Notes on SCN coding of control units - AH54.21-P-0004-01X

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The "Software Calibration Number" (SCN) is required by law in Europe and USA for all emissions-relevant control units as of model year 2002.

Accordingly the software and coding of such a control unit must be clearly identifiable by means of the SCN. As a number the SCN consists of 16 digits. The first 10 places correspond to the object number to be coded (normally the object number of the control unit software). The next 2 places designate the manufacturing plant or field organization where the vehicle was coded. The last 4 places together form a count number for the variants of the coding string of the vehicle-specific as-built configuration. This count number increases consecutively for each newly formed variant.

If special equipment has been installed or removed in the vehicle (e.g. retrofitting a telephone), these retrofit codes must be added to the central system before requesting the SCN coding data. The respective national organization (MPC) must be contacted for this purpose.