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BSM OFF INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHILE BSM SYSTEM IS OFF [BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM)]



Description

BSM OFF indicator light does not illuminate while BSM system is off

  • BSM OFF indicator light does not illuminate even though BSM OFF switch turns off the system after the ignition is switched ON.

Possible Causes

  • Malfunction in BSM OFF switch related parts

    • BSM OFF switch malfunction (stuck at off)

  • Instrument cluster does not illuminate BSM OFF indicator light

    • BSM control module (LH) malfunction

    • Instrument cluster malfunction


Diagnostic Procedure

Step

Inspection

Result

Action

1

    INSPECT IF MALFUNCTION IS IN BSM OFF SWITCH OR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
  • Monitor the BSM control module (LH) PID BSM_OFF_IL using the M-MDS.

    (See PID/DATA MONITOR INSPECTION [BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM)].)

  • Turn the BSM OFF switch on and off.

  • Does the PID BSM_OFF_IL monitoring value turn on and off according to the BSM OFF switch operation?

Yes

Go to Step 3.

No

Go to the next step.

2

Yes

Go to the next step.

No

Replace the BSM OFF switch.

(See BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) OFF SWITCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

3

    INSPECT IF MALFUNCTION IS IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OR BSM CONTROL MODULE (LH)
  • Turn on the BSM OFF indicator light using the M-MDS instrument cluster active command modes WL+IL.

    (See ACTIVE COMMAND MODES INSPECTION [INSTRUMENT CLUSTER].)

  • Does the BSM OFF indicator light illuminate according to the active command modes?

Yes

Replace the BSM control module (LH).

(See BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

No

Replace the instrument cluster.

(See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)




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