Diagnostic Troubleshooting Strategy
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Use these steps to plan your diagnostic strategy. If you follow them carefully, you will check most of the possible causes of an ACC system malfunction.
- Gather information from the customer.
- Verify that the condition described by the customer exists.
- Check the vehicle for any ACC system DTC. (Refer to HOW TO READ DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ).
- If you can verify the condition but no ACC system DTCs are stored, the malfunction may be intermittent. (Refer to HOW TO COPE WITH INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONS ).
- If you can verify the condition but there are no ACC system DTCs, find the fault. (Refer to SYMPTOM CHART ).
- If there is an ACC system DTC, record the number of the code, then erase the code. (Refer to DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING STRATEGY Diagnostic Function - How to Erase Diagnostic Trouble Codes).
- Re-create the ACC system DTC stored conditions to see if the same ACC system DTC will stored again. (Refer to
HOW TO READ DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ).
- If the same ACC system DTC sets again, perform the diagnostic procedures for the set code. (Refer to DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART ).