Scania BMU DTC 3162 Positive contactor, stuck in the open position

BMU Battery Management Unit · Scania

Code 3162 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 000C5A.

In short

The control unit has interpreted that the contactor is stuck in the open position when the closed position has been requested.

Applies to: BMU7 (BMUA)BMU7 (BMUB)BMU7 (BMUC)BMU7 (BMUD)BMU7 (BMUE)BMU7 (BMUF)BMU7 (BMUG)BMU7 (BMUH)BMU7 (BMUI)BMU7 (BMUJ)BMU7 (BMUK)BMU7 (BMUL)BMU7 (BMUM)BMU7 (BMUN)BMU7 (BMUO)BMU7 (BMUP)

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