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Component description for the SAM control unit - GF54.21-P-4157MCU

MODEL 451.3/4 

Location 

The SAM control unit is located in the footwell on the passenger side.

Task 

The SAM control unit supplies control units and electrical components with voltage via limit switches. The individual control units and electrical components are fused via the fuse and relay blocks contained in the SAM control unit.

Fig 1: Locating SAM Control Unit
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The SAM control unit controls the following functions:

Requests are conveyed to the SAM control unit via data bus systems or via read-in switches and sensors.

The SAM control unit is a subscriber on the Controller Area Network (data bus/CAN bus) (CAN).

The following components are read in to control the functions:

Via local interconnect network interior 1 (LIN B):

Via local interconnect network interior 2 (LIN C):

Components read in directly:

The following components are actuated directly to carry out the functions: