Notes for repairs on CAN-Bus wires

Fig 1: Repairing Twisted Wire Pairs

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN UNITED STATES, INC.

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:

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 -.