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Multiplex Control System: Troubleshooting

Special Tool Required: 

MPCS Service Connector 07WAZ-001010A

  1. Check the No. 9 (10 A) fuse in the under-hood fuse/relay box and the No. 10 (7.5 A) fuse in the under-dash fuse/relay box.

    Are the fuses OK? 

    1. YES  - Go to step 2.
    2. NO  - Find and repair the cause of the blown fuse.
  2. Remove the dashboard lower cover (see DRIVER'S DASHBOARD LOWER COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
  3. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).

    If the driver's seat belt is unbuckled, the beeper will beep five times.

  4. Check self-diagnosis function Mode 1 for a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) by connecting the special tool (A) to the multiplex control inspection connector (B). After about 5 seconds, the spotlight and ceiling light should come on, then blink 0.2 second. This means that you are in Mode 1 of the self-diagnosis function.
    Fig 1: Connecting Special Tool To Multiplex Control Inspection Connector
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    Fig 2: Ceiling Light Blinking Pattern (MODE 1)
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  5. If there is a DTC, it will blink, pause, then repeat the DTC as long as the ignition switch is ON (II).

    Is there a repeating DTC? 

    1. YES  - Count the blinks, then go to step  8 .
    2. NO  - See if the SCS circuit is working properly. Go to step 6.
  6. Check for continuity between the inspection connector T1 and T3 terminals.

    Is there continuity? 

    1. YES  - Go to step 7.
    2. NO  - Faulty under-dash fuse/relay box, replace it and recheck for DTCs.
  7. Check for continuity between the connector J No. 4 terminal of under-dash fuse/relay box and body ground.

    Is there continuity? 

    1. YES  - Go to step  9 .
    2. NO  - Repair the open in the wire, and recheck for DTCs.
  8. About 1 second after you go into self-diagnosis Mode 1, the ceiling light will indicate the DTC, and repeat it every 3 seconds. If there is more than one DTC, the system will indicate them in ascending order, beginning from the DTC with the lowest numerical value. Troubleshoot the DTCs as indicated below:
    • DTC 1,2, and 3 (ECM/PCM P0600) simultaneously: Check for a short to body ground in the YEL wire between multiplex control unit terminal E10 and ECM/PCM terminal E24, and in the WHT/GRN wire between multiplex control unit terminal K10 and gauge assembly terminal A2. If both wires are OK, substitute a known-good multiplex control unit, gauge assembly, and ECM/PCM one at a time, in that order, and recheck for the DTCs after each substitution.
    • DTC 2 and 5 simultaneously: Check for an open in the YEL wire between multiplex control unit terminal E10 and ECM/PCM terminal E24, If the wire is OK, substitute a known-good multiplex control unit, gauge assembly, and ECM/PCM one at a time, in that order, and recheck for the DTCs after each substitution.
    • DTC 1 and 6 simultaneously: Check for an open in the WHT/GRN wire between multiplex control unit terminal K10 and gauge assembly terminal A2. If the wire is OK, substitute a known-good multiplex control unit, gauge assembly, and ECM/PCM one at a time, in that order, and recheck for the DTCs after each substitution.
    • DTC 1 only (no other DTCs present): Substitute a known-good multiplex control unit, and a gauge assembly one at a time, in that order, and recheck for the DTCs after each substitution.
    • DTC 2 only (no other DTCs present): Substitute a known-good multiplex control unit, and a ECM/PCM one at a time, in that order, and recheck for the DTCs after each substitution.
    • DTC 3 only (no other DTCs present): Substitute a known-good multiplex control unit, and recheck for the DTC.
    • DTC 5 only (no other DTCs present): Substitute a known-good gauge assembly, and recheck for the DTC.
    • DTC 6 only (no other DTCs present): Substitute a known-good ECM/PCM, and recheck for the DTC.
    • Reprogram the ECM/PCM if it does not have the latest software, or substitute a known-good ECM/PCM, then recheck (see ECM/PCM REPROGRAMMING AND SUBSTITUTION FOR TESTING ). If the symptom/indication goes away with a known-good ECM/PCM, replace the original ECM/PCM.
    Fig 3: DTC Troubleshooting Table
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  9. From Mode 1, disconnect the special tool from the multiplex control inspection connector for about 10 seconds, then reconnect it. The ceiling light should come on for 2 seconds, then blink twice more at 0.2 second intervals. This means the system has gone from Mode 1 to Mode 2.
    Fig 4: Ceiling Light Blinking Pattern (MODE 2)
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    NOTE: To cancel Mode 2, disconnect the SCS service connector from the multiplex control inspection connector for more than 10 seconds or turn the ignition switch OFF.
  10. Look in the following table for the switches most closely related to the problem. While still in Mode 2, operate the switches and the control unit. If the circuit is OK, the spotlight and ceiling light should blink once. If the circuit is faulty, there will be no indication.

    Does the spotlight and ceiling light blink? 

    1. YES  - Go to step  12 .
    2. NO  - Go to step 11.

    In each table below is a list of circuits that can be checked in Mode 2.

    Fig 5: Checking Circuits Table (Mode 2)
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  11. Check two or three other circuits listed above.

    Does the spotlight and ceiling light blink for each circuit? 

    1. YES  - The additional circuits are OK. Repair the short or open in the circuit that failed the test in step 10.
    2. NO  - Multiplex failed circuits can mean that the control unit has failed, but without triggering a DTC. Test a few more circuits. If they also fail, test the multiplex control unit inputs (see Multiplex Control Unit Input Test  ). If all the input test are OK, substitute a known-good control unit, gauge assembly, or ECM/PCM, one at a time, then recheck. If the system works properly, the original control unit is faulty; replace it. If there is still a malfunction, substitute a known-good control unit for the next most likely faulty control unit, then recheck. If the system works properly, that control unit is faulty; replace it.
  12. Shift to the sleep mode:

    Turn the ignition switch OFF. If the control unit receives no inputs from the inputs listed below, it will go into the sleep mode after about 20 seconds.

    Fig 6: Shift To Sleep Mode Table
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  13. Confirm the sleep mode:

    Check for voltage on the YEL and WHT/GRN wires. There should be battery voltage in the sleep mode. Check the parasitic draw at the battery while shifting into the sleep mode. Amperage should change from about 70 through 80 mA to less than 10 mA.

  14. Shift to the wake up mode:

    When the ignition switch is turned ON (II), the multiplex control unit, gauge assembly, and ECM/ PCM wake up at the same time without "talking" to each other through the communication lines. When any switch in the multiplex system is turned on, it wakes up its related control unit which, in turn, wakes up the other units.

    After confirming the sleep mode, look in the following table for the switch most closely related to the problem. Operate that switch and see if its control unit wakes up.

    NOTE: If any control unit is faulty and will not wake up, several parts of the system will malfunction at the same time.

    In the table below, the control unit is followed by a list of the switches and input signals that can wake it up.

    Fig 7: Shift To Wake Up Mode Table
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    Is the wake-up function OK? 

    1. YES  - Intermittent failure; the system is OK at this time.
    2. NO  - Test the multiplex control unit inputs (see Multiplex Control Unit Input Test  ).
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