W211 Introduction

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 W211 Introduction Topics

• Body changes as compared to W210

• Lighting and instrument cluster
• Crash concepts
• Flatwire cable
• Audio system
• Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
• Optional equipment training

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W211 vs. W210 - Body Comparison

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 Interior Dimensions
• Height +12 mm
• Headroom (front) -3 mm w/glass roof
• Headroom (rear) +13 mm
• Trunk +35 liters

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 Exterior Dimensions

• Wheel base +21 mm

• Width +23 mm
• Length unchanged at 4818 mm

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 Radiator Blinds

• Located in front of radiator

• Only on E320
• Designed to create better Cd of 0.26

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 Radiator Blind Components

1 - Electrical connector
2 - Switchover valve
3 - Radiator shutter
control module (N56)

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 Blind Function

• Controlled by Passenger SAM (N10/11)

• Inputs
- vehicle speed
- coolant temperature
• Operating parameters
- blinds close upon start up (if engine is cold)
- up to 50 mph blinds open (if engine is warm)
- above 50 mph blinds closed
- above 207º F blinds open
regardless of vehicle speed

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 Lighting and Instrument Cluster

Tail lights

Rain/light sensor

Instrument cluster

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 Tail Lights

• Long lasting bulbs

- closed glass capsule filled with
xenon gas
• Bulbs not replaceable
• Substitute lighting

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 Rain / Light Sensor (B38)

• 1 block unit with 10 lenses

• Linked via an interface with N70
• Equipped with heating element
• Controls
- intermittent wipe request
- automatic driving lights
on request

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Rain / Light Sensor Layout

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Instrument Cluster

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 Instrument Cluster Legend
1 - Left turn signal indicator lamp
2 - ABS / ESP warning lamp
3 - Speedometer
4 - Multifunction display
5 - Distance warning lamp (only with DTR)
6 - Right turn signal indicator lamp
7 - Coolant temperature display with warning lamp
8 - Tachometer with ABS malfunction indicator lamp, high beam
indicator lamp, seat belt warning lamp, restraint systems
warning lamp
9 - Selector lever position with transmission range display
10 - Clock with preglow indicator, engine diagnosis and brake
indicator lamps
11 - Fuel tank level display with warning lamp
12 - Instrument lighting, reset button 14
 Instrument Cluster Changes

• Designed using back-lighting technology

• Digital fuel gauge
• Digital vehicle temperature gauge
• Analog type clock
• Circular multi-function display
• Separate mileage and gear position display
• Some indicator functions have been relocated

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 Crash Concepts

• Bolted front and rear modules

• Headlamp housing with repair fixtures
• Energy-absorbing bumpers with protective
strips replaceable from the outside

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 Front & Rear Modules

• Prevents damage to
frame in minor collisions
• Shorter repair times
• Lower repair costs

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 Headlamps & Bumper Strips

• Headlamp fixtures have

predetermined fracture
points
• Protective strips easily
replaced

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W211 Flatwire Cables

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 Flatwire Application

• Application 211
- door panel harness (illumination)
- headliner harness (illumination)
• Repair procedures
- currently non-repairable
- do not hang components from flatwire
- no color codes, uses circuit I.D. number
printed 20 mm from connector ends

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 Flatwire Construction

• Construction
- flexible printed cable
- 200 micron thickness, 5.5 mm wide = 20A
- stacking layers increases amperage rating of cable
- new lamella style contacts

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 Flatwire Advantages &
Disadvantages
• Advantages
- manufacturing cost reduction
- production fully automated
- reduced installation space (less bulky)
- 20 to 30% weight savings
- improved connection contacts (better reliability)
- fewer connections
- future designs will allow control module integration
in flatwire harness
• Disadvantages
- fragile
- not repairable at this time
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Flatwire - Front OCP

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Flatwire - Rear OCP

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Flatwire Door Panel Harness Routing

Connector lock

Front door panel Rear door panel 25

Audio System

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 System Highlights
• Audio head units
- Audio 50
- COMAND (not available at launch)
• Audio Gateway
- 2 versions - with and without LOGIC 7
(base version = without LOGIC 7)
• Media Oriented Systems Transport Bus (MOST)
- replaces D2B
- offers increased gross data transfer rate
• Audio Gateway functions
- AM/FM reception
- audio amplifier
- interface between MOST and CAN B
- central diagnostic interface for MOST components
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 Audio 50 Head Unit

• Initial head unit for

vehicle launch
• Different design
• Produced by
Harman Becker
• CD drive for audio
- 6 disc changer optional

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 Audio 50 Controls

• Volume adjustment
similar to A/C control ring
• Incorporates softkeys for
menu selections
• Push control knob for
scrolling and selecting

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 Audio Cassette Access

• Open button
• Closed manually

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 Compact Disc Access

• Push button to open

• Push button to close
• Storage / CD location

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 CD Changer

• 1 single insert slot

• 2 CD eject button
• Plays 6 discs + 1 in
head unit
• LED’s indicates CD
in changer

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 LOGIC 7 Multi-Channel Audio
System

• A 420-watt sound system

• 12 state-of-the-art loudspeakers
(7.1 system: 7 channels + 1 subwoofer channel)
• 7-channel surround matrix that converts any 2-channel
material into surround sound
• Produces a true 360º “enveloping” soundfield with
maximum “audio sweetspot” for all passengers
• System utilizes a digital fiber optic network (MOST Bus)
interface for optimized signal transmission

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LOGIC 7 Component Layout

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 LOGIC 7 Component Legend

1 - Audio Gateway (N93/1) sound 7.1 / 8-channel

420-watts DPS amplifier
2 - One 80 mm metal matrix center speaker
3 - Four 41 mm metal matrix dome tweeters
4 - Four 168 mm metal matrix wide-band transducers
5 - Two 80 mm metal matrix surround speakers
6 - One 260 mm double voice-coil subwoofer
7 - Audio head unit
8 - CD changer
9 - Antenna amplifier
10 - Microphone
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 Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS)
Window and side airbags

ETR’s

Rollover deployment

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 Window & Side Airbags

• Incorporates window airbags

• Front occupant side airbags

relocated to front seats

• Rear occupant side airbags in

rear doors
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 Window Bags

Gas generator relocated

in "A" pillars

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 Front Side Air Bags

• Left front side airbag

with left front side air bag
ignition squib (R12/9)

• Right front side airbag

with right front side air bag
ignition squib (R12/10)

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 Seat Occupant Sensor (B48)

• Senses weight

• Used to determine
deployment
threshold

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 New Style ETR’s

• Redesigned mechanical
function
- retraction mechanism
- torsion rod
• Front passenger ETR
ignition squib (R12/2)
• Driver ETR ignition
squib (R12/1)

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 Belt Force Limiter

• Integrated into front

ETR’s only

• Belt force limiter squib

yellow connector:
- passenger belt force
limiter (R12/26)
- driver belt force
limiter (R12/27)

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 Rear ETR

• Rear ETR’s as known from

previous chassis
• Right rear ETR ignition
squib (R12/7)
• Left rear ETR ignition
squib (R12/6)

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 Frontal Acceleration Sensors
(B48/1 and B48/2)
• Located behind the front
headlamp assemblies
• Arrow on sensors must
point toward the grill
• Sensors record frontal
acceleration values and
send them to restraint
systems control module
(N2/7)

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 Side Impact Sensors
(A53/1 and A54/1)
Located on the leading
edge of the front
seat cross member

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 Rollover Deployment Logic

If N2/7 determines a roll over:

• Side curtains deploy

• ETR’s deploy

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W211 Optional Equipment Training

• Panorama roof (solar panels covered later)

• HVAC (covered later)
- 2 zone system
- 4 zone system
• Keyless go (covered later)
• Distronic (covered later)
• Heated steering wheel
• Dynamic front seats

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 Heated Steering Wheel (HSW)

• Heating wires in wheel

• Switched on / off using switch
• Red LED indicates function
• Functions for 24 minutes
- 7 minutes high
- 17 minutes low
• Uses a DC/DC converter

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 DC/DC Converter (N99)

• Controls, monitors, shutsdown

and diagnosis of heater
• Bolted to crossmember
behind instrument cluster
• Raises the on-board voltage
to 42 or 48 volts
• Provides 100 W heating power

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 Dynamic Seat

Improved cornering comfort

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Dynamic Seat Control Unit Locations

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Multi Function Display

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