Speed Signal, Checking

Speed Signal, Checking

Observe all safety precautions: => [ Safety Precautions ] Safety Precautions

View clean working conditions: => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions

Prior to repair work, perform a preliminary check to verify the condition. Refer to => [ Preliminary Check ] Preliminary Check.

Use only gold-plated terminals when servicing any component with gold-plated electrical harness connector terminals.

For wiring diagrams, component locations, and connector views, Refer to the applicable wiring diagram.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Scan tool.

• Wiring diagram.

Test requirements

• The Speedometer (G21) OK.

• The Engine Control Module (ECM) (J623) and ABS module fuses OK.

• Battery voltage at least 12.5 volts.

• All electrical consumers such as, lights and rear window defroster, switched off.

• A/C switched off.

• Ground connections between engine/transmission/chassis OK.

• Ignition switched off.

Function test

- Connect the scan tool.

- Perform a road test with a vehicle speed greater than 5 Km/h.

- Using the scan tool to access the ABS module, check the vehicle speed displayed:






- Compare the vehicle speed on the scan tool to the Speedometer (G21).

Specified value: a difference of no greater than 10%.

If the specified value was not obtained or no speed was displayed on the cluster:

- Check the electrical harness connector at the Instrument Cluster Control Module (J285) for an open circuit, Short to Battery (+), or to Ground. Refer to Wiring Diagram.

- Check the wiring connection for damage, corrosion, loose or broken terminals.

- If necessary, repair the faulty wiring connection.

If the wiring check is OK:

- Replace the Instrument Cluster. Refer to the Repair Information.

Final procedures

After the repair work, the following work steps must be performed in the following sequence:

1. Check the DTC memory. Refer to => [ Diagnostic Mode 03 - Read DTC Memory ] Diagnostic Modes 01 - 09.

2. If necessary, erase the DTC memory. Refer to => [ Diagnostic Mode 04 - Erase DTC Memory ] Diagnostic Modes 01 - 09.

3. If the DTC memory was erased, generate readiness code. Refer to => [ Readiness Code ] Monitors, Trips, Drive Cycles and Readiness Codes.