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Ig
n
i
t
ion sys
t
ems
D
esign a
n
d function
-
System descript
i
ons
Funct
i
ona
l
t
e
st program
The
system
m
oni
tors the
operat
io
n
of ce
rta
i
n
compo
nent
s
and
swi
l
ches
by
opera
tion
of
the
items
question
.
When
the c
o
mponent
or switch
operated
acco
rdan
ce
with a
se
t
procedure
,
the LED
displays
a 3-digit code in confirma-
tion
.
Fa
i
lure
to
display a
co
de
indicates
that th
e con
trol
unit has fa
ile
d to detect operation of
the
co
mponen
t/
sw
i
tch
.
In
th
is
event
,
the fault may
tie
either
i
n the
item itself
,
or in
th
e associated
wiring and connections
.
The funct
ional
test program
provides an
ideal means
of
checking
that the
s
w
itches
are
c
orre
c
tly w
i
red
e
.
g
.
on
co
m
-
plet
ion o
f repa
ir
o
n Ihe
eng
i
ne
.
As
an
example. i
t
may
be used
t
o
check
whether the
speed/position pick-up
andJ
or
w
i
ring
in
ta
c
t
the
engine fails
1
0
slart
.
Some major differences
The EZ
-
116K1Rex-1 diagnostic system
differs
from other EZ
-K
systems in
the
following
respe
c
ts when used to per
-
form the
same
type
of
faull trac
i
ng
:
-
T
he use of a test
diode is
unne
cessary.
Th
is
has
been superseded by the diagnostic unit which
,
in effect,
is an ex-
tension of Ihe ignition sys
t
em
.
-
T
he engine must be
switched
off during fautt t
r
acing.
-
Si
n
ce
t
h
e diagnostic sys
t
em
can
dis
p
lay a
greate
r
number of faull
co
des, i
t
cove
r
s a wider
r
ange
of
po
t
e
n
t
i
a
l f
au
lt
s,
enab
l
i
n
g them
1
0
be iden
t
i
f
ied mo
r
e
quick
l
y.
- The system includes a
'
f
aul
t
-free' code.
-
fault
codes
a
r
e of Ihe 3-digit
type.
-
T
he lechnician
when the nexi faull
code is
to be displayed
.
-
T
he system
includes
a functional
test program
,
providing
a
fasl
and
reliable means
of checking
that
certain
switch
-
es
have been reconnected
correctly following
re
pair work
on
the
engine.
-
Switching off the
ignition and Slopping
the
engine
not
sufficienllO erase
the memory
.
In this case
,
the memory
be erased
on
completion of work only by operaling
the
pushbutton
in
a
predeterm
i
ned
sequence
.
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