Secondary air injection system: Function
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- The secondary air injection system blows air behind the exhaust valves for 100 seconds during a cold start (+15 ° C to +35 ° C coolant temperature).
- This produces an oxygen rich exhaust gas, which initiates afterburning and reduces the heating-up phase of the catalytic converter.
- Activation is performed by the Engine Control Module (ECM) -J220- via the Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump relay -J299- to the Secondary Air Injection (AIR solenoid valve -N112-1), change-over and combination valves.
- The secondary air pump motor is activated, this creates a pressure and opens the combination valve at 60 to 70 mbar1).
- After each subsequent engine start (up to max. 96 ° C engine temperature) the secondary air system will switch on for 10 seconds during idling and will be checked by On Board Diagnostic. The Oxygen sensor regulation must then be active.
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