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On-Board Diagnostic System Description (Self-Diagnosis Function)




On-Board Diagnostic System Description (Self-Diagnosis Function)

ECM diagnoses if there is any trouble with the immobilizer control system. The diagnostic information is stored as the diagnostic trouble code (DTC) in ECM. To read the diagnostic information, use SUZUKI scan tool referring to DTC Check DTC Check.

With the ignition switch turned ON (but the engine at stop) regardless of the condition of the engine and emission control system, ECM indicates whether there is any trouble with the immobilizer control system or not by either lighting ON or flashing ON and OFF the immobilizer indicator light.

Immobilizer indicator light lights ON:

No trouble exists in the immobilizer control system. (After starting up the engine, the light turns OFF.)

If the immobilizer indicator light remains ON even after the engine is started, there is an abnormality in the immobilizer control system.

Immobilizer indicator light flashes ON and OFF:

There is some trouble in the immobilizer control system or in the keyless start system. Its diagnostic information is stored in ECM.