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<Mode E (reference pressure measurement 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|
More than 0.49 kPa (3.7 mmHg, 0.1 inHg) P2404
Or,
<Judgment 2>
Reference pressure for judgment
Less than value of Map5
Or,
More than value of Map6
P2404
Or,
<Judgment 3>
|Reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure - Reference pressure for judgment|
More than 0.94 kPa (7.1 mmHg, 0.3 inHg) P2404
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SPECIFICATION - MAP 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)) -4.54 (-34.1, -1.3) -4.64 (-34.8, -1.4) -4.75 (-35.6, -1.4) -4.86 (-36.5, -1.4)
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SPECIFICATION - MAP 6

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)) -0.82 (-6.15, -0.2) -0.93 (-6.98, -0.3) -1.04 (-7.8, -0.3) -1.14 (-8.55, -0.3)

Time needed for diagnosis:  27 min

Confirm the malfunction at next engine start.

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