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EOBD socket pin allocation

Q The vehicle concerned is a 2015 Audi Q5 2.0 TDI Quattro, engine code CNHA. Could you please designate purpose of Pin numbers: 1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 (seven in number) which I believe Audi use for their own purposes, as I am trying to get more familiar with the workings of car electronics. It would be helpful to understand the purpose of the aforementioned pins.

I have recently acquired a Power Probe PPECB Break Out Box, which I found useful understanding the purpose of the other nine DLC pins.

As I use a quality multimeter and Pico 2205A oscilloscope, it would help my learning curve knowing the designation of all DLC pins.

Thanking you in advance in handling this query.

Tom Heron

A The pin numbers you have listed are recorded in most manuals simply as ‘defined by vehicle manufacturer’, and at the present time no circuit for these terminals has been released by Audi. As these protocols are not covered by the European on-board diagnostic socket protocols, Audi do not at the present time release information as to the wiring of these terminals.

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