Toyota Corolla (E170): If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds

Calmly perform the following actions if any of the warning lights comes on or flashes. If a light comes on or flashes, but then goes off, this does not necessarily indicate a malfunction in the system. However, if this continues to occur, have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.

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Inspection procedure
Hint: read freeze frame data using the hand-held tester or the obd ii scan tool. Freeze frame data records the engine conditions when a malfunction is detected. When troubleshooting, it is useful for determining whether the vehicle was running or stopped, the engine was warmed up or not, the ...

Circuit description
When the ignition switch is turned on, battery positive voltage is applied to the coilwhich closes the contacts of the efi main relay (marked: efi) and supplies power to terminal +b of the ecm. This signal causes current to flow to the coil, closing the contacts of the efi relay and supplyin ...

System description
The ecm uses the signals from the throttle position sensor, air–flow meter and crankshaft position sensor to monitor the engagement condition of the lock–up clutch. Then the ecm compares the engagement condition of the lock–up clutch with the lock–up schedule in the ecm memory to de ...