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Keyless Buzzer Circuit Troubleshooting

  1. Connect the HDS to the data link connector (DLC).
  2. Press the engine start/stop button to select the ON mode.
  3. Check the "CUSTOMIZE SETUP" information on the multi- information display.

    Does the keyless buzzer (KEYLESS LOCK ACKNOWLEDGMENT) information indicate off? 

    YES  - Change to ON.

    NO  - Go to step 4.

  4. Press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode.
  5. Disconnect the keyless buzzer 2P connector.
  6. Check for continuity between body ground and keyless buzzer 2P connector terminal No. 1.
    Fig 1: Checking Continuity Between Body Ground And Keyless Buzzer 2P Connector Terminal No. 1 With Connector End View
    G08067789Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

    Is there continuity? 

    YES  - Go to step 7.

    NO  - Repair an open or high resistance in the wire or poor ground (G603).

  7. Disconnect passenger's under- dash fuse/relay box connector A (38P).
  8. Connect keyless buzzer 2P connector terminal No. 2 to body ground with a jumper wire.
    Fig 2: Connecting Keyless Buzzer 2P Connector Terminal No. 2 To Body Ground With Jumper Wire
    G08067790Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  9. Check for continuity between body ground and passenger's under- dash fuse/relay box connector A (38P) terminal No. 24.
    Fig 3: Checking Continuity Between Body Ground And Passenger's Under- Dash Fuse/Relay Box Connector A (38P) Terminal No. 24
    G08067791Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

    Is there continuity? 

    YES  - Go to step 10.

    NO  - Repair an open or high resistance in the wire.

  10. Remove the jumper wire.
  11. Check for continuity between body ground and passenger's under- dash fuse/relay box connector A (38P) terminal No. 24.
    Fig 4: Checking Continuity Between Body Ground And Passenger's Under- Dash Fuse/Relay Box Connector A (38P) Terminal No. 24
    G08067792Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

    Is there continuity? 

    YES  - Repair a short to ground in the wire.

    NO  - Substitute a known- good keyless access control unit (see CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ), and recheck. If there is still a malfunction, the passenger's MICU must be faulty, replace the passenger's under- dash fuse/relay box (see PASSENGER'S UNDER- DASH FUSE/RELAY BOX (MICU) REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ).