Chapter A • Connector Usage/Chassis Identification CAN BUS GUIDE
A-8 ©X-431 USA
CAN BUS GUIDE
Use Specification of SMART OBD-II-16/OBD-II-16C
& OBD-Can Connector
1. SMART OBD-II-16 connector is used for testing the vehicle model without a CAN Bus
system (if the 6 and 1-pin positions of 16-pin diagnostic socket doesn’t have sheet metal, it
indicates that the vehicle doesn’t have a CAN-Bus system).
2. OBD-II-16C connector is used for testing the non-CAN-Bus systems of the vehicle
model with CAN-Bus system (if the 6 and 14 pin positions of 16 pin diagnostic socket has
sheet metal, it indicates that the vehicle is a CAN-Bus system).
3. OBD CAN connector is used for testing CAN-Bus system (if the 6 and 14- pin positions
of 16-PIN diagnostic socket has sheet metal, it indicates that the vehicle is a CAN-Bus sys-
tem).
When is the CAN-Bus connector used?
1. Must use CAN-Bus connector when using diagnostic software OBD CAN.
2. Must use CAN-Bus connector when testing certain CAN-Bus systems of BENZ, VW,
RENAULT, and MAZDA.
CAN-Bus function table (each vehicle)
Available models and systems tested by X-431 at present are as following:
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