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Description of On-Board Diagnostics

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS

The CAN is a communication method which the ECUs use in order to communicate each other. The CAN-related diagnostic trouble codes will be stored in the following ECUs, which use the CAN communication.
- ECM or PCM
- ABS-ECU or ABS/TCL-ECU
- ETACS-ECU
- A/C-ECU
- SRS-ECU
- Combination meter