Conditions For Setting DTC

2001 Chevrolet Cavalier LS, 2.4 TSECTION Conditions For Setting DTC
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DTC sets when passenger deployment loop voltage and resistance tests are not within a specified range.

DTC will set if:

  • IGNITION POSITIVE VOLTAGE is within normal operating range.
  • Passenger frontal deployment loop is not open.
  • Passenger frontal deployment loop is not shorted to voltage.
  • Passenger frontal deployment loop is not shorted to ground.
  • Passenger frontal deployment loop resistance is less than 1.3 ohms for 300 milliseconds.
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