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General Information





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General Description

Power Tail Gate (hereinafter PTG) is the system which moves tail gate of vehicle by electronic motor so that user can open or close door with less force than required on manual operation. PTG ECU operates chime if there any problem in power gate operation, chime buzzer is located at lower part of tail gate. Chime & tail lamp shall operate prior to and during power opening or closing the Tailgate (3 Times :0.5 sec on, 0.5 sec off), after 1 chime start opening or closing with two chimes) and it also operate when a power operation cannot be performed as requested except handle pull (1 Time : Duration 0.5 second on) or an obstacle has been detected or PTG has not reached primary latch position after a power cinch cycle (3 Times : 0.5 sec on, 0.5 sec off) or the PTG is not in primary latch position and the vehicle is moving (Continuous : 30 seconds)

DTC Description

The ECM sets DTC B1586 if alarm voltage value is more than 6V when alarm output command is off.

DTC Detecting Condition





Diagnostic Circuit