The clutch switch is used for the Hill start Assist Control function.
If the wrong clutch signal is continued for a certain period of time, a failure is recognized.
Item
Detecting Condition
Possible cause
DTC Strategy
Battery Voltage Monitoring
Open or short clutch switch
Faulty clutch switch
Monitoring Period
Continuous (Over voltage faults will be always stored.)
Enable Conditions
Clutch never pressed fault logged after 4 second if the clutch signal status not changed from 0 when the car drives from 0 kph to 50 kph with the motor ON.
Clutch always pressed fault logged after 5 min if the clutch signal status is always 1 with car speed more than 10 kph.
- Monitoring only available in MT variants.
Fail-Safe
Inhibit the HAC control and allow the ABS/EBD/ESP control.
The ESP warning lamps are activated.