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SMC: Stepper Motor Controllers: Notes

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NOTE: The following additional control units are involved in the adaptive headlights:

The stepper motor controllers control the stepper motors in the headlights (for the automatic headlight-range adjustment and for the adaptive headlights). The stepper motor controllers are not capable of self-diagnosis. The stepper motor controllers are diagnosed and encoded via the control unit for adaptive headlights.

NOTE: This enclosure describes the stepper motor controllers on the E60, E61, E63, E64.  The contents apply accordingly for the stepper motor controllers on the E65, E66 and E90. Differences are described in the relevant section.

The stepper motor controllers (SMC) control the movement of the positioner modules in the bi-xenon headlights as follows:

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