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P0557 Brake Booster Pressure Sensor Circuit Low

AutoHex Online Help: Hyundai TUCSON/ix35(LM/EL) 2012
Component Location
General Description

Brake booster pressure sensor, installing on the brake booster, detects negative brake booster pressure in order to prevent abnormal braking from lack of negative pressure in brake booster.

In case that negative pressure lacks at idle start status, ECM release idle stop function(Engine start) in order to make proper negative pressure. If this DTC is set, No more idle stop functioning.



DTC Description

If sensor signal input is lower than 0.2V during 0.2 sec, ECM sets DTC P0557.

DTC Detecting Condition

Item

Detecting Condition

Possible Cause

DTC Strategy

Signal check, low

Poor connection

Open or short to ground in power circuit

Short to ground in signal circuit

BVS

Enable Conditions

Engine ON

Threshold Value

Sensor voltage < 0.2 V

Diagnostic Time

0.2 sec

MIL ON Condition

DTC only

Diagnostic Circuit Diagram