DTC B1230 or DTC indicator F: | A Short in the Sunlight 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 B1230 or F indicated? YES - Go to 5. NO - Intermittent failure.n |
5. | Turn the ignition switch OFF. |
6. | Disconnect the sunlight sensor 2P connector. |
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. 24 individually.
Is there continuity? YES - Repair short to body ground in the wires between the climate control unit and the sunlight sensor.n NO - Go to 9. |
9. | Check for continuity between the climate control unit 32P connector terminals No. 19 and No. 24.
Is there continuity? YES - Repair short in the wires between the climate control unit and the sunlight sensor.n NO - Go to 10. |
10. | Reconnect the sunlight sensor 2P connector. |
11. | Reconnect the climate control unit 32P connector. |
12. | Test the sunlight sensor. Is the sunlight sensor OK? YES - Substitute a known-good climate control unit, and recheck. If the symptom/indication goes away, replace the original climate control unit.n |