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QuickReferenceGuide–ExcelwithERICCharging
SystemCONTROLLERDIAGNOSTICTOOL(CDT)
QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE–EXCELWITHERICCHARGINGSYSTEM
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OPERATION:
Changescreencontrastforbetterviewingbyselectingthefollowing:HPPSettings,Backlight
PresetFavorites:Selectafrequentlyviewedscreen,press“Addto”softkey,highlight“Favorites”,press“Select”softkey.
CONTROLLERFAULTS:
AntiTamper:IfcarisnotequippedwithVisage,makesureControl
Modeissettozero(0).
MainDriverOff:Replacecontroller.
CurrentSenseFault:CleartheFaultHistoryinCDT .Iffaultdoesnot
returnandcaroperatesnormally,donotreplacecontroller.Iffault
remainsinSystemFaults,orFaultHistoryafterclearing,andcarwillnot
operate,replacecontroller.
MainDriverOn:Replacecontroller.
FLDMissing:Checkinorder:orangeorbluewirebrokeordisconnected
atmotor/controller,shortinmotor.Ifgood,replacecontroller.
MainDriverOvercurrent:Replacecontroller.
HighSpeedWalkAway:Thisisasymptom,notacause.Mostlikely
duetodrivererror.Ifnot,checkspeedsensoronmotorandkeyswitch
forproperoperation.
MainDropout:Solenoidoranycomponentbeforeitincircuitcouldbeat
fault.Checkcomponentsfromkeyswitchtosolenoidandconnections.
HPD:Checkthrottle%.Ifatzero(0),isadriverissue.MainDropout2:Symptommorethanthecause;seeotherfaultsthat
accompanyMainDropout2.
HWFailsafe:Replacecontroller.MainWeld:Replacesolenoid.Ifitdoesn’tcorrectfaultofcarrunningat
halfspeed,checkaccessorywiring.
IncorrectPassword:Incorrectcodebeingenteredintocontroller,check
codeA,B,C.
MotorStall:Ifcarmovesfreely,issuenotwithvehicle,operatorerror.
LockoutFault:Thisisasymptom,notacause.Inspectandtestthe
chargerinterlockcircuit.Ifnoproblemsarefoundinthechargerinterlock
circuit,replacethecontroller.
Overvoltage:Controllerreads72voltsormore;it’sasymptom,nota
cause.SeeotherfaultsthataccompanyOV.
LowBatteryVoltage:CheckBatteryVoltageUnderaLoadlessthan34
volts;couldbeasymptom,notacause.
SpeedSensor:Checkconnection;replacespeedsensor.
LowSOC(StateofCharge):Thisisasymptom,notacause.Controller
onlyacknowledgesithappenedandcountsthenumberofoccurrences.
Chargebatteries.
ThermalCutback:Controllerheatsinkrisesabove185°F(85°C);
increasedresistancecausesissue.
M(Main)CoilOpen:Brokenordisconnectedcoilwire(B+orB-),a
defectivesolenoidcoil.Replacesolenoid.
ThrottleFault:PossibleMCORfailure;performadditionaldiagnosticif
carisrunning.
M–Shorted:Replacecontroller.
WHENCDTISNOTCOMMUNICATINGWITHCONTROLLER,CHECKTHEFOLLOWINGCOMPONENTS:
Themainconnectionportiscorroded.Plugdirectlyintothecontroller.
SeeFigure11-4onpage11-29.
Thebatterypackvoltageisbelow32volts.Checkpackvoltagetoseeif
itisabove32volts.
TheDCcordispluggedintothecarformorethan10minutes.Unplug
DCCord.
Greywire(pin#9)tocontroller(16-pinconnector)islooseorbroken.
Thechargerinterlockcircuithasfailed.CheckforvoltageonLightBlue
wireinpin5of16-pinconnector.SeeTestProcedure10–Charger
Interlockonpage12-22.
15Ampfuseintheharnesshasfailed(PrecedentCaronly).
Tow/Runswitchisin“T ow”position.Switchto“Run”position.Sonicweld(s)inT owswitchcircuitfailed(wireharnessesvary;see
wiringschematicforthatmodelcar)
TheTowcircuithasfailed.CheckT owswitch,16-pinconnector,and
wireharness.
Thecontrollerhasfailed.
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