How To Proceed With Troubleshooting
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Lexus ES 330. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Vehicle Brought to Workshop
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- Customer Problem Analysis (See CUSTOMER PROBLEM ANALYSIS CHECK
)
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- Check and Clear DTCs (See PRE-CHECK
)
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- Problem Symptom Confirmation
- Symptom does not occur: Go to step 5
- Symptom occur: Go to step 6
- Symptom Simulation (See SYMPTOM SIMULATION
)
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- DTC Check (See PRE-CHECK
)
- There is no output: Go to step 7
- There is output: Go to step 8
- Problem Symptoms Table (See PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE
)
- Check for fluid leakage and go to step 10
- DTC Chart (See DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART
)
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- Circuit Inspection (See CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
)
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- Identification of Problem
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- Repair
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- Confirmation Test
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HINT:
Diagnostic steps permitting the use of the hand-held tester.
Fail safe function:
When a failure occurs in the ABS system, the ABS warning light is turns on and the ABS operation is prohibited. In addition to this, when there is a failure which disables the EBD operation, the brake warning light is also turns on and the EBD operation is prohibited.