Component Inspection

Check transponder and ECU status
1. IGN "ON" & Engine "OFF"
2. Connect scan tool to Data Link Connector (DLC).
3. Erase the DTC and Monitor the "ECU STATUS' Parameter on the Scan tool.
  
  Fig 1: Display Screen - 03. KEY STATUS
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4. Is "ECU STATUS" Parameter "Locked"?
  YES : Keep "KEY ON" status for 1 hours to withdraw "Locked by Timer" status. Then register transponder and go to "VERIFICATION OF VEHICLE REPAIR " procedure.
  
  NO : Check connectors for looseness, poor connection, bending, corrosion, contamination, deterioration, or damage. Repair or replace as necessary and then go to "VERIFICATION OF VEHICLE REPAIR " procedure.