DTC P061A-00: Internal Control Module Torque Performance: General Description
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The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) monitors errors through checksum. Every information consists of the combination of 0 and 1, checksum means summing up all values in a row. Thus, errors are recognized comparing checksum value and the memory value at the PCM.