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1.15.21 Diagnosis of CAN signal timeout: Notes

The CAN signal timeout diagnosis continuously monitors the CAN-messages: ambient temperature, mileage and instrument panel status for timeout. It further performs an instrument panel alive check and controls MIL illumination.

MIL activation control distinguishes between continuous and blinking MIL illumination by evaluating the signal received via CAN.