Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Audio system
Toyota Corolla (E120): Audio system
- Description
- How to proceed with troubleshooting
- Pre–check
- Diagnostic trouble code chart
- Terminals of ecu
- Problem symptoms table
- Pressing power switch does not start system
- Turning on light switch does not light up night time illumination of radio receiver
- No sound is heard from speaker in all modes
- Sound quality is bad in all modes (volume is too low)
- Radio broadcast cannot be received (bad reception)
- Cassette tape cannot be inserted or played
- Cassette tape cannot be ejected
- Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
- Tape is tangled due to incorrect tape speed or auto–reverse malfunction
- Cd cannot be inserted or is ejected right after insertion
- Although system is powered,cd cannot be played
- Cd cannot be taken out
- Sound quality is bad only when cd is played(volume is too low)
- Cd sound skips
- Noise occurs
Other materials:
Using the radio (Multimedia system)
Radio operation
Select “AM” or “FM” on the audio source selection screen to begin listening
to the radio.
Audio control screen
Pressing the “AUDIO” button displays the audio control screen from any screens
of the selected source.
1 Audio source selection screen appears
2 Preset ...
Inspection procedure
1 Check side squib(lh) circuit(airbag sensor assy center – front
seat airbag assy lh)
Disconnect the negative (–) terminal cable from the battery,
and wait at least for 90 seconds.
disconnect the connectors between the airbag sensor
assy center and the front seat airbag assy ...
General information
There are many ecu controlled systems used in the corolla. In general, ecu
controlled system are considered
to be very intricate and require a high level of technical knowledge and expert
skill to troubleshoot.
The fact is, however, that if you proceed by inspecting the circuits one by one, ...


