Nissan Sentra Service Manual: Diagnosis and repair work flow
Work flow
OVERALL SEQUENCE
DETAILED FLOW
1.INTERVIEW THE CUSTOMER FOR THE SYMPTOM
Interview the customer for the symptom (the condition and the environment when the incident/malfunction occurs).
>> GO TO 2.
2.CHECK SYMPTOM
Check the symptom from the customer information.
>> GO TO 3.
3.CHECK WARNING LAMP OPERATION
Check air bag warning lamp operation in the user mode. Refer to SRC-15, "On Board Diagnosis Function".
Are any malfunction detected? YES >> GO TO 5.
NO >> GO TO 4.
4.CHECK LOW VOLTAGE
Check low voltage.
Are any malfunction detected? YES >> GO TO 9.
NO >> Check intermittent incident. Refer to GI-39, "Intermittent Incident".
5.CHECK SELF DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS
Check self diagnostic result with CONSULT or diagnosis mode.
If it is impossible to switch to diagnosis mode, follow the same procedure that DTC is not detected.
NOTE:
Perform the following procedure if DTC is detected.
- Record DTC (Print them out with CONSULT.)
- Erase self diagnostic result.
- Study the relationship between the malfunction that DTC or air bag warning lamp indicates and the symptom that the customer describes.
- Check related service bulletins for information.
Is DTC detected? YES >> GO TO 6.
NO >> GO TO 7.
6.PERFORM DTC CONFIRMATION PROCEDURE
Perform DTC CONFIRMATION PROCEDURE for the DTC.
>> GO TO 8.
7.PERFORM DIAGNOSIS ACCORDING TO WARNING LAMP OPERATION
- Check air bag warning lamp operation in the user mode. Refer to SRC-15, "On Board Diagnosis Function".
- Perform Diagnosis Procedure for the air bag warning lamp operation. Refer to SRC-15, "On Board Diagnosis Function" (USER MODE).
>> GO TO 9.
8.DETECT MALFUNCTIONING PART BY DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
Inspect according to Diagnostic Procedure of the DTC.
>> GO TO 9.
9.REPAIR OR REPLACE THE MALFUNCTION PART
Repair or replace the malfunctioning part.
>> GO TO 10.
10.FINAL CHECK
Check self diagnostic result and air bag warning lamp operation in the user mode.
Is the malfunction repaired? YES >> INSPECTION END
NO >> GO TO 2.
Basic inspection
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Inspection and adjustment
Additional service when replacing control unit
ADDITIONAL SERVICE WHEN REPLACING CONTROL UNIT : Description
WARNING:
Always perform zero point reset using CONSULT when removing and
installing th ...
Other materials:
C1729 Vehicle speed signal
DTC Logic
NOTE:
The Signal Tech II Tool (J-50190) can be used to perform the following
functions. Refer to the Signal Tech II
User Guide for additional information.
Activate and display TPMS transmitter IDs
Display tire pressure reported by the TPMS transmitter
Read TPMS DTCs
Registe ...
S terminal circuit
Description
The output voltage of the generator is controlled by the IC regulator at
terminal “S” detecting the input voltage
from battery.
The “S” terminal circuit detects the battery voltage to adjust the generator
output voltage with the IC voltage
regulator.
Diagn ...
AM radio reception
AM signals, because of their low frequency, can
bend around objects and skip along the ground.
In addition, the signals can be bounced off the
ionosphere and bent back to earth. Because of
these characteristics, AM signals are also subject
to interference as they travel from transmitter
to r ...
