03-06-2024, 10:19 PM | #1 |
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“Driver Assistance Limited - Camera Vision”
I’ve had my X3 M40i for a couple weeks. I just finished breaking it in today, so I’m looking forward to fun.
In the meantime, on three days including today, I got the caution message “Driver Assistance Limited - Camera Vision”. It says that I can continue to drive, but I need to clean the windshield. Each time it happened while driving in moderate rain. Um, isn’t that what the windshield wipers and washer are for? Or is the problem the camera in the grille? If so, then why does the caution message show the camera in front of the center rear view mirror as being the culprit? Is it just that these functions don’t work in the rain? (I searched the forum on this, but found messages with permanent error messages different from mine.)
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03-07-2024, 06:34 AM | #3 |
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Happened to me yesterday in pouring rain as well. Doesn't matter how old/new your car is!
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03-07-2024, 12:21 PM | #8 |
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My car is new, and I think it has the latest software update. When I had it look for an update the other day, it said that it’s up to date.
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I’ve definitely had it in torrential downpours last year. I’m still on “old” software.
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Yup, foul weather prevents the optical system working effectively, hence the message. But it usually is needs to be really foul weather, standing water, and/or spray. I haven’t seen it happen in moderate rain.
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I just picked up a Ford Expedition last week and haven’t gotten around to coating yet and I was surprised at how the mild rain flummoxed the camera. Different brand of car or is it that the rain wasn’t flying off the windshield?
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I didn’t ceramic coat my car or windshield.
It happened again yesterday, again in what I would characterize as moderate rain: not a toad strangler downpour, no flooding, no standing water on the roads, nor a light mist either. Just rain that required the wipers to alternate from intermittent to regular (but not fast) speed. I tried using the windshield washer. It didn’t help. Does it reset if the rain stops while driving?
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It might happen once in a while, to me it happened only when there was ice on the windshield, or salt, i.e. in winter. It's always better to stop and clean the window at gas station. For some reason, there was a delay in this warning, it was displayed after I could wipe the window.
I wonder what will happen after years, when that typical smoky/greasy layer on the windshield gets thicker. I have to wash the windows from inside regularly (being non-smoker). |
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03-17-2024, 02:19 AM | #16 |
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If it’s happening every drive, bring the car to the dealer. It’s possible your windshield mounting thag holds the KAFAS camera is loose and the camera is not sitting correctly.
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03-17-2024, 10:39 AM | #18 |
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In my case, it is happening only when it rains to a moderate to heavy level.
One time, the error came on in the rain on the highway. The rain abated, but the error continued. I pulled over at a rest stop for a brief break. When I turned the car back on, the error message was gone. So, it doesn’t seem to reset while underway, but turning the car off and on seems to do so.
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