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Bus system analysis
2009 BMW 528i AutomaticSECTION Bus system analysis
The bus system analysis narrows down the cause of intermittently occurring faults in the area of the data buses and control units.
The test results of bus system analysis state the following possible causes of fault:
- Data bus XY defective
- Gateway XY defective (= interface for data exchange)
- Control unit XY defective
NOTE:
Diagnosis of intermittent faults and permanent faults.
All cases where a data bus or control unit only fails temporarily (i.e. intermittently) are difficult for diagnosis.
In such cases, the entries in the control units' fault memories do not point unambiguously to an intermittent failure of a particular data bus or control unit.
Intermittent failure of a particular data bus or control unit causes many different fault memory entries in several control units.
If a data bus fails completely and permanently, the affected control units are no longer available for diagnosis. The fault is thus easy to locate.
All cases where a data bus or control unit only fails temporarily (i.e. intermittently) are difficult for diagnosis.
In such cases, the entries in the control units' fault memories do not point unambiguously to an intermittent failure of a particular data bus or control unit.
Intermittent failure of a particular data bus or control unit causes many different fault memory entries in several control units.
If a data bus fails completely and permanently, the affected control units are no longer available for diagnosis. The fault is thus easy to locate.
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