korea: The ETC/Hi-Pass card is located in the toll system control unit.
• China: The user is carrying a smartphone with activated access to the toll system, and the toll system control unit has established a Bluetooth® connection to the user's smartphone.

Function 

Data exchange between the toll system control unit and the toll station takes place over the toll system antenna.

The toll system can be switched on and off in Japan, Korea and the USA using the multimedia system control.

In the USA, it is also possible to switch on using a button on the toll system control unit.

A Bluetooth® connection to the user's smartphone is required in China to activate the toll system.

ETC/Hi-pass 

Vehicles in Japan and Korea

The toll system control unit needs an ETC/Hi-pass card on which user data is saved for data exchange between the toll system control unit and the toll station. The toll system control unit also stores evidence that fees have already been paid on the ETC/"Hi-Pass" card.

The toll system control unit forwards messages in the toll system to the central display and the speaker system (not in Korea) using multimedia system control.

In Korea, the speaker output is through the speakers integrated into the toll system control unit.

E.g., a message can be issued in the following cases:

• Payment completed successfully
• Fault in the communication with the tollbooth
• ETC/Hi-Pass card read error
• ETC/Hi-Pass card reader error
• ETC/Hi-Pass card not accepted
• ETC/Hi-Pass card not inserted
• No detailed information regarding the recent fee payments

The toll system control unit is located in the glove compartment. The DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) antenna is located centrally behind the windshield on the instrument panel.

The toll system control unit is not installed ex factory, but is retrofitted in the corresponding countries before delivery. The antenna and the wiring harness are installed ex factory.

China toll system 

The Bluetooth® button on the toll system control unit is used to establish a Bluetooth® connection to the user's smartphone. Display and operation is carried out via the user's smartphone.

USA toll system 

In the USA, the toll system also enables the use of toll tunnels, bridges, ferries and multi-story car parks, where applicable.

The toll payment amount depends on the number of vehicle occupants. The more people in the vehicle, the higher the discount for the toll fee.

The toll system can be operated in the "Automatic" or "Manual" modes:

• In "Automatic" mode, the number of vehicle occupants is recognized by the vehicle through the seat occupied recognition and the status of the seat belt buckles, and reported to the toll recording system.
• In "Manual" mode, the user enters the number of vehicle occupants himself. The entry is made using a menu on the multimedia system control or buttons on the toll system control unit.

Toll system control unit status display 

• Japan, Korea: On the toll system control unit, there is an LED on the left that lights up green when the toll system control unit is OK. On the right, there is an LED that flashes red if a malfunction is detected.
• USA: On the toll system control unit, there is an LED in the center that flashes red if a malfunction is detected.

Toll system control unit variants 

In the variants for Japan and South Korea, the toll system control unit has the following specific properties:

• Integrated card reader for ETC/Hi-Pass card
• Only Japan: Reception and forwarding of VICS messages (Vehicle Information and Communication System) to multimedia system control
• Only Korea: integrated speakers

In the variant for China, the toll system control unit has the following specific properties:

• Integrated Bluetooth® interface
• Button for activation of a Bluetooth® connection to the user's smartphone

In the variant for the USA, the toll system control unit has the following specific properties:

• Button "1"
• Button "2"
• Button "3+"
• Button "OFF"

Buttons "1" to "3+" are used to manually enter the number of vehicle occupants if it is not possible to make the entry using the multimedia system control menu. This means that the toll system can also be used as in the other variants if the multimedia system control is not ready for operation.