Steering Wheel Recovery Check

Steering Wheel Recovery Check

WARNING:

If you do not select a suitable route and take proper precautions when performing a road test, an accident can occur.

Select a level road with no traffic to minimize the risk of an accident, and perform the test extremely carefully.

Check steering wheel for recovery as follows.
1) Rotate it to either right or left end.
2) Keep it at the end, and start the vehicle slowly.
3) Accelerate vehicle slowly.

If steering wheel begins to return at the vehicle speed less than 10 km/h (6 mph), it is normal condition.

If the check result is abnormal, diagnose the fault part referring to "Poor recovery from turns" in P/S System Symptom Diagnosis P/S System Symptom Diagnosis.