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BMS_a020 — SW Brick Instability

Full alert identifier: BMS_a020_SW_Brick_Instability

Message shown in the car

Shutdown - Pull over and exit vehicle safely Immediate service is required

Alert description

The Battery Management System (BMS) has detected that a brick has shown second order instability noise.

Potential impact

This alert is primarily informational.

Set condition

The BMS detects that brickV[n], when compared with avgModulebrickV, shows large differentials and noise.

Clear condition

The BMS detects that the condition clears.

Signals to check

Open this alert in Service Mode Plus and review the Payload tab. Use the field names below to identify the values shown by your vehicle.

Signal Unit
Last Brick V Delta BMS_a020_lastBrickVDelta V
Pack Current BMS_a020_packCurrent A
Signal Unit
Unstable Brick V Filtered Counts BMS_a020_unstableBrickVFilteredCounts —
Unstable Brick VID BMS_a020_unstableBrickVID —

Check other alerts

With Service Mode Plus enabled, open Service Alerts → All. Review the other alerts for clues to the cause of BMS_a020.

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