GF54.21-P-7010GZ Front SAM control unit, component description 16.12.

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MODEL 164 up to Model Year 8

Shown on model series 164.1

N10 Front SAM ECU

Location
The front SAM control unit is located in the
right underfloor assembly below the front
seat.

General
For data exchange purposes the front SAM
control unit is connected to the Controller
Area Network bus class B (interior) (CAN-B).

P54.21-2515-06

Task Reading in and outputting the following signals:

The front SAM control unit reads in the following signals, sensors Circuit 31b
and switches, and actuates the function and switch and controls Circuit 61 (engine 113 only)
illumination and then actuates the following relay and consumers by Circuit 58d
way of semiconductor switches. Air suspension wake-up signal

Control Reading in following switches, pickups and sensors:

Front exterior lights Left rear power window switch (S21/3)
Footwell lights Right rear power window switch (S21/4)
Washer nozzle heater Brake fluid indicator switch (S11)
Front wiper system Parking brake switch (S12)
Windshield washer fluid pump Coolant level indicator switch (S41)
Headlamp cleaning system Windshield washer system fluid level indicator switch (S42)
(for headlamp cleaning system, code 600) Right front brake pad contact sensor (S10/2)
Heated windshield washer system Right rear brake pad contact sensor (S10/4)
(for heated windshield washer system, code 875)
Heated front seats via a timer control
Switching of following relay:
Power windows for rear side windows
Fanfare horn relay (F58kF)
Left rear door central locking system Wiper level relay 1/2 (F58kA), Wiper ON/OFF relay (F58kB)
Additional battery charging process (G1/7)
Circuit 15 relay (F58kH)
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Switching internal relay

Safety relay for switching off heated seats, if an implausible Windshield washer fluid pump (M5/1)
signal is recognized. SRA pump (M5/2)
Left rear power window motor (M10/5)
Switching consumers via semiconductor switches Right rear power window motor (M10/6)
Left high beam (E1e1) Left rear door CL [ZV] motor (M14/8)
Left low beam (E1e2) Left heated windshield washer nozzle (R2/2)
Left standing and parking lamp (E1e3) Right washer nozzle heater (R2/3)
Left turn signal lamp (E1e5) Left front seat heated cushion (R13/1)
Right high beam (E2e1) Left front backrest heated cushion (R13/2)
Right low beam (E2e2) Right front seat cushion heater element (R13/3)
Right standing and parking lamp (E2e3) Right front backrest seat cushion heater element (R13/4)
Right turn signal lamp (E2e5) Air spring wake-up signal
Left front fog lamp (E5/1) Left side-marker lamp (E1e6)
Right fog lamp (E5/2) (for USA version, code 494)
right front footwell lamp (E17/15) Right side-marker lamp (E2e6)
left front footwell lamp (E17/16) (for USA version, code 494)
Right rear footwell lamp (E17/17) (SA)
Left rear footwell lamp (E17/18) (SA)
Additional battery
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MODEL 164 up to Model Year 8
Heated seats actuation
The heating resistors of the seats for driver and front passenger are Heating Heater Duty cycle (on) Function
actuated by the front SAM control unit in accordance with the stage capacity indicator
following tables: 1 Low 0 - 40 % 1 LED
2 middle 41 - 70 % 2 LEDs
3 high 71 - 100 % 3 LEDs

Operation of heated seat switch with function indicator

Switch actuation Actuation Function indicator

None Heating OFF No LED switched on
Once Heating stage 3 3 LEDs
on
2 times Heating stage 2 2 LEDs
on
3 times Heating stage 1 1 LED
on
4 times Heating OFF No LED switched on
5 times Heating stage 3 3 LEDs
on

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