Principles of Operation: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Mercury Milan, 2009 Lincoln MKZ, and 2009 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
The smart junction box (SJB) is also known as the generic electronic module (GEM).
Vehicle communication utilizes both medium and high speed controller area network (CAN) communications. CAN is a method for transferring data among distributed electronic modules using a serial data bus.
The vehicle is equipped with 2 module communication networks:
- Medium speed (MS) CAN
- High speed (HS) CAN