Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.
Manuals through 2025 now available!

Our trusted friends have launched a new website named LEMON, which has newer manuals. It also contains all the CHARM manuals.

LEMON is the spiritual successor to CHARM, I recommend you try it!

Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua

(Some people have issue connecting. LEMON is investigating. For now, use Firefox or change your DNS server)

Or, hide this message: temporarily or permanently

BFC to Cluster Data

Description:





In this mode of operation the scan tool can command the Instrument Cluster, by Class 2 message to the Body Function Controller (BFC) and via the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) serial data bus to override its normal operation and force the Instrument Cluster to enable its outputs (gauges move, indicators lit etc). This mode can be used to determine whether the Instrument Cluster is capable of producing a given output. The outputs that can be controlled are listed in TABLE #11.