Scania MBS DTC 1049 Air direction damper for windscreen, communication fault

MBS MBS control unit · Scania

Code 1049 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 0419.

In short

The MBS control unit does not detect communication with the windscreen air direction damper on LIN bus 1 within the allotted time.

Applies to: MBS3 (MBS)

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