Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / How to troubleshoot ecu controlled
systems / Customer problem analysis
Toyota Corolla (E120): Customer problem analysis
Hint
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- in troubleshooting, the problem symptoms must be confirmed accurately, meaning that all preconceptions must be set aside in order to make an accurate judgement. To ascertain what the problem symptoms are, it is extremely important to ask the customer about the problem and conditions when it occurred.
- The following 5 items are important points in the problem analysis. Past problems which are thought to be unrelated and the repair history, etc. May also help in some cases. Therefore, as much information as possible should be gathered and its relationship with the problem symptoms should be correctly ascertained for use as reference in troubleshooting. A customer problem analysis table is provided for your use in the diagnostics section for each system.
(Sample) supplemental restraint system check sheet.
Other materials:
Warning lights and indicators
The warning lights and indicators on the instrument cluster,
center panel, overhead console and outside rear view mirrors inform the driver
of the status of the vehicle's various systems.
Warning lights and indicators displayed on the instrument
cluster
For the purpose of explanation, the followin ...
Source voltage drop
The srs is equipped with a voltage–increase circuit (dc–dc converter) in the
airbag sensor assy center
in case the source voltage drops.
When the battery voltage drops, the voltage–increase circuit (dc–dc converter)
functions to increase the
voltage of the srs to normal voltage.
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Inspection procedure
Hint:
start the inspection from step 1 in case of using the hand–held tester and start
from step 2 in case of not
using the hand–held tester.
1 Perform active test by hand–held tester(abs warning light)
Check that ”on” and ”off” of the abs warning light can be shown on the
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