Eliminating Symptoms In Body Interior: Replacing Front Camera Front Camera Functions Fail/SY3416 (GROUP 9, NO. 34/16)

Publication date: 2016-12-13
Reference number: GROUP 9, NO. 34/16

ELIMINATING SYMPTOMS IN BODY INTERIOR: REPLACING FRONT CAMERA FRONT CAMERA FUNCTIONS FAIL/SY3416

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): GROUP 9, NO. 34/16, Date of Issue: Dec 13, 2016

PORSCHE:

Panamera (970), Macan (95B), Cayenne (92A) as of 2012 up to 2017

SERVICE INFORMATION

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TOOLS

TOOLS DESCRIPTION CHART

Designation	Type	Number	Description
PIWIS Tester III	Special tool	9900

MODEL YEAR

as of 2012 up to 2017

General information

MODEL LINE

Panamera (970)

Macan (95B)

Cayenne (92A)

EQUIPMENT

Panamera (970) with I-no.: 458, 631, 632 or 852

Macan (95B) with I-no.: 7Y0, 7Y2, 7Y3, 8G0 or 8G2

Cayenne (92A) with I-no.: 7Y0, 7Y6, 7Y7, 8G0, 8G1, 8G2, 9Q1 or 9Q6

SUBJECT

Front camera

INFORMATION

The customer complains that certain functions of the front camera are not available at times:

Lane Change Assist not available
Porsche Dynamic Light System not available
Traffic sign recognition not available

CAUSE

Image sensor fault in the front camera. Insufficient contrast causes certain functions to fail at times.

Date of Introduction:

As of July 20, 2016, the reworked front camera is installed during production.

REMEDIAL ACTION

Check front camera and replace it if necessary.

TOOLS

Flashlight

PIWIS Tester III 9900

WORK PROCEDURE

Information

Thelense in the front camera area must be clean in order to perform the check described below. Heavy soiling must be removed before taking measurements.

PIWIS Tester III 9900 must be connected to the vehicle and then switched on.
Select "Front camera" control unit in the 'Control unit overview' menu and press (F12) to confirm your selection.
Select the "Camera information" function in the "Actual values/input signals" menu and press (F12) to confirm your selection.
Information

The help of another person is required.
Shine the flashlight -2- directly at the lens on the front camera -1- .

Information

The value always switches between minimum and maximum, depending on the camera.
While the front camera is lit up, read off the image brightness value on the PIWIS Tester → Reading off brightness value.

Read off at least 10 values , write them down and work out the mean value.

If the mean brightness value is less than 70, the front camera is OK.
If the mean brightness value is greater than 70, the front camera is faulty and must be replaced.
→ Removing and installing front camera

Example:

FRONT CAMERA MEAN BRIGHTNESS VALUE

	Front camera OK	Front camera not OK
1st value	43	202
2nd value	67	197
3rd value	42	173
4th value	43	180
5th value	66	181
6th value	42	164
7th value	65	162
8th value	66	170
9th value	44	166
10th value	42	177
Mean value	52	177,2

Switch off the PIWIS Tester and disconnect it from the vehicle.

INVOICING

The work involved - depending on which measure is performed - is invoiced under the labor operation:

INVOICING

96385500	Replacing front camera	- -
96380100	Checking front camera	- -

For invoicing and documentation using PQIS, enter the following coding:

INVOICING

	96380	Front camera
	3025	Blind

References:

For replacing front camera, see → Removing and installing front camera

92AA11, 92AA21, 92AA31, 92AA41, 92AA51, 92AAA1, 92AAB1, 92AAC1, 92AAD1, 92AAE1, 92AAF1, 92AAG1, 92AAG7, 92AAH1, 92AAI1, 92AAJ1, 92AAK1, 92AAL1, 92AAM1, 92AAN1, 92AAP1, 92AAQ1, 92AAR1, 92AAS1, 92AAT1, 92AAU1, 92AAV1, 92AAW1, 92AAY1, 92AAZ1, 92ABA1, 92ABC1, 92ABE1, 92ABJ1, 92ABK1, 92ABR1, 92ABY1, 92ABZ1, 95BAA1, 95BAA7, 95BAB1, 95BAC1, 95BAC7, 95BAD1, 95BAF1, 95BAJ1, 95BAK1, 95BAS1, 95BAX1, 95BAY1, 95BAZ1, 970110, 970111, 970120, 970121, 970130, 970131, 970140, 970141, 970150, 970160, 970170, 970171, 970180, 970410, 970411, 970420, 970421, 970430, 970431, 970440, 970441, 970450, 970451, 970460, 970470, 970480, 970481, 970490, 970590, 970740, 970741, 970750, 970780, 970810, 970811, 970820, 970821, 970830, 970831, 970840, 970841, 970850, 970851, 970860, 970861, 970870, 970871, 970880, 970890

Model year as of 2012, Model year up to 2017

C02, C36