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Fault Code 5520



Fault Code 5520

CAN Data Bus
Entire CAN drive communication disturbed

Diagnostic conditions
- Ignition on

Possible cause of fault
- Short circuit to B+/ground/with respect to each other or open circuit or incorrect allocation in CAN drive
- One or several control units faulty, which are connected directly to the CAN drive
- ABS control unit faulty

Affected pins
Pin 24 and pin 40

Diagnosis/troubleshooting for vehicles with manual transmission


Work Instruction 1 - 2:




Work Instruction 3 - 7:




Work Instruction 8 - 12:






NOTE: Before troubleshooting, read out the fault memory of the DME and the instrument cluster and, if necessary, remedy faults.

Diagnosis/troubleshooting for vehicles with Tiptronic transmission


Work Instruction 1 - 2:




Work Instruction 3 - 7:




Work Instruction 8 - 11:




Work Instruction 12 - 19:






NOTE: Before troubleshooting, read out the fault memory of the DME, Tiptronic and the instrument cluster and, if necessary, remedy faults.