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.
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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 Read value of hand–held tester(front speed sensor)
Select the datalist mode on the hand–held tester.
check that there is no differe ...
Child restraint systems with a top tether strap
1 Adjust the head restraint to the downmost position.
2 Secure the child restraint system using the seat belt or LATCH anchors.
3 Open the anchor bracket cover, latch the hook onto the anchor bracket and tighten
the top tether strap.
Make sure the top tether strap is securely latched.
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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, th ...