Scania MBS DTC 36870 MBS expansion unit J, high electric power consumption

MBS MBS control unit · Scania

Code 36870 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 9006.

In short

Actuators connected to MBS expansion unit J have a higher electric power consumption than expected.

Applies to: MBS3 (MBS)

What does Scania MBS fault code 36870 mean?

What causes Scania DTC 36870?

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