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 function of the Advanced Crash Safety Module is to permanently evaluate
all sensor signals in
order to identify a crash situation. Based on the sensor signals and their
evaluation, the Advanced
Crash Safety Module (ACSM) identifies the direction of the crash and the
severity of the impact.
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Safety information
Warning
High gross weight can overheat the tires, damage
them internally and cause a sudden drop in
tire inflation pressure. Driving characteristics
may be negatively impacted, reducing lane stability,
lengthening the braking distances and
changing the steering response. There is