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Content
1.

Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.
History...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.
Models..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.

EquipmentLevel.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
2.1.
Exterior.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2.
Interior...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

3.

Powertrain.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.1.
Overviewofengines......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1.
Gasolineengines.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.1.2.
Dieselengines...........................................................................................................................................................................5
3.2.
Manualtransmission......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1.
Gearshiftarmbearing....................................................................................................................................................6
3.2.2.
Enginespeedadaptationforagearchange..............................................................................7
3.2.3.
Gearsensor................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.3.
Automatictransmission............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.3.1.
Emergencyrelease............................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.3.2.
ConnectedShift................................................................................................................................................................... 10

4.

GeneralVehicleElectronics................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.1.
Busoverview............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.2.
Lighting,front.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2.1.
Halogenheadlights....................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2.2.
LEDheadlights.................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.3.
Rearlights..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.4.
Assistancesystems....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4.1.
Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4.2.
Lanechangewarning .............................................................................................................................................. 17
4.4.3.
Parkingassistant............................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4.4.
ParkDistanceControl............................................................................................................................................... 19

5.

InformationandCommunication .............................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.1.
Headunits....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.1.
Overviewofheadunits............................................................................................................................................. 21
5.1.2.
HeadUnitBasis.................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.1.3.
HeadUnitHigh2..............................................................................................................................................................22
5.2.
TelematicCommunicationBox2 ........................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.1.
F31LCI.............................................................................................................................................................................................24
5.2.2.
F30LCI.............................................................................................................................................................................................24

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3SeriesLCI
1.Introduction
InJuly2015,themodelrevisionorLifeCycleImpulse(LCI)oftheBMW3Serieswillbelaunched
onthemarket.
ThecharacteristicBMWproportions,theshortoverhangatthefront,thelongwheelbaseand
theextendedhoodtransmitsadynamicimage,evenwhenthevehicleisstationary.Thechanges
undertakeninthemodelrevisionaddfurtheremphasistothisimpression.

F30LCI/F31LCI

Toaidunderstanding,themodelrevisionoftheBMW3Seriesisreferredtointhisdocumentas
the"BMW3SeriesLCI",ortheindividualdevelopmentseries"F30LCI"and"F31LCI".
ThemostimportantchangeswiththeBMW3SeriesLCIare:

Modifiedfrontandrearbumpers

Morepremiumfeeltothevehicleinterior,e.g.throughtheuseofchromeinlays

Newenginegeneration

ConnectedShift

LEDheadlights

ModifiedhalogenheadlightwithLEDdaytimedrivinglights

Modifiedrearlights

EnhancedParkingManoeuvringAssistant

Newheadunit

Newtelematicscontrolunit

Inadditiontothewiderangeofoptionalequipmentavailable,theBMW3SeriesLCIcanalsobe
individualizedthroughthefollowingequipmentpackages:

MSportPackage

LuxuryPackage

TrackHandlingPackage

TheBMWModernLineequipmentpackagewillnolongerbeavailable.

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3SeriesLCI
1.Introduction
1.1.History
Thefirst3-SeriesBMWwasintroducedin1975asatechnicalfurtherdevelopmentofthe2-Series.
ThismeansthattheBMW3Seriescancelebrate40yearsontheroadthisyear.
Outlinedbelowarethesixgenerationsofthe3Series.Thedataisbasedonthefour-doorSaloon(with
theexceptionofthetwo-doorE21).
Explanation

E21

E30

E36

E46

E90

F30

Salesperiod

1975
and
1983

1983
and
1990

1991
and
1998

1997
and
2005

2005
and
2012

since
2012

1.2.Models
ThefollowingmodelswillbeavailableforthemarketintroductionasaSedanandSportwagonversion:
Gasolinemodels

BMW320i/320xDrive

BMW328i/328ixDrive

BMW340i/340ixDrive.

Dieselmodels

BMW328d/328dxDrive

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2.EquipmentLevel
2.1.Exterior

3SeriesLCIexteriortrim

ThefollowingfeaturesoftheexteriortrimhavebeenredesignedfortheBMW3SeriesLCI:

Frontbumper:
NewdesignwithLineelements
-

Rearbumper:
NewdesignwithLineelements

ImprovedintegrationoftheACCsensor

NewdesignoftheLinebadges(stronger3Deffect)
Exhausttailpipewithlargerdiameter
Entry-levelengine:oneexhausttailpipe,dia.75mm
-

FromBMW328i:twoadjacentexhausttailpipes,dia.70mmeach

BMW340i:oneexhausttailpipeontheleftandright,dia.80mmeach
Newdesignandfunctionoftherearlights.

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2.EquipmentLevel
2.2.Interior

3SeriesLCIinteriorequipment

ThevehicleinterioroftheBMW3SeriesLCIhasbeenenhancedwiththefollowingmodifications:

Frontfreshairgrillewithchromeinlays

NewtrimstripsforLuxuryLine

NewstitchingonleatherupholsterywithLines(2ndcontrasting-colorstitching)

Chromebarrettetrimforrearfreshairgrille(vehicleswithdual-zoneairconditioningonly)

Chromeinlayforradiocontrolsaswellasheatingandairconditioningcontrols

Climatecontroldisplayrefinement(startingwithdual-zoneairconditioningupwards)

Enhancedambientlighting(withoptionallightpackage)

Centerconsolerefinement(lowersection)
Withslidingcoverforcupholder
-

Centerconsolerefinement(uppersection,centerstack)
Triminglossyblack

Removableashtrayinsert(incupholder)
Powerwindowswitchwithchromeinlay

Toofferimprovedaccommodationofchildseats,theseatbeltbucklesoftheouterrearseatshave
beenmoved10mmclosertothemiddle.Theseatbeltbuckleshavealsobeenredesigned.

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3.Powertrain
3.1.Overviewofengines
TheBMW3SeriesLCIfeaturesanewenginegeneration6cylinderenginewithamodulardesign
(Bxx).
Inadoptingthenewenginegeneration,certainmodeldesignationshavealsobeenchanged:

TheBMW335iisnowtheBMW340i
(withanincreaseinperformancefrom300hpto326hp)

3.1.1.Gasolineengines
ThefollowingtableshowsthegasolineenginesthatwillbeusedintheBMW3SeriesLCI:
Engine

Model

Poweroutput[kW(HP)]

Torque[Nm(lb-ft)]

N20B20U0
N26B20O0
N26B20O0

320i/320ixDrive
328ixDrive
328i

135(184)
180(245)
180(245)

270(200)
350(255)
350(258)

B58B30M0

340i/340ixDrive

240(326)

450(332)

MoreinformationaboutthenewenginegenerationcanbefoundintheTrainingReferenceManual
ST141"B38/48Engine"andST1505"B58Engine".

3.1.2.Dieselengines
ThefollowingtableshowsthedieselenginesthatwillbeusedintheBMW3SeriesLCI:
Engine
N47D20O1

Model

Poweroutput[kW(HP)]

Torque[Nm(lb-ft)]

328d

135(180)

380(280)

MoreinformationaboutthedieselenginecanbefoundintheTrainingReferenceManualST1305
N47TUEngine".

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3.Powertrain
3.2.Manualtransmission
3.2.1.Gearshiftarmbearing
Tominimisevibrationsatthegearshiftleverduringanenginestartandwhenidling,awishbonehas
beenfittedtothegearshiftarm.Thereargearshiftarmbearingaswellasthegearshiftarmlinkage
havebeenmodified.

3SeriesLCIgearshiftarm

Index

Explanation

Reargearshiftarmbearing

Gearshiftarmlinkage

Wishbone

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3.Powertrain
3.2.2.Enginespeedadaptationforagearchange
Duringagearchangetheenginespeedisautomaticallyadaptedtothenewtransmissionratio.The
engineandthetransmissioninputshafthavethesamespeedwhenengagingtheclutch.Thisensures
theclutchisalwaysengagedsmoothly.

Gearsensorinthemanualgearbox

Index

Explanation

Gearsensor

Magneticclip

Gearshiftshaft

3.2.3.Gearsensor
Inthe3seriesLCImanualtransmissionagearsensorisused,whichdetectsthecorrectpositionofthe
individualgearsaswellastheneutralposition.ThisinformationistransmittedtotheDME.
Amechanicalreversegearswitchisnolongerrequired.
Thereisamagneticclipsecuredonthegearshiftshaft.Thealignmentofthemagneticfieldlinesofthe
magneticclipareevaluatedbythegearsensor,whichisscrewedtothetransmissionhousingfromthe
outside.
The3Dmagneticfieldsensorsystemisintegratedinthegearsensor.Thistypeofgearsensor
measuresmagneticfieldswhicharealignedparalleltothechipsurface.Thisensuresthateverygear
shiftandengagedgearisrecognized.
Thesensoriscapableofself-diagnosisandcaninputafaultinthesystem.

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3.Powertrain
TheinformationfromtheneutralsensorisalsousedfortheMSAfunctionaswellastheshiftpoint
indicator,andenginespeedadaptationduringagearchange.
ThecorrespondingenginespeediscalculatedbytheDMEandheldforamaximumof2seconds.
Theenginespeedisadaptedinvaryingdegreesdependingonthedrivingmodeselected.
Forthecontroltheclutchpedalmustbefullypressedwhenshifting.
Theenginespeedadaptationforthegearchangeisnotactive:

WhentheDCSisswitchedoff

Atdrivingspeeds<12mph

Whenswitchingto1stgear

Theenginespeedadaptationcanbepermanentlydeactivatedbythediagnosissystem.
AfterreplacementofthesensoritmustbecalibratedwiththeBMWdiagnosissystem.

3.3.Automatictransmission
ThenewGA8HP50ZautomatictransmissionisusedintheBMW3SeriesLCIwiththenewengine
generation(B58).Thisisafurtherdevelopmentofthealreadyestablishedautomatictransmission
GA8HP45ZusedwiththeN20andN26engines..
Itischaracterizedaboveallbyimprovedefficiencyaswellasenhanceddrivingandshiftingcomfort.
Theseimprovementshavebeenachievedbythefollowingmeasures,tonameafew:

Greaterspreadthankstotwochangedgearsets

MechanicaldiscseparationbyundulatedexpanderspringsinbrakesAandBinthenot
actuatedstate

AdditionalspringassemblyfortheopeningofbrakeB.

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3.Powertrain
3.3.1.Emergencyrelease
Themechanicaltransmissionemergencyreleasehasalsobeenmodified.Forthispurposetheparking
locklevermustbesecuredusinganewspecialtool(ordernumber83302355850)intheposition
picturedbelow.

BMW3SeriesLCImechanicaltransmissionemergencyreleaseGA8HP50Z

Index

Explanation

Transmissionparkinglockengaged

Transmissionparkinglockreleased

Parkinglocklever

ThemechanicaltransmissionemergencyreleasemayonlybeoperatedbyspeciallytrainedService
personnel.

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3.Powertrain
3.3.2.ConnectedShift
ConnectedShiftusesnavigationdataforaforward-thinkingshiftstrategyoftheautomatic
transmission.If,forexample,asharpcurveisdetectedahead,theautomatictransmissionshifts
downearlyandthegearisretainedinthebend.
Therouteguidanceofthenavigationsystemdoesnotneedtobeactivatedforthefunction.However,
theidentificationofaturn-offrequest,forexamplebytheactiverouteguidanceoroperationoftheturn
indicator,helpstocontrolthesystemmoreaccurately.Up-to-datenavigationmapdataalsoinfluences
thecontrolaccuracy.
MoreinformationonConnectedShiftcanbefoundintheTrainingReferenceManualST1312"F15
CompleteVehicle".

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4.GeneralVehicleElectronics
4.1.Busoverview

3SeriesLCIbusoverview

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Index

Explanation

Controlunitswithwake-upauthorisation

Start-upnodes;controlunitsforstartingandsynchronizing
theFlexRaybussystem

ACSM

CrashSafetyModule

AMPT

AmplifierTop(tophighfidelityamplifier)

ASD

ActiveSoundDesign

CON

Controller

DDE

DigitalDieselElectronics

DME

DigitalMotorElectronics

DSC

DynamicStabilityControl

EGS

Electronictransmissioncontrol

EKPS

Electronicfuelpumpcontrol

EPS

ElectronicPowerSteering

FEM

FrontElectronicModule

FLA

High-beamassistant

FLEL

FrontalLightElectronicsLeft

FLER

FrontalLightElectronicsRight

FZD

Rooffunctioncenter

GWS

Gearselector

HEADUNIT

Headunit

HKL

Automatictailgateoperation(F31only)

ICM

IntegratedChassisManagement

IHKA

Integratedautomaticheating/airconditioning

KAFAS

Camera-baseddriversupportsystems

KOMBI

Instrumentpanel

OBD

Diagnosticsocket

PDC

ParkDistanceControl(withOE5DP,ParkingManoeuvringAssistantintegrated
inthePMAcontrolunit;otherwiseintegratedintheRearElectronicModule)

PMA

Parkingmanoeuvringassistant

REM

RearElectronicModule

REMAFA

Reversibleelectric-drivenreel,left

REMABF

Reversibleelectric-drivenreel,right

SCR

SelectiveCatalyticReduction

SMBF

Seatmodule,passenger

SMFA

Seatmodule,driver

SWW

Lanechangewarning

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Index

Explanation

TBX

Touchbox

TCB

TelematicCommunicationBox

TCB2

TelematicCommunicationBox2

TRSVC

ControlunitforrearviewcameraandSideView

VDM

VerticalDynamicsManagement

VTG

Transferbox

ZGM

Centralgatewaymodule

4.2.Lighting,front
TheBMW3SeriesLCIhashalogenheadlightsasbasicequipment.LEDheadlights(OE5A2)and
LEDheadlightswithextendedscope(OE552)areavailableasoptionalequipment.
Xenonheadlightswillnolongerbeavailablefollowingthemodelrevision.
Ahigh-beamassistant(OE5AC)isavailableasoptionalequipment.
LEDfoglightsareinstalledintheBMW3SeriesLCIasstandard.

4.2.1.Halogenheadlights

3SeriesLCIhalogenheadlight

Index

Explanation

High-beamheadlight

Low-beamheadlight

Turnindicator

Parking/daytimelights(LEDTubes)
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4.GeneralVehicleElectronics
4.2.2.LEDheadlights
LEDheadlights
LEDheadlightsarestandardonthe340iandasoptionalequipment(OE5A2)fortheother3Series
LCImodels.Thelow-beamandhigh-beamheadlightsareincorporatedintoasinglereflector.

3SeriesLCILEDheadlight

Index

Explanation

Sidelight/daytimedrivinglight

Turnindicator

Low-beamandhigh-beamheadlight

AdaptiveFullLEDheadlight
Thefull-LEDheadlightswithextendedscopeoptioncode(OE552)includean,AdaptiveHeadlight,
corneringlightandLEDfoglight.

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3SeriesLCIfull-LEDheadlightwithextendedscope

Index

Explanation

Sidelight/daytimedrivinglight

Turnindicator

Low-beamheadlight

High-beamheadlight

TheLEDfoglightsarestandardonallLCI3series.

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4.GeneralVehicleElectronics
4.3.Rearlights
Inthenewlydesignedrearlights,everylightingfunction-withtheexceptionofthereversing
lights-isdoneusingLEDs.
Theturnindicatorsstretchacrosstheentirewidthoftherearlightstomakethemeasiertoseeby
otherdrivers.

F30LCIrearlights

Index

Explanation

Turnindicator

Foglight

Reversinglight(H21Wbulb)

Taillight

Brakelight

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4.GeneralVehicleElectronics
4.4.Assistancesystems
4.4.1.Overview
TheBMW3SeriesLCIhasthefollowingassistancesystems:

ActiveDrivingAssistant(SA5AS)
Lanedeparturewarning

Pedestrianwarningwithcitybrakingfunction

Collisionwarningwithcitybrakingfunction.

ParkingAssistant(OE5DP)

ParkDistanceControlfrontandrear(OE508)

SurroundView(option5DL)

High-beamassistant(OE5AC)

ACCStop&Go(SA5DF)

Activeblindspotdetection(option5AG)

Speedlimitinfo(OE8TH)

DynamicCruiseControlwithbrakingfunction(OE544)

4.4.2.Lanechangewarning
Thankstonewradarsensors,vehiclescannowbedetectedatspeedsof30km/h/18mphandabove.

4.4.3.Parkingassistant
ThefirstgenerationoftheParkingAssistant(PMA)(OE5DP)couldonlyparkparalleltotheroadway
betweentwovehicles(parallelparking),thesecondgenerationofPMAcanalsoparkperpendicularly
(crossparking)totheroadway.
Furthermore,itisnolongernecessaryfortheparkingspacetobeconfinedbytwovehicles.Withthe
secondgenerationofthesystem,itisalsopossibletoparkbehindonlyoneobject.

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3SeriesLCIParkingManoeuvringAssistantfunctions

Inordertoregisteraparkingspaceperpendiculartotheroadway,the3SeriesLCIneedstwo
additionalultrasonicsensors.Theseultrasonicsensorsarebuiltintotherearbumperontheleftand
rightsides.

F30LCIultrasonicsensors,rearbumper

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Index

Explanation

Ultrasonicsensorsinrearbumper,side(PDCsensors)

Ultrasonicsensorsinrearbumper(PDCsensors)

TheacousticwarningoftheParkingManoeuvringAssistant(PMA)isonlyissuedifthedetectedobject
liesinthevehicle'spathandposesariskofcollision.Acontinuousalarmisoutputoncetheobjectis
closerthan25cmaway.
MoreinformationonthenewgenerationoftheParkingAssistant(PMA)canbefoundintheTraining
ReferenceManualST1502"F23CompleteVehicle".

4.4.4.ParkDistanceControl
AutoPDC
ThevisualandacousticwarningofobstacleshasbeenoptimizedintheBMW3SeriesLCI.Park
DistanceControl(PDC)cutsinwiththeAutoPDCfunctionautomatically,evenwhenthevehicleis
drivingforwards.
MoreinformationontheAutoPDCfunctionisavailableintheTrainingReferenceManualST1502
F23CompleteVehicle".
Sideprotection
Withthesideprotection,itisnowpossibletomonitortheentiresideofthevehicleratherthanjustthe
frontsideandrearside.
Thesideprotectionisnotaseparateoptionalequipmentpackage,butisincludedinthe3SeriesLCI
ifthevehiclehastheParkingManoeuvringAssistant(PMA)(OE5DP)andaProfessionalnavigation
system(OE609)installed.
ThesideultrasonicsensorsoftheParkingManoeuvringAssistantareusedtoprovidetheside
protectionfunction.

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Operatingprincipleof3SeriesLCIsideprotection

ThesideprotectionisactivatedusingthePDCbutton.Thesideprotectionisalsoenabledanytime
thatAutoPDCisactivated.Onceenabled,thesideprotectionoperatesuptoaspeedof10km/h/6
mph.
ThemeasuringrangearoundtheB-pillarandpartsofthedoorsisnotmonitoredbytheultrasonic
sensors.Insteadthisareaisimagedusingacomputermodelwhilethevehicledrivespast.
ThesideprotectionisnotactiveduringanautomaticparkingmanoeuvrebytheParkingManoeuvring
Assistant(PMA).
Anacousticwarningisonlyissuedifthedetectedobstacleislyinginthepathofthevehicle.
Acontinuousalarmisoutputoncetheobstacleiscloserthan25cmaway.

F30LCIsideprotectionCIDdisplay

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5.InformationandCommunication
5.1.Headunits
5.1.1.Overviewofheadunits
Equipment

Headunit

CID

Controller

Navigation

BMWProfessional
radio(standard
equipment)

HeadUnitBasis

6,5"

5-button

No

Navigationsystem
Professional(OE609)

Headunit-High2

8,8"

7buttonswith
touchcontrol
panel

Yes

5.1.2.HeadUnitBasis
TheHeadUnitBasicisinstalledintheBMW3SeriesLCIasstandardequipment:

BMWProfessionalradio(withoutnavigation)

Rearview,HeadunitBasis

Index

Explanation

Connection,mainconnector

DABLbandaerial(notUS)SADARSintheUS

DABBandIIIaerial(notUS)SADARSintheUS

AM/FM1aerial

FM2aerial

USB2connection;customer'ssmartphoneviathetelephonebaseplate

USB3connection;connectiontotheTelematicCommunicationBox(TCB)

USB1connection;customeraccesstoUSBaudiointerface

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Index

Explanation

APIXconnectiontocentralinformationdisplay(CID)

10

PreparationofWLANaerial

11

ConnectionforBluetoothaerial

12

GPSaerial

5.1.3.HeadUnitHigh2
TheHeadunitHigh2isthemodelthatsucceedsthehighlysuccessfulHeadunitHigh.Theoperating
principleandscreeninterfaceintheBMW3SeriesLCIaretakenoverfromtheexistingHeadUnit
High.
TheHeadUnitHigh2ischaracterizedbythefollowingfeatures:

1.5"DINdevice

Harddiskwith200GBstoragecapacity(adoptedfromHeadunitHigh)

Automaticupdateofmapdata

NewtelematiccontrolunitTelematicCommunicationBox2(TCB2).

Frontview

Frontview,HeadunitHigh2

Index

Explanation

DVDdrive

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Rearview

RearviewofHeadUnitHigh2

Index

Explanation

DABBandIIIaerial(notUS)SADARSintheUS

DABLbandaerial(notUS)SADARSintheUS

FM2aerial

AM/FM1aerial

GPSaerial

Connection,mainconnector

Ethernetconnection;connectiontotheTelematic
CommunicationBox2(TCB2)

ConnectionforWLANaerial

ConnectionforBluetoothaerial

10

USB2connection;customer'ssmartphoneviathetelephonebaseplate

11

USB1connection;customeraccesstoUSBaudiointerface

12

APIXconnectiontotheinstrumentcluster(KOMBI)
(notassignedinBMW3SeriesLCI)

13

APIXconnectiontocentralinformationdisplay(CID)

MoreinformationonthenewHeadUnitHigh2,theupdatingofmapdataandtheConnectedDrive
Storecanbefoundintheinformationbulletin"InformationandCommunicationSystemNewsI/15".

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5.InformationandCommunication
5.2.TelematicCommunicationBox2
IncombinationwithaHeadUnitHigh2(HU-H2),theBMW3SeriesLCIcontainstheTelematic
CommunicationBox2(TCB2).
VehicleswithaHeadUnitBasiccontinuetobefittedwiththeTCB.
MoreinformationonthefunctionsoftheTCB2canbefoundintheTrainingReferenceManual
"InformationandCommunicationSystemNewsI/15".

5.2.1.F31LCI
TheTCB2intheF31LCIisexactlythesamesizeastheTCB,whichiswhytheTCB2isinstalledinthe
luggagecompartment.

5.2.2.F30LCI
TheTCB2inaF30LCIisinstalledneartheroof-mountedaerialbetweentheroofandroofliner,
allowingittobedirectlyconnectedtotheroof-mountedaerial.Thismakesitpossibletoreduce
conductionlossesandelectricalinterference.

InstallationlocationofTelematicCommunicationBox2(TCB2)inF30LCI

TheTCB2islockedontotheroof-mountedaerial.Indoingsotheaerialcontactsoftheroof-mounted
aerialareconnectedtotheconnectionfacesintheTelematicCommunicationBox2(TCB2).

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Connectionbetweenroof-mountedaerialandTelematicCommunicationBox2inF30LCI

TheemergencyGSMaerialisafixedcomponentoftheTCB2(roofvariant).
Connectorcontacts

TCB2contacts

Index

Explanation

TEL1(telephoneconnectionbaseplate)

TEL2(telematicsconnection)

GPS(navigation)

SDARS
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Frontview
ThefollowinggraphicshowsthefrontviewoftheTCB2,includingthepinassignment:

TCB2Frontview

Index

Explanation

EmergencycallLED;emergencycallbutton;crashsignal

Emergencyloudspeaker;voltagesupply

Rearview
ThefollowinggraphicshowstherearviewoftheTCB2,includingthepinassignment:

F30LCITCB2rearview

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5.InformationandCommunication
Index

Explanation

OABREthernet;K-CAN4;driver'smicrophone(input/output)

SDARS

Telephonebaseplate

Notassigned

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Systemwiringdiagram

F30LCITelematicCommunicationBox2TCB2,roofvariant

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5.InformationandCommunication
Index

Explanation

CrashSafetyModule(ACSM)

RooffunctionCenter(FZD)

FrontElectronicModule(FEM)

SOSspeaker

Headunit

Centerconsoletelephonebaseplate

EmergencyGSMaerial(intheTCB2)

Telephoneaerialbaseplate(roof-mountedaerial)

SDARS

10

Telematicsservicetelephoneaerial(roof-mountedaerial)

11

GPSaerial(roof-mountedaerial)

12

TelematicCommunicationBox2(TCB2)

13

Fuse

14

RearElectronicModule(REM)

15

Microphone,driver'sside

LongTermEvolution(LTE)
LongTermEvolution(LTE)isa4thgeneration(4G)mobileradiostandard.LTEcanachievea
significantlyhigherdownloadratewithupto100MBit/s.ThebasicdiagramofUMTSisretainedfor
LTE.AquickandreasonablechangeoveroftheinfrastructuresoftheUMTStechnology(3Gstandard)
toLTEAdvanced(4Gstandard)isthereforepossible.
Thefrequencyrangesuseddifferdependingontheregion,andvaryfromabout700to2600MHz.
Theterm"FrequencyDivisionDuplex"isunderstoodastransmissionandreceivingfromcelland
basestationsontowdifferentfrequencybands:Themobiledevicetransmits,intheUplinkchannel,
whilethebasestationtransmits,intheDownlinkchannel.Eachofthetwofrequencyrangeshavea
bandwidthof5MHz.Expressedsimply,thismeansthat2transmittersand2receiversineachcase
transmitandreceivesimultaneouslywith2differentfrequencies.
WithMIMOtechnology(MultipleInputMultipleOutput),itispossibleformobileradioprovidersto
offerdataspeedswithalowerrorrate.MIMOisthebasisforaspecialencodingprocedurewhichuses
bothtemporalandalsospatialdimensionsforinformationtransfer(Space-TimeCoding).
Asaresult,thequality(biterrorfrequency)anddatarateofawirelessconnectioncanbeimproved
significantly.MIMOsystemscantransmitconsiderablymoreBit/sperHzbandwidthused,andarethus
moreefficientthanconventionalsystems.InordertorealisetheMIMOtechnologyatBMWbothdata
antennaspresentinthevehicleareausedsimultaneouslyforthefirsttimefortheLTEconnection.
MIMOoperatessimilartotheantennadiversityintheradiosystem.Thesignalofbothantennasis
sent,evaluatedandcombinedtominimizeerrorsandoptimizedataspeed.

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Index

Explanation

LTEaerial1

LTEaerial2

LTEtransmittersystem

F30LCIroof-mountedaerial/F31LCIemergencyGSMaerialforLTEreception

Roof-mountedaerial(telematicaerial)forLTEreception

TelematicCommunicationBox2(TCB2)

LTErequirestwotransceiveraerialsforthefasterdatatransfer(MIMOprinciple).VehicleswithaTCB2
intheluggagecompartmentusetheemergencyGSMaerialnexttothetelematicsaerialasthesecond
LTEaerial.AstheemergencyGSMaerialintheF30LCIisafixedcomponentoftheTCB2,allthe
aerialsneededforLTEreceptionarebuiltintotheroof-mountedaerial.
UMTSreception(3G)isstandardequipmentinthe3SeriesLCI.The3SeriesLCIisonlyequipped
withLTEreception(4G)invehicleswiththeoptionalequipmentconvenienttelephonewithextended
smartphoneconnection(OE6NS).

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