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Diagnostic Method

Judge NG when the continuous time of completing the malfunction criteria below becomes more than 2.56 seconds. Judge OK and clear NG when the malfunction criteria below are not completed.

Judgment Value 

JUDGMENT VALUE REFERENCE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Neutral switch signal when park/neutral = "OFF" & other switches = "ON" on AT Low (ON)

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  2.56 seconds

Malfunction Indicator Light Illumination:  Illuminates when malfunction occurs in 2 continuous driving cycles.