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How To Proceed With Troubleshooting [08/2014 - ]: Procedure

  1. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO WORKSHOP 

    Result

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    Result:  1

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  2. CUSTOMER PROBLEM ANALYSIS 
    • In troubleshooting, confirm that the problem symptoms have been accurately identified. Preconceptions should be discarded in order to make an accurate judgment. To clearly understand what the problem symptoms are, it is extremely important to ask the customer about the problem and the conditions at the time the malfunction occurred.
    • Gather as much information as possible for reference. Past problems that seem unrelated may also help in some cases.
    • The following 5 items are important points in problem analysis:
    What Vehicle model, system name
    When Date, time, occurrence frequency
    Where Road conditions
    Under what conditions? Driving conditions, weather conditions
    How did it happen? Problem symptoms

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    Result:  1

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  3. INSPECT AUXILIARY BATTERY VOLTAGE 
    1. Measure the auxiliary battery voltage with the power switch off.

      Standard Voltage

      11 to 14 V

      If the voltage is below 11 V, recharge or replace the auxiliary battery before proceeding to the next step.

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    Result:  1

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  4. INSPECT COMMUNICATION FUNCTION OF LIN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM* 
    1. Using the Techstream, inspect the LIN communication function to ensure there are no malfunctions in the communication system (See article. Refer to DTC CHECK / CLEAR [08/2014 - ] ).

      Result

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      DTC is not output A
      DTC is output B

    Result:  2

    GO TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART 

    (See article. Refer to DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART [08/2014 - ] )

    Result:  1

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  5. PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE 
    1. Refer to Problem Symptoms Table (See article. Refer to PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE [08/2014 - ] ).

      Result

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      Fault is not listed in Problem Symptoms Table A
      Fault is listed in Problem Symptoms Table B

    Result:  2

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    Result:  1

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  6. OVERALL ANALYSIS AND TROUBLESHOOTING* 
    1. Terminals of ECU (See article. Refer to TERMINALS OF ECU [08/2014 - ] ).
    2. Data List / Active Test (See article. Refer to DATA LIST / ACTIVE TEST [08/2014 - ] ).

      Result

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    Result:  1

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  7. REPAIR OR REPLACE 

    Result

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    Result:  1

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  8. CONFIRMATION TEST 

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    Result:  1

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