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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
J. Eberspacher GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an on-board or off-board diagnostic device ( ) enabling a vehicle manufacturer or the like (“clients”) to carry out a client diagnosis (N) or to monitor a motor vehicle sub-system ( ) manufactured by a special supplier, using the vehicles's data collection line ( ) or data bus and comprising an electronic control device allocated to said sub-system ( ) which is connected to an operating unit ( ) for instance, by means of a line (HS). According to the invention, a specially coded signal (S) is fed into the electronic control device ( ) in order to switch from client diagnosis mode (N) to special supplier diagnosis mode (U) so as to provide extended or modified sub-system ( ) data on an already existing line (HS).