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General Information: DTC Detecting Condition

DTC DETECTING CONDITION CHART

Item Detecting Condition Possible Cause
DTC Strategy
  • Rationality check
  • Poor connection
  • ECTS
  • ECM
Case 1 Enable Conditions
  • No block heater detected
  • Low side model temp = f (air mass, current model temp.)
Threshold Value
  • Measured Temp. - Low side model temp < -15 °C (-27 °F)
Diagnostic Time  
Case 2 Enable Conditions
  • Integrated air mass > 1.0 kg (2.2 lb)
  • Measured temperature > 110 °C (230 °F)
  • High side model temp = f (air mass, current model temp.) + correction
Threshold Value
  • Measured temp. - High side model temp > 10 °C (18 °F)
Diagnostic Time
  • sec
Case3 Enable Conditions
  • Low heat power mode driving counter ≥ 2
  • High heat power mode driving counter ≥ 2
Threshold Value
  • Max temp. - Min temp. < 0.8 ~ 3.0 °C (1.44 ~ 5.4 °F)
Diagnostic Time
  • sec
MIL ON Condition
  • 2 driving cycle