Code No. U0431: ETACS CAN Message: Diagnosis
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- STEP 1. Scan tool (M.U.T.-III) CAN bus diagnostics.
Use scan tool (M.U.T.-III) to perform the CAN bus diagnosis.
Q: Is the check result normal?
- YES: Go to Step 2.
- NO: Repair the CAN bus lines (Refer to DIAGNOSIS ).
- STEP 2. Scan tool (M.U.T.-III) DTC.
Check if DTC No. U1195 stored (Refer to CODE NO. U1195: CODING NOT COMPLETED ).
Q: Is the DTC stored?
- YES: Perform the relevant troubleshooting.
- NO: Go to Step 3.
- STEP 3. Scan tool (M.U.T.-III) other system DTC.
Check the ETACS DTC (Refer to DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART ).
Q: Is the DTC stored?
- YES: Perform the relevant troubleshooting.
- NO: Go to Step 4.
- STEP 4. Scan tool (M.U.T.-III) data list.
Check the ETACS data list below (Refer to DATA LIST REFERENCE TABLE ).
- Item No.252: Ambient temperature sensor
- Item No.254: IG voltage
Q: Is the check result normal?
- YES: Go to Step 5.
- NO: Replace the ETACS-ECU. Then go to Step 5.
- STEP 5. Check whether the DTC is stored again.
Q: Is DTC No. U0431 stored?
- YES: Replace the AWD-ECU (Refer to AWD-ECU ). Then go to Step 6.
- NO: Intermittent malfunction. (Refer to HOW TO COPE WITH INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION ).
- STEP 6. Check whether the DTC is stored again.
Q: Is DTC No. U0431 stored?
- YES: Return to Step 1.
- NO: This diagnosis is complete.