Scania CMDA DTC 9165068 Negative contactor, stuck in the open position

CMDA CMDA control unit · Scania

Code 9165068 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 8BD90C.

In short

The negative contactor is still open for a long time after the request to close.

Applies to: CMDA2 (CMD)

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