The electrical power steering (ES) control unit (N68) uses the input signals to determine the direction of rotation and the amount of power supplied to the electrical power steering (ES) actuator motor (A91m1).
The electrical power steering (ES) control unit (N68) permanently checks all the input signals for plausibility.
The electrical power steering (ES) is switched off in the case of a defective component. The electrical power steering (ES) control unit (N68) transmits a fault message to the instrument cluster (A1) which displays the message.