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Test of the Ten Most Recent Alarm Causes

Button "Show alarm cause"
The control module stores the 10 most recent alarm causes in memory.




- Press button B Show alarm cause".
The display shows the order on the upper row with the oldest triggered alarm first with the caption "OLD" and the most recent with the caption "NEW".
Example: "OLD 87654321 NEW"

Code letter for alarm cause
The lower row on the display shows the current alarm cause with a code letter as follows. The ten most recent alarm causes are displayed.
"D"= Door; alarm via signal input door (T)
"H"= Horn; alarm via signal input hood (FH) or trunk (RH)
"S" = Sensor; alarm via signal input sensor (S)
"I" = Ignition; alarm via signal input ignition (15)

Example: "DDSIHHHHSD"

Stored DTCs


NOTE: The stored DTCs cannot be erased.


If the current control module is to be installed for continued fault tracing, the order of current DTCs should be listed in order to be able to determine which alarm cause has arisen.

Bear in mind that during quality control of control modules and after the assembly of the alarm on the car, the alarm will be triggered via the different alarm inputs. These are also stored in memory.