Sensor, Intelligent Battery (IBS): Description

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The Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) (1):

• Is located on the battery negative post.
• Is a device used to measure battery current, voltage, and temperature.
• Sends calculated battery health state to the Body Control Module (BCM) over the Local Interface Network (LIN) bus.

The signals from the IBS will be used in the energy management strategy

The IBS:

• Does not have a direct diagnostic interface.
• Must be diagnosed through its LIN master, the BCM. Any IBS faults will be present in the BCM.