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Mode E (Measurement of reference pressure for judgment)

Judgment 1

Purpose: Judge the reference pressure stability.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

Judgment 2

Purpose: Judge whether the reference pressure is within the normal range, and detect the vacuum pump and orifice malfunctions. Judge the vacuum pump performance stability.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

Judgment 3

Purpose: Judge the presence of evaporative emission system leak.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Judgment 1    
|Pressure sensor maximum output value - Pressure sensor minimum output value| > 0.3kPa (2.355mmHg, 0.1inHg) P2404
or    
Judgment 2    
Reference pressure for judgment < Value of Map 4
or
> Value of Map 5
P2404
or    
Judgment 3    
|Reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure - Reference pressure for judgment| > 0.9kPa (7.058mmHg, 0.3inHg) P2404
MAP SPECIFICATION 4

Barometric pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
70 (525, 20.7) 80 (600, 23.6) 90 (675, 26.6) 100 (750, 29.5)
Reference pressure for judgment
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
-4.5 (-34.02, -1.3) -4.6 (-34.815, -1.4) -4.7 (-35.618, -1.4) -4.9 (-36.42, -1.4)
MAP SPECIFICATION 5

Barometric pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
70 (525, 20.7) 80 (600, 23.6) 90 (675, 26.6) 100 (750, 29.5)
Reference pressure for judgment
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
-0.8 (-6.18, -0.2) -0.9 (-6.983, -0.3) -1 (-7.785, -0.3) -1.1 (-8.58, -0.3)

Time needed for diagnosis:  23 min

Malfunction will be confirmed at next engine start.

Malfunction indicator light illumination:  Illuminates when malfunction occurs in 2 continuous driving cycles.