Notes for repairs on CAN-Bus wires

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Fig 1: Repairing Twisted Wire Pairs

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Use an unshielded two-wire line - 1 - and - 2 - (cross-section 0.35 mm ² or 0.5 mm ² ) as CAN-Bus bus wire.
color coding of CAN-Bus bus wires:

Drive CAN-Bus High	orange/black
Convenience CAN-Bus High	orange/green
Infotainment CAN-Bus High	orange/violet
CAN-Bus Low (all)	orange/brown

Only use yellow wires for repairs to wiring. Mark location of repair with yellow insulating tape.
Both bus wires must be of the same length when repairing. When twisting the wires - 1 - and - 2 - , length of twist - A - = 20 mm must be attained.
When making repairs, there must be no untwisted section of wire which is longer than - B - = 50 mm, e.g. in the vicinity of heat-shrink sleeves - arrow -.