Detailed Flow
- OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT SYMPTOM
Interview the customer to obtain as much malfunction information (conditions and environment when the malfunction occurred) as possible when the customer brings the vehicle in.
: GO TO 2.
- REPRODUCE THE MALFUNCTION INFORMATION
Check the malfunction on the vehicle that the customer describes.
Inspect the relation of the symptoms and the condition when the symptoms occur.
: GO TO 3.
- IDENTIFY THE MALFUNCTIONING SYSTEM WITH "SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS"
Use "Symptom diagnosis" from the symptom inspection result in step 2. Then identify where to start the diagnosis based on possible causes and symptoms.
: GO TO 4.
- IDENTIFY MALFUNCTIONING PARTS WITH "DTC/CIRCUIT DIAGNOSIS"
Perform the diagnosis with "DTC/CIRCUIT DIAGNOSIS" of the applicable system.
: GO TO 5.
- REPAIR OR REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING PARTS
Repair or replace the specified malfunctioning parts.
: GO TO 6.
- FINAL CHECK
Check that malfunctions are not reproduced when obtaining the malfunction information from the customer, referring to the symptom inspection result in step 2.
Is the malfunctioning part repaired or replaced?
YES: Trouble diagnosis is completed.
NO: GO TO 3.