2009 Kia Borrego LX, 3.8 1, RWDFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

B1988 ESCL Battery Short Circuit to Battery: DTC Detecting Condition

DTC DETECTING CONDITION CHART

Item Detecting Condition Possible Cause
DTC Strategy
  • ESCL power output line check

    (by voltage monitoring)

  • Short to power in ESCL power circuit
Enable Conditions
  • No power supply from PDM to ESCL
Threshold Value
  • ESCL power circuit is shorted to power (7V and above)
Diagnostic Time
  • Immediately
DTC Erasing Time
  • DTC is erased immediately after trouble fixed. (Under no power supply from PDM to ESCL state)
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  • β€’ You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
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