Group 87 Climate Control, Fault Codes
Troubleshooting
MID 146 SID 15 Engine Fan Request
T8008729
T8009495
Component: A34 Climate Control Unit, A17 Control
Unit VECU, A14 Control Unit, Engine
General information
The climate control unit sends a ground request to the
Vehicle electronic control unit (VECU) for engine fan to
control the A/C system pressure. The (VECU) sends the
request to the Electronic engine control unit (EECU) via
datalink to turn on the fan to cool the condensor. The
engine ecu then controls the fan operation for a specified
amount of time.
Fault code
FMI 3
Abnormally high voltage or short-circuit to higher voltage
Conditions for fault code:
•
If the control unit detects a short-circuit to voltage,
the control unit interprets this as an error and a fault
code is stored.
Possible cause:
•
Signal cable short-circuited to higher voltage
Reaction from the control unit:
•
Fault code is stored
•
Yellow lamp requested
Noticeable external symptoms:
•
Yellow lamp lights up
•
The engine cooling fan runs continuously
Appropriate check:
•
See service information group 28 or appropriate
troubleshooting information per engine variant.
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