BMW 5 Series: Valve gear
VANOS

- VANOS B58 engine
- VANOS B58TU engine
Following the changeover from a two-part chain drive to a single-part chain
drive, the camshaft
sprockets on the VANOS now need 46 teeth instead of the previous 36 teeth. To
compensate for the
additional weight of the larger camshaft sprockets, the adjuster was designed to
be shorter and more
compact.
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A new development for the B58TU engine is the split cooling. A cooling
concept which is used the
N63 TU2.
The split cooling function uses the electric split cooling valve, eSCV, to
enable on-demand
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The lateral and longitudinal acceleration sensors assist with the
identification of head-on crashes,
side-on crashes and rear-end crashes.
The airbag sensor consists of a longitudinal acceleration sensor and a lateral
acceleration sensor.
The acceleration sensors measure the positive and negativ
Concept
xDrive is the all-wheel-drive system of the vehicle.
The interaction of xDrive and DSC Dynamic
Stability Control further optimizes traction and
driving dynamics. xDrive variably distributes the driving forces to the front
and rear axles as demanded
by the driving situation and road surface