The clutch switch is used for the Hill start Assist Control function.
If the wrong clutch signal is continued for a certain period of time, a failure is recognized.
Item | Detecting Condition | Possible cause |
DTC Strategy |
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Battery Voltage Monitoring |
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Open or short clutch switch
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Faulty clutch switch |
Monitoring Period |
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Continuous (Over voltage faults will be always stored.) | |
Enable Conditions |
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Clutch never pressed fault logged after 4 second if the clutch signal status not changed from 0 when the car drives from 0 kph to 50 kph with the motor ON.
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Clutch always pressed fault logged after 5 min if the clutch signal status is always 1 with car speed more than 10 kph. - Monitoring only available in MT variants. | |
Fail-Safe |
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Inhibit the HAC control and allow the ABS/EBD/ESP control.
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The ESP warning lamps are activated. |