Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a manual operating means having a plurality of adjustment degrees of freedom for selecting and/or activating entries in a menu structure having a plurality of menu levels, and a screen display (2) having a plurality of display areas (210 to 250) for displaying the menu structure, the display areas (210 to 250) each having at least one field for displaying one of the entries, a plurality of entries (E3 to E11) being arranged in a first display area (230.2) which is in the form of a list in an active display area (210 to 250) on at least one menu level. An (n+1)th display area (230.3) can be activated and displayed by activating at least one of the entries (E1 to E11) in an nth display area (230.2).

Abstract: In a method for ensuring safe tire emergency running operation in a motor vehicle that is equipped with tires that have emergency running properties when the tire pressure is greatly reduced or absent altogether, a device is provided for detecting an emergency running mode of the motor vehicle. The device for limiting the driving speed limits the driving speed of the motor vehicle whenever emergency running is detected.

Abstract: A front frame structure for receiving a pivotally mounted truck driver's cab is provided. The structure includes a mounting bracket for the connection of the pivotable driver's cab, which mounting bracket is fastened to the frame structure at connecting points, and with at least two longitudinal frame members which extend essentially along the longitudinal axis of the truck in the upper region of the frame structure. The longitudinal frame members themselves are designed with at least one deformation region for absorbing frontal collision energy, and the mounting bracket is arranged and designed to pass on collision energy from the driver's cab to the level of the longitudinal frame members.

Abstract: A hysteresis brake is provided, such as for an electric camshaft adjuster, has with an excitation coil, a stator with an inner and outer stator part, and a moveable rotor with a hysteresis band which is movable between the inner and outer stator part. The excitation coil, which produces a main magnetic flux for a magnetic adjuster is arranged between the inner and outer stator part. A sensor enables the rotor and/or the hysteresis band to receive a secondary magnetic flux caused by the main magnetic flux, or enables the excitation coil to receive the main flux. An evaluation and control unit evaluates the magnetic flux received and determines angle and/or rotational speed information from detected changes of the magnetic flux.

Abstract: A motor vehicle front part includes a bumper unit provided with a bumper crossmember and a support which rigidifies the bumper unit in a region upstream of the bumper crossmember upon impact with a pedestrian. The front part of a vehicle is provided with a bumper unit so that the pedestrian's protection is also improved on vehicles whose design do not enable a lower support to be incorporated. The support is therefore arranged above the bumper crossmember.

Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator for a clamping mechanism of an adjustable steering column of a motor vehicle, by way of which actuator a clamping apparatus can be moved between a release position for adjusting the steering column and a clamping position for fixing the steering column in position, the actuator comprising a gear mechanism having a plurality of gear elements which are in engagement with one another. In order to provide an actuator which can be transferred considerably more quickly into its release position, an actuating device (26) is provided according to the invention, by means of which at least two of the gear elements (18, 20) of the actuator can be moved out of mutual engagement.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle tire pressure a tire inflation pressure value is acquired and compared with at least one stored setpoint value; and based on the comparison result, it is determined whether the vehicle tire has an incorrect tire pressure, (particularly, an excessively low tire pressure). According to the invention when a detected activation event occurs, a current kilometer reading is acquired and is stored together with predefined information. An activation event is detected if an inflation of at least one of the tires or manual re-activation is detected.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating an active chassis system, in which wheels of at least one axle are arranged with a toe-in angle, and actuating elements which interact with supporting assemblies which are arranged between the wheels and a vehicle body. Wheel contact forces of the wheels assume different values as a result of the actuating elements being actuated. A side force is generated at the wheels which have a toe-in angle, and a resulting yaw moment is produced. A desired yaw rate is determined based upon information from a device which is arranged in the vehicle in order to determine the profile of the roadway in a control unit, and the wheel contact forces are set as a function of the desired yaw rate.

Abstract: A device for the detection of a collision of a motor vehicle has at least one collision sensor which is arranged between the vehicle or fender outer skin and the vehicle body part, and senses an impact of an object on the motor vehicle. The collision sensor comprises a compressible spacer.

Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle, includes an active headrest which is provided on a backrest of a vehicle seat and a control unit which actuates a headrest-deployment device as a function of the evaluation of the signals from a crash sensor when an accident event occurs such that the active headrest is deployed into a headrest position which is optimum in terms of occupant safety. The control unit actuates at least one component of the vehicle seat as a function of the evaluation of data which is relevant in terms of driving safety before the expected accident event occurs such that the vehicle seat is moved to an optimum starting position for deploying the active headrest when the accident event occurs.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door is provided which includes an inside door lining, a window plane and an outer door panel, wherein the motor vehicle door is separated, as seen from the outside to the inside, by a sealing surface into a wet region and a dry region. The sealing surface is realized by a molded foam part, which serves to reduce noise and to protect against moisture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for carrying out a braking process. A deceleration variable (zsoll) which describes the desired vehicle deceleration (zsoll) is reduced when the driving state of the vehicle during the braking process meets a first state condition, and increased again when the driving state of the vehicle meets a second state condition. The first state condition and/or the second state condition depend here on the front axle compression travel (sVA) and/or on the rear axle compression travel (sHA).

Abstract: A vehicle seat (and a cushion for a vehicle seat) comprise an assembly of layers with at least one air-guiding layer. An outlet opening is provided in the region of the air-guiding layer and is arranged in such a manner that the discharging of warm and moist air causes dry and cool ambient air to automatically flow into the air-guiding layer.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door comprises an outer module and an inner module, with the inner module having an inside door lining which is fitted onto a supporting surface of the inner module. The inner module has a supporting structure which comprises a metallic frame which in turn is joined to a plastic base support so as to form a metal-plastic hybrid component. The hybrid component at the same time forms the supporting surface of the inside door lining.

Abstract: A method and a bit stream decoding unit for bit stream decoding has a bit stream comprising a number of consecutive samples. In order to provide for rapid and, in particular, reliable decoding of the bit stream, a detection window comprising a number of samples is defined and the detection window is positioned at certain positions on the bit stream in order to comprise certain samples with respective sample values. A majority voting is applied to the sample values in the detection window and, in dependence on the result of the majority voting, the bit stream is decoded and respective bit values are generated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the unreleasable fastening of at least one component to a basic component with the aid of a bolt projecting through a bore in the component or components, first the bolt being welded electrically with one end face on the surface of the basic component and subsequently being deformed plastically. So that components consisting of any desired materials can be used, it is proposed, according to the invention, that the shank of the bolt, which has a head, be upset, until the underside of the head lies in regions on the surface of the component. Furthermore, an unreleasable connection of one or more components to a basic component is proposed.

Abstract: In a method for operating a measuring probe for measuring a gas concentration in a measuring gas with the aid of a solid electrolyte which conducts oxygen ions and has a measurement cavity for holding the measuring gas, a measuring electrode and an external electrode, a pumping current flowing between the measuring electrode and external electrode transporting oxygen ions from the measuring electrode to the external electrode, the measuring electrode being checked by determining the electrode area effectively available for oxygen diffusion.

Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a manual actuating device with a plurality of degrees of freedom of adjustment for selecting and/or activating entries from a menu structure and a screen display (2) having a plurality of display areas (210 to 250) for displaying the menu structure, the display areas (210 to 250) each comprising at least one field for displaying one of the entries. In an activated display area (210 to 250) in at least one menu level, a first and/or a second of the plurality of degrees of freedom of adjustment of the manual actuating means for selecting and/or activating one of the entries corresponds to an orientation of the displayed entries, and a third and/or fourth degree of freedom of adjustment of the manual actuating device for exiting the active display area (210 to 250) is respectively orthogonal to the orientation of the displayed entries.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for controlling air flow in the interior of a motor vehicle, when a threshold speed is exceeded, storage of an error message in an air conditioning control appliance is prevented. For this purpose, the device has corresponding sensor systems in order to define parameters which are used for determining the threshold speed.

Abstract: In a device and a method for removing nitrogen oxides from the exhaust of an internal combustion engine which is operated predominantly with an excess of air, the internal combustion engine is assigned an exhaust system having a nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter which comprises two catalytic converter parts, whose reducing agent filling levels can be determined. Metering of a reducing-agent-containing additive into the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine takes place as a function of the reducing agent filling level of the first catalytic converter part and/or of the second catalytic converter part.