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Structure and inner electrical connection: Notes

The ASD control unit is connected to the CAN bus.

NOTE: Depending on series, the ASD control unit can be connected to different CAN buses.
Example:
  • I01, I12: Connection on K-CAN4
  • F10: Connection on K-CAN2
  • F56: Connection on K-CAN4
  • G11, G12: Connection on K-CAN4

Observe the wiring diagram in the diagnosis!

The ASD control unit is supplied with terminal 30B.

The ASD control unit has one input RAD_ON and one output RAD_ON. The output can be switched independent of the input.

Essentially, the ASD control unit consists of the following elements:

The following graphic shows an example of the ASD control unit with bus connection on the K-CAN2.

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Item Explanation
1 Active Sound Design (ASD)

Pin assignments 

The graphic above shows only the supply and bus connection. The current pin assignment is recorded on the wiring diagrams in the ISTA diagnosis system (Integrated Service Technical Application). Click on the component code in the wiring diagram to activate the "Installation location" and "Pin assignment" tabs.