DTC B161A/8A: Lost Communication with Front Satellite Sensor Bus: Procedure
- CHECK DTC
- Turn the ignition switch on (IG), and wait for at least 60 seconds.
- Turn the ignition switch off.
HINT:
If a communication error occurs, DTCs for both the LH and RH sides will be stored simultaneously. To identify the malfunctioning area, turn the ignition switch off and then on (IG) again.
- Turn the ignition switch on (IG), and wait for at least 60 seconds.
- Check for DTCs. Refer to DTC CHECK / CLEAR
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Result
Result Proceed to DTCs B1613/83 and B1618/84 are not output. A DTC B1613/83 is output. B DTC B1618/84 is output. C HINT:
- DTCs indicating communication errors will be changed to DTCs indicating errors in initialization by turning the ignition switch off and then on (IG) again.
- Codes other than DTCs B1613/83 and B1618/84 may be output at this time, but they are not related to this check.
B → See step 3
C → See step 4
A: Go to next step
- CHECK CENTER AIRBAG SENSOR ASSEMBLY
- Turn the ignition switch on (IG), and wait for at least 60 seconds.
- Clear the DTCs stored in the memory. Refer to DTC CHECK / CLEAR .
- Turn the ignition switch off.
- Turn the ignition switch on (IG), and wait for at least 60 seconds.
- Check for DTCs. Refer to DTC CHECK / CLEAR
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OK
DTC B161A/8A is not output.
HINT:
Codes other than DTC B161A/8A may be output at this time, but they are not related to this check.
NG → See step 5
OK → See step 6
- GO TO DTC B1613/83. Refer to DTC B1603/83: Front Satellite Sensor Bus RH Initialization Incomplete; DTC B1612/83: Lost Communication with Front Airbag Sensor RH; DTC B1613/83: Front Airbag Sensor RH Initialization Incomplete
- GO TO DTC B1618/84. Refer to DTC B1608/84: Front Satellite Sensor Bus LH Initialization Incomplete; DTC B1617/84: Lost Communication with Front Airbag Sensor LH; DTC B1618/84: Front Airbag Sensor LH Initialization Incomplete
- REPLACE CENTER AIRBAG SENSOR ASSEMBLY. Refer to REMOVAL
- USE SIMULATION METHOD TO CHECK. Refer to HOW TO PROCEED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING