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How To Proceed With Troubleshooting

HINT:

  1. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO WORKSHOP 
  2. CUSTOMER PROBLEM ANALYSIS CHECK 

    HINT:

    • 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 the problem analysis
      TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

      What Vehicle model, system name
      When Date, time, occurrence frequency
      Where Road conditions
      Under what conditions? Running conditions, driving conditions, weather conditions
      How did it happen? Problem symptoms
  3. INSPECT BATTERY VOLTAGE 

    Standard voltage: 

    11 to 14 V 

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

  4. INSPECT COMMUNICATION FUNCTION OF MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (BEAN) 
    1. Use the Techstream to check if the Multiplex Communication System (MPX) is functioning normally (See DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART ).

      Result 

      RESULT REFERENCE

      Result Proceed to
      MPX DTC Is not output A
      MPX DTC is output B

      B:  Go to MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      A: Go to Next Step 

  5. CHECK FOR DTC 
    1. Check for DTCs and note any codes that are output (See DTC CHECK / CLEAR ).
    2. Delete the DTCs.
    3. Recheck for DTCs.

      Result 

      RESULT REFERENCE

      Result Proceed to
      DTC does not reoccur A
      DTC reoccurs B

      B:  GO TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART 

      A: Go to Next Step 

  6. PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE 
  7. OVERALL ANALYSIS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 
    1. On-vehicle inspection (See ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION )
    2. DATA LIST/ACTIVE TEST (See DATA LIST / ACTIVE TEST )
    3. Terminals of ECU (See TERMINALS OF ECU )
  8. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT 
  9. CONFIRMATION TEST 

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