5 Series E60 535d (M57TU) SAL

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Electricvacuumpump
Onsomeengines,anelectricvacuumpumpisfittedforadditionalvacuumsupply.
Incertaintemporaryoperatingsituations,thevacuumintheinletpipemaybetoolow.Insuchcases,theinlet
pipevacuumcannotbeadequatelyboostedbythesuctionjetpump.Inthesesituations,theelectricvacuum
pumpensuresthatsufficientvacuumisavailable.
Reason:Afteracoldstart,anoperatingsituationoccursinwhichthereisverylittleinletpipevacuumduetoth
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higherload.Theelectricvacuumpumpisactuatedforacertaintime.Thisensuresthatthebrakeissufficiently
boostedwhenmanoeuvring.
Afteracoldstart,theDMEwillactuatetheelectricvacuumpumponceonlyformax.60seconds.
Theelectricvacuumpumpisactuatedinthefollowingsituations:

EnginerunningsignalfromDME

Coolanttemperaturebelow60

C
Theelectricvacuumpumpisavanecellpump.

Throttlevalve
Thethrottlevalvechangesthecrosssectionalareaoftheinletpipe.Thiscreatesaninletpipevacuumbehind
thethrottlevalve,especiallyinoverrunmode.

DMEorDDE:Digitalengineelectronicsordigitaldieselelectronics
TheDMEorDDEactuatesthecomponentsneededforsystemfunctions(e.g.solenoidvalves,electric
switchingvalves,electropneumaticpressureconverters).
Systemfunctions
Thesystemfunctionsofthevacuumsystemaredescribedusingthefollowingexamples:

Powerassistforbrakes
Actuationofexhaustflaps
Adjustmentofvariableturbinegeometry
Actuationofcontrolleddampingmounts
Exhaustgasrecirculation
Drawingoffofblowbygasesfromcrankcase
Blowingoutactivatedcharcoalfilter
Powerassistforbrakes
Thebrakeboosteramplifiestheforceexcerptedatthebrakepedal.Todothis,thebrakeboosterstorespartof
thevacuumgeneratedbytheengine.Thevacuumthenamplifiestheforcegeneratedbypressureonthebrake
pedal.
Actuationofexhaustflap
Acontrolledelectropneumaticexhaustflapisfittedintheexhaustsystem.Theexhaustflapenhancesactive
sounddamping.Theexhaustflapisclosedbyvacuum.
Adjustmentofvariableturbinegeometry
Thevariableturbinegeometrycontrolstheboostpressureviaadjustableguidevanes.Theguidevanesare
actuatedbyvacuum.
Actuationofcontrolleddampingmounts
Inthebasicsetting,thereisnovacuumatthecontrolcomponentodthemount.Thebypassinthemount

losed.Hydraulicfluidflowsbackandforththrougharingchannelbetweentheupperandlowerchambersinth
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mount.Themountactslikeaconventionalhydraulicbearing.Themounthasharddamping.
Ifavacuumisappliedtothemount'scontrolcomponent,thebypasswillopen.Thehydraulicfluidthenflows
backandforthbetweenthechambersthroughalargercrosssectionalarea.Themounthassofterdamping.
Exhaustgasrecirculation
Withexhaustgasrecirculation,partoftheexhaustgasistakefrombehindtheexhaustmanifold.Thisisthenfe
dbackintotheenginethroughtheintakeairduct.Theexhaustgasrecirculationpipeislocatedattheinlettoth
eintakemanifold.
Ifavacuumisappliedtotheexhaustgasrecirculationvalve,theexhaustgasrecirculationpipewillopen.The
levelofvacuumisdeterminedbytheopeningintheexhaustgasrecirculationvalve.
Exhaustgasesflowthroughaconnectingpipetotheexhaustmanifoldandintotheintakemanifold.
Drawingoffofblowbygasesfromcrankcase
Thecrankcaseventilationsystemusesvacuumtobleedtheblowbygasesoutoftheengineblock.
Blowbygasesarethesmallportionofthecyinderfillthatpassesbythepistonringsandintothecrankcase
duringcompression.Iftheblowbygasesarenotbledfromtheengineblockthroughthecrankcaseventilation
system,theywillaccumulateinthecrankcase.Theblowbygaseswouldthenapplypressureonthepistons
frombelow.Thiswouldhaveanegativeeffectonthedownwardmovementofthepistonsintheintakestroke
andoperatingstroke.
Blowingoutactivatedcharcoalfilter
Thefueltankventhoseisconnectedtoanactivatedcharcoalfilter.Vapoursfromthefueltankarecollectedin
theactivatedcharcoalfilter.Theactivatedcharcoalfilterisconnectedtotheintakemanifoldbyapipe.Afuel
evaporationcontrolvalveisfittedinthispipe.Whenthefuelevaporationcontrolvalveisopened,thevacuum
in
themanifolddrawsinfreshair.Atthesametime,thefreshairblowsoutthefuelvapourscollectedinthe
activatedcharcoalfilter.