Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / How to troubleshoot ecu controlled
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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:
Inspection procedure
Hand–held tester:
1 Check operation of stop light
Check if the stop lights go on and off normally when the brake pedal is
depressed and released.
2 Inspect stop light switch assy
Check the resistance between the terminals when the
switch is turned on and off.
Standard:
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Seat heaters
Press the switch.
1 High temperature
2 Low temperature
The indicator light comes on when the switch is on.
■The seat heaters can be used when
► Vehicles without a smart key system
The engine switch is in the “ON” position.
►Vehicles with a smart key system
The engine ...
PDA (Proactive driving assist)
When a detectable object
is detected, the
proactive driving assist
operates the brakes and
steering wheel to help prevent
the vehicle from
approaching too close to
the object.
WARNING
■For safe use
Driving safely is solely the responsibility
of the driver.
The proactive driving assist is
design ...