Do not driveTo the nearest safe stop
J1939 code SPN 247. Below — how the fault is worded at the factory by International and Mercedes-Benz, and what the second half of the code (FMI) means in the standard.
| FMI 9 | Total Engine Hours — Engine Total Hours Not Received |
| FMI 0 | MCM Engine Hours Data higher than expected |
| FMI 1 | MCM Engine Hours Data lower than expected |
| FMI 9 | MCM Engine Hours Data Not Received or Stopped Arriving |
| FMI 10 | CPC and MCM internal clocks do not match |
Do not drive. Stop as soon as it’s safe to do so — don’t keep going.
The code is flagged critical: the manufacturer considers it unsafe to keep driving without checking.
This code alone cannot say what will fail next, so stop at the first safe opportunity and look at it on the spot.
That said, the manufacturer flags this code as critical — if in doubt, it is safer to stop and check on the spot.
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