2004 Volvo XC70FACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Signal specification

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General 

All the values given below are between the respective terminal in column 1 and terminal #A6 in column 1 (power ground), if this is not the case, it is indicated within brackets.

NOTE:

It is important to check ground terminals before taking readings.

U= DC voltage in volts (V) UAC = AC voltage in volts (V)
Ubat = Battery voltage (V) f = Frequency in Hertz (Hz)
Ulow = Voltage approximately 0 V t = Time in seconds
PWM = Pulse width modulated signal as a %    
Fig 1: Identifying Terminal
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Signal table

Control module terminal  Signal type Ignition off Active/Inactive  Ignition on Active/Inactive  Other 
#A1 15-feed U low /Ulow Uhigh /Uhigh  
#A2 - - -  
#A3 Communication CAN_L high speed network During communication the voltage is 1.5-2.5 V  
#A4 Communication CAN_H high speed network During communication the voltage is 2.0-3.5 V  
#A5 Left headlamp control unit (LHCU), LIN communication During communication the voltage is 0 V - Ubat  
#A6 Power ground U low /Ulow U low /Ulow  
#A7 Right headlamp control unit (RHCU), LIN communication During communication the voltage is 0 V - Ubat  
#A8 - - -  
#A9 - - -  
#A10 - - -  
#A11 - - -  
#A12 -  
-
-  
#A13 - - -  
#A14 - - -  
#A15 - - -  
#A16 - - -  
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