The EPB is the acronym for Electric Parking Brake system. Instead of using pedal or lever, using switch can apply parking brake. Drive controls switch → switch signal to ECU → ECU activate actuator → parking brake Apply/Release. When EPB switch is pulled, parking brake gets Applied. When EPB switch is pushed down, parking brake is released.
If the EPB ECU has a ECU Hardware problem, this DTC is set.
Item | Detecting Condition | Possible Cause |
DTC Strategy |
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Internal monitoring | 1. Faulty EPB ECU 2. Malfunction due to abnormal environment |
Enable conditions |
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IG ON | |
Threshold value |
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when there is a fault in the ROM/RAM/EEPROM etc. | |
Fail Safe |
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The EPB functions are inhibited. |