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Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS

The CAN is a communication method which the ECUs use in order to communicate each other. The CAN-related diagnostic trouble codes will be stored in the following ECUs, which use the CAN communication.
- ETACS-ECU
- ECM
- TCM [CVT, A/T]
- ABS-ECU [vehicles without ASC]
- ASC-ECU [vehicles with ASC]
- AWD-ECU [AWD]
- Steering wheel sensor [vehicles with ASC]
- A/C-ECU
- SRS-ECU
- Occupant classification-ECU
- Hands free module [vehicles with hands-free cellular phone system]
- Radio and CD player [vehicles with radio and CD player]
- Radio and CD changer [vehicles with radio and CD changer]
- CAN box unit [vehicles with MMCS]
- Satellite radio tuner [vehicles satellite radio]
- WCM [vehicles without KOS]
- KOS-ECU [vehicles with KOS]
- Combination meter