360° Camera Picture Display, Basic Function - GF54.65-P-1004A
Model All (CAR)
Overview
This document contains information on:
- General
- Function requirements
- Function
General
The 360° camera system consists of four cameras that are integrated into the vehicle's front end (in the radiator grille) and rear end (in the release handle) as well as in the outside mirror housing.
The cameras record the immediate surroundings of the vehicle. The system provides assistance, e.g. when parking or in exits with poor visibility. The 360° camera system is operated using the multimedia system.
The driver can choose between various displays.
Function requirements
- Circuit 15 ON
- Vehicle speed below 18 km/h
Function
The cameras record the required field of view. The driver is also shown dynamic and static guide lines. These form the vehicle dimensions and driving trajectories (driving paths) based on the steering angle. These displays help the driver, in particular, while maneuvering. Additional elements are displayed here that mark the area at risk at the vehicle corners.
The composite picture made up from the four individual camera pictures of the vehicle surroundings, is shown non the multimedia display while parking or maneuvering. Various angles of vision are shown (e.g. front/rear, trailer mode (vehicles with trailer hitch)).
The following camera views can be selected:
Top view with image from front camera
Top view with image from front camera
Top view with image from side cameras in outside mirrors (entire side face of vehicle)
Top view with trailer view (vehicles wit trailer hitch)
Top view with trailer view and electrical connection made from vehicle to trailer (vehicles with trailer hitch)
Guide lines
The "top view" also displays open doors or an open trunk lid or an open liftgate. The picture data from each affected each camera are hidden.
When the outside mirror housings are folded in (vehicles with electric folding outside mirror) the side areas of the vehicle can no longer be displayed. The corresponding areas are also hidden in this case.
A switch can be made between the views in the multimedia display automatically as well as manually. The view switches to the front and to the rear depending on the engaged gear (vehicles with manual transmission) or from the engaged drive range (vehicles with automatic transmission). Along with automatic selection, the driver can also switch manually between the various detailed views.
On vehicles with air suspension, the current vehicle level is used as the basis for equalization of the recorded pictures and the ideal display is then calculated.
Functional restrictions
The functions and displays on the 360 degree camera system are limited. Distortion and "blind spots" can occur.
In the "top view", objects outside road level (e.g. vehicles) are displayed with distortion.
Objects in the "Full screen forward/rearward field of view" (front camera and reversing camera) are also shown in distorted form. The assignment of objects in the picture when compared with how they appear in real-life is unusual.
There are different types of "blind spots" depending on the system and Model in question. One reason is the camera position over the respective bumper: Here, the camera loses the field of view immediately before and after the vehicle. They are system-related, particularly in the four overlapping areas of the fields of view of the cameras, when calculating a vehicle view as a "top view".
Furthermore, due to the low installation height of the cameras, there are areas where only objects close to the ground can be seen. This means, e.g., that people are not shown above approximately knee height in the "top view". In both cases, however, support is provided by the parking system.
| Function schematics | |||
| 360° camera picture display, function schematic | Model 118, 167, 177, 243, 247, 293 Model 213 238, 257, 290 as of Model year 2021 | PE54.65-P-2504-97A | |
| Model 223, 297 | PE54.65-P-2504-97B | ||
| Model 206, 232, 254, 295, 296 | PE54.65-P-2504-97C | ||
| Additional basic functions | |||
| Instrument cluster control unit, basic function | All Model s (cars) except 545 (Connect 5 (NTG6)) | GF54.30-P-9891A | |
| Parking system control unit, basic function | GF54.65-P-9890A | ||
| Head unit control unit, basic function | All Model s (cars) except 545 (Connect 5 (NTG6)) | GF82.85-P-9891A | |
| Head unit/instrument cluster control unit, basic function | Model all (CAR) with code 545 (Connect 5 (NTG6)) |
GF82.85-P-9893A | |
| Head unit/instrument cluster displays, basic function | GF54.30-P-2005A | ||
| 360° camera, basic function | GF54.65-P-2003A | ||
| Outside mirror, basic function | GF88.79-P-2014A |