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DTC Information: DTC Detecting Condition

Item Detecting Condition Possible cause
DTC Strategy
  • Signal monitoring
  1. Improper installation of wheel speed sensor
  2. Abnormal Rotor and wheel bearing
  3. Faulty Wheel speed sensor (FL)
  4. External noise
Case 1 (WSS signal monitoring on driving) Monitoring Period
  • Continuous monitoring over 40kph (24.9mph) of vehicle speed
Threshold Value
  • When one or more wheels are under 2.75kph (1.7mph) and the vehicle speed is above 40kph for more than 300ms.
    • If wheel speed sensor failure is detected during no control, it stops control immediately
Case 2 (WSS invalid signal monitoring) Monitoring Period
  • Continuous
Threshold Value
  • If following interference and signal disturbance is detected
    • Invalid signal (wheel speed changes over ±100g) occurs while brake pedal is pushed (fault monitoring duration: 20s)
    • Invalid signal (wheel speed changes over ±100g) occurs while brake pedal is not pushed (fault monitoring duration: 5s)
    • Invalid signal (wheel speed changes over ±100g) occurs to three or more wheels (fault monitoring duration: 1s)
    • If wheel speed sensor failure is detected during no control, it stops control immediately
Fail Safe
  • One or two wheel speed sensor fault
    • Only the ABS/ESP (ESC) functions are inhibited
    • The ABS/ESP (ESC) warning lamps are activated and the EBD warning lamp is not activated
  • More than 2 wheel speed sensor fault
    • The ABS/EBD/ESP (ESC) functions are inhibited
    • The ABS/EBD/ESP (ESC) warning lamps are activated