Without HDS (Use only if the HDS is unavailable)
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- Check for communication circuit problems using B-CAN System Diagnosis Test Mode 1 (see TROUBLESHOOTING - B-CAN SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS TEST MODE 1 AND TEST MODE 2 (WITHOUT THE HDS) ).
- Check for DTCs while in Mode 1 (see GAUGE CONTROL MODULE DTC DISPLAY
).NOTE: If the problem is related to the display panel control unit or HandsFreeLink system, check for DTCs first with their own self-diagnostic function.
- HandsFreeLink control unit self-diagnostic function (see SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION ).
- Display panel control unit self-diagnostic function (see RESETTING THE DISPLAY PANEL ).
- Sort, and then troubleshoot the DTCs in the order below.
- Battery voltage DTCs
- Internal error DTCs
- Loss of communication DTCs (beginning with the lowest number first; for example, if B1006 and B1059 are retrieved, troubleshoot B1006 first)
- Signal error DTCs
- If no DTCs are retrieved, use B-CAN System Diagnosis Test Mode 2 to check all inputs related to failure (see step 11 on TROUBLESHOOTING - B-CAN SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS TEST MODE 1 AND TEST MODE 2 (WITHOUT THE HDS) ).