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FSS PLUS calculates the next due service date for the
vehicle in question on the basis of measured values, or
parameters derived from these, and also from data stored
in its ROM. The system takes into account both distancerelated as well as time-related variables. The service
processor is configurable, in other words it can be
adapted to different vehicle use. This is achieved in the
central gateway (CGW) control module.
The CGW is linked via the CAN-B and CAN-C to the
control modules of the vehicle and to the instrument
cluster. When the service algorithm is configured, this
defines whether the data required are determined
completely by themselves or whether they are adopted
from other modules such as the service interval display,
hereinafter called SID, or from the brake algorithm. The
SID takes into account only oil change intervals whereas
the FSS PLUS covers the entire vehicle servicing. The
brake algorithm, in addition to the service algorithm, is
implemented in the FSS PLUS and determines the
current remaining distance for the vehicle brakes from the
brake data. The FSS PLUS is implemented as a module
parallel to the SID.

The service workshop is in a position to extract all the

information required for the impending service from the FSS
PLUS with the aid of a diagnostic tool at the diagnostic
interface in order to use this as a basis for generating
documents in the form of service instructions for the service
personnel. After the service is completed, this off-board
diagnosis is used to log the operations performed, to reset the
appropriate data in the FSS PLUS and thus to initiate a new
service period. With the exception of the service menu, it is
only possible to carry out any modification to the FSS PLUS
by means of the off-board diagnosis.
For the service personnel, the service menu offers the
alternative possibility of displaying the impending service
operations step by step in the instrument cluster. This path
can also be used, in a similar way to the off-board diagnosis,
for resetting the FSS PLUS data.

As soon as the remaining distance or the remaining time

to the next service is reached, a warning is given in the
instrument cluster. The driver is advised through the
instrument cluster of an impending, or already overdue
service date, in the form of warning messages.
Independently of this, the vehicle user is also able to
display this and further information in the instrument
cluster by interrogating the service menu in certain
operating states of the vehicle.

Service Code
The service code is determined by the service algorithm
as a function of the waiting which applies to each
individual service item. This code is subdivided into linear
classes which are regarded with the aid of a waiting factor
filed in the EPROM of the CGW. This in turn results in
linearly progressive class limits within which the working
value computed by the algorithm, is classified.

Weighting
A weighting has been introduced in order to provide the
workshop with the possibility of planning their labor time and
providing the customer with a general statement regarding the
extent of the likely costs. This variable corresponds to the total
of all the work units of the service items marked until the next
service. The calculated weighting appears in the display of the
instrument cluster. The display may be as shown in the

The class determined in the range between "A" and "H" is

made available by the service algorithm together with the
calculated service date. The service code classified into
classes "A" to "H", is readied in the cyclical status
messages, the value of the weighting, i.e. the "nonprocessed service code" is displayed in the "service data"
menu of the service menu.

following examples:
463P / 6QDB1 / 35G3T

Brake Algorithm
The starting point for the calculation is a potential in kilometers before which it is not required to replace or assess the condition
of the brakes provided they are subject to normal loads. This means that an "average driver" is able to fully exploit this
potential. If the driver brakes in a more aggressive manner, the brake wear increases as a result, in other words the remaining
brake pad thickness as well as the kilometer potential are reduced. Conversely, if the brakes are applied only lightly or less
often than normal, the effective potential is greater and the brakes do not need to be replaced until after a longer distance.
Model 1 of the brake algorithm is the simplest algorithm which can be imagined by means of a checkpoint.
An evaluation is performed in this model. This evaluation is made at the checkpoint, in other words when the 50 % sensor is
activated. The checkpoint designates a certain extent of wear. The average driver has reached this point after half of the initial
potential (in the example after 15 000 km).

1 aggressive driver
2 average driver
3 restrained driver

Workshop Procedure

1 Service call
2 Agreeing date
3 Reception
Determining scope of
4
service
3 Service in workshop

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