Bosch control unit
Bosch MED17.8.2
MED17.8.2 is a Bosch control unit that CARTESIAN recognises from the content of its file, whatever tool read it. It is listed for one vehicle brand (Geely).
- Maker
- Bosch
- Vehicle brands
- 1
- Checksum
- corrected on save
- Opening the unit
- Medium
Vehicles
Listed for Geely.
What CARTESIAN does with this unit
The solutions CARTESIAN offers for a file of this unit are those the file itself supports: DPF, EGR, AdBlue, lambda, flaps, start/stop, speed limiter, hot start fix and fault codes one by one by name. The app lists only what the opened file supports and refuses what it cannot change exactly.
Checksum: corrected automatically on every save, so the file is ready to write with your own tool.
Opening the unit: medium difficulty
- Ordinary circuit board, no gel, in a sealed aluminium housing.
- On most versions the lid is bonded with a sealant bead and one edge of the board sits in thermal compound; levering there can bend the board.
- The boot contact on the board is small; overheating it has broken tracks in documented cases.
- Most versions can be read and written through the connector, so opening is rarely needed.
Advice: Check first whether the job can be done without opening it. If you open it, cut the sealant, never lever on the board, and reseal it afterwards.
General information: units with the same name can differ. Follow your tool's connection guide.
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Open a Bosch MED17.8.2 file in CARTESIAN
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