DTC B1226 or DTC indicator B: | A Short in the In-car Temperature Sensor Circuit |
1. | Clear the DTC with the HDS. |
2. | Turn the ignition switch OFF, and then ON (II). |
3. | Do the self-diagnostic with the HDS or climate control unit. |
4. | Check for DTCs. Is DTC B1226 or B indicated? YES - Go to 5. NO - Intermittent failure.n |
5. | Turn the ignition switch OFF. |
6. | Remove the in-car temperature sensor and test it. Is the in-car temperature sensor OK? YES - Go to 7. NO - Replace the in-car temperature sensor.n |
7. | Disconnect the climate control unit 32P connector. |
8. | Check for continuity between body ground and the climate control unit 32P connector terminals No. 19 and No. 26 individually.
Is there continuity? YES - Repair short to body ground in the wires between the climate control unit and the in-car temperature sensor.n NO - Go to 9. |
9. | Check for continuity between the climate control unit 32P connector terminals No. 19 and No. 26.
Is there continuity? YES - Repair short in the wires between the climate control unit and the in-car temperature sensor.n NO - Substitute a known-good climate control unit, and recheck. If the symptom/indication goes away, replace the original climate control unit.n |