General Information

Electric Parking Brake

C1262 Temperature Sensor Failure - General Information

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General Description

The EPB system is the shorten word of Electric Parking Brake system. This system is the parking brake device which is used instead of the conventional hand-break system. When a driver presses the EPB button, the button signal is delivered to the EPB ECU and then the EPB actuator which consists of a motor and a gears is activated. At this time, while the motor in the EPB actuator rotates, the motor pulls the EPB cable connected to the rear wheels. Among components of the EPB system, the temperature sensor is installed inside of EPB ECU and measures the temperature of inside EPB ASS'Y.

DTC Description

The EPB ECU monitors the signal of the temperature sensor and if its value is out of the normal range, this DTC is set.

DTC Detecting Condition