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Gateway Module

The GWM is mounted under the driver side instrument panel. The DLC connector is fitted to the GWM. The GWM acts as a central gateway to translate messages across all 4 vehicle controller area networks (CANs), and vice versa. The GWM is the only module on this vehicle with this ability.

The 2 module communication networks connected to the DLC are HS-CAN1 and HS-CAN2. These 2 networks communicate directly with the diagnostic scan tool. The other 2 communication networks, HS-CAN3 and MS-CAN, communicate on the network, but do not communicate directly with the diagnostic scan tool. The GWM translates the messages from these 2 networks to the HS-CAN2, which transfers the signals to the diagnostic scan tool.

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Item Description
1 MS-CAN
2 HS-CAN1
3 HS-CAN2
4 HS-CAN3
5 GWM
6 DLC
7 Micro
8 Micro