Safe to driveDrivable, but watch it yourself
J1939 code SPN 3873. Below — how the fault is worded at the factory by Mercedes-Benz, and what the second half of the code (FMI) means in the standard.
| FMI 3 | Analog Output 02 shorted to Ubat |
| FMI 4 | Analog Output 02 shorted to GND or Circuit Open (broken wire, terminal floating) |
| SPN 3873 FMI 33873/3 · 3873.3 | voltage above normal or shorted high |
| SPN 3873 FMI 43873/4 · 3873.4 | voltage below normal or shorted to ground |
Safe to drive. Below — how much time you have and what happens if you keep going.
This is an electrical fault: an open, a short or a bad contact in the sensor circuit. The value it measures is most likely fine.
You can drive. But until the circuit is repaired this system runs blind and cannot warn you about a real failure.
Scanner threw several codes at once? Paste the whole list — we will show which one is the root cause and which ones simply followed.