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Work Flow





DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WORK FLOW


Work Flow


OVERALL SEQUENCE






DETAILED FLOW
1.INTERVIEW FOR MALFUNCTION
Interview the symptom to the customer.
- GO TO 2.
2.SYMPTOM CHECK
Check the symptom from the customer's information.
- GO TO 3.
3.BASIC INSPECTION
Check the operation of each part. Check that any symptom occurs other than the interviewed symptom.
- GO TO 4.
4.SELF-DIAGNOSIS WITH ON BOARD DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM
Perform the self-diagnosis with on board diagnosis. Check that whether malfunction result is detected or not.
Is malfunction result detected?
YES - GO TO 5.
NO - GO TO 6.
5.TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS BY MALFUNCTION
Perform the trouble diagnosis for the detected malfunction result. Specify the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 11.
6.SELF-DIAGNOSIS WITH CONSULT-III
Perform the self-diagnosis with CONSULT-III. Check that any DTC is detected.
Is any DTC detected?
YES - GO TO 7.
NO - GO TO 8.
7.TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS BY DTC
Perform the trouble diagnosis for the detected DTC. Specify the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 11.
8.FAIL-SAFE ACTIVATION CHECK
Check that the symptom is applied to the fail-safe activation.
Does the fail-safe activate?
YES - GO TO 9.
NO - GO TO 10.
9.SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS
Perform the system diagnosis for the system that the fail-safe activates. Specify the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 11.
10.SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS
Perform the symptom diagnosis. Specify the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 11.
11.MALFUNCTION PART REPAIR
Repair or replace the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 12.
12.REPAIR CHECK (SELF-DIAGNOSIS WITH ON BOARD DIAGNOSIS AND CONSULT-III)
Perform the self-diagnoses with on board diagnosis and CONSULT-III. Check that any malfunction result or
DTC is not detected. Erase DTC if DTC was detected before the repair. Check that DTC is not detected again.
Are any malfunction result and DTC detected?
YES-1 - If any malfunction results are detected. GO TO 5.
YES-2 - If any DTCs are detected. GO TO 7.
NO - GO TO 13.
13.REPAIR CHECK (OPERATION CHECK)
Check the operation of each part.
Does it operate normally?
YES - INSPECTION END
NO - GO TO 3.