Messaged Inputs
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Module messaging has increased over time and is slowly becoming the standard for sending and receiving information required to operate the IC . The IC is a gateway module. As a gateway module, the IC receives and sends information to other modules over both the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN) and the Medium Speed Controller Area Network (MS-CAN) that may not necessarily be used for IC gauge or indicator outputs.
For additional information and a complete list of all module messages along with the message origination sources, refer to MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK .
Some of the system status and information messages that the IC requires from other modules to operate the gauges and indicators are as follows:
- Vehicle speed
- Engine RPM
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT)
- ABS
- Stability/traction control status
- Four-Wheel Drive (4WD)
- Odometer rolling count
- TPMS
- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
- Brake fluid level
- Parking brake status
- Electronic Throttle Control (ETC)