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DTC Information: DTC Detecting Condition

Item Detecting Condition Possible Cause
DTC Strategy
  • Rationality check
  1. Poor connection
  2. ECTS
Case 1 Enable Conditions
  • ECT is lower than 50°C (122°F)
  • The temperature difference between actual temp. and start temp. is lower than -3°C (26.6°F)
Threshold Value
  • The temperature difference between actual temp. and model temp. is lower than -15 °C.
Case 2 Enable Conditions
  • Integrated air mass is higher than 0.55kg
  • ECT is higher than 83°C (181.4°F)
Threshold Value
  • The temperature difference between actual temp. and model temp. is higher than 10 °C (50°F).
Diagnostic Time
  • 100 sec
Case 3 Enable Conditions
  • Number of driving conditions for at least 18 sec at a speed less than 4 mph is greater than 4 times.
  • Number of driving conditions for at least 18 sec at speed higher than 30 mph is greater than twice.
Threshold Value
  • The maximum temperature and minimum temperature difference value is lower than 0.8~3.0°C (33.44~37.4°F)
MIL ON Condition
  • 2 Drive Cycle