VDT 5 Scania Rotational speed sensor

VDT VDT control unit · Scania

Code 5 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 0005.

In short

Implausible speed has been measured between the engine speed and the gearbox output speed.

Applies to: VDT2 (VDT)

What does Scania VDT fault code 5 mean?

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