directions:
Case 1:
• Lambda control value bank 1
< 0.80
and
• Lambda control value bank 2
> 1.20
Case 2:
• Lambda control value bank 1
> 1.20
and
• Lambda control value bank 2
< 0.80

P0050

O2 Sensor Heater Control
Circuit Open Circuit, (Bank 2,
Sensor 1)

Heater voltage 4.70 - 5.40 V

P0051

O2 Sensor Heater Control
Circuit Short to Ground, (Bank
2, Sensor 1

Heater voltage 0.00 to 3.26 V

P0052

O2 Sensor Heater Control
Circuit Short to Battery Plus,
(Bank 2, Sensor 1)

Heater voltage > 5.50 A

P0056

O2 Sensor Heater Control
Circuit
Open circuit, (Bank 2, Sensor
2)

Heater voltage 2.34 - 3.59 V

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Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P0057

O2 Sensor Heater Control
Circuit Shorted to Ground,
(Bank 2, Sensor 2)

Heater voltage < 2.34 V

P0058

O2 Sensor Heater Control
Heater voltage > 3.59 V
CircuitOpen or Short to Battery
Plus, (Bank 2, Sensor 2)

P0068

MAF – Throttle Position
Correlation

P0070

CAN communication with
Ambient Air Temperature
Sensor Short to Battery / Open Ambient Air Temperature
Circuit
Sensor failure

P0071

Ambient Air Temperature
Sensor Range/Performance

• Difference in value between
ECT vs IAT at engine start
(depending on engine off
time) > 24.8 K
and
• Difference in value between
AAT vs ECT at engine start
(depending on engine off
time) > 24.8 K

P0072

Ambient Air Temperature
Sensor Short to Ground

CAN communication with
Ambient Air Temperature
Sensor failure

P0087

Fuel Rail System Pressure Too Low

• Pressure control activity >
2.20 MPa
and
• Fuel trim activity > 0.80 to
1.20
and
• Difference between target vs.
actual pressure > 2.20 MPa

P0089

Fuel Pressure Regulator 1
Performance

• Difference between target vs.
actual pressure > 200 kPa
• Difference between target vs.
actual pressure >150 kPa
• Feedback control loop < -300
or > 225 kPa

P008A

Low Pressure Fuel System
Pressure Out of Range Low

Actual pressure < 40 kPa

P008B

Low Pressure Fuel System
Pressure
Out of Range High

Actual pressure > 780 kPa

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Plausibility with fuel system
• Load calculation < -35%
• Load calculation > 35%

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DTC

Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P0100

Mass Air Flow Circuit

• MAF sensor signal 0 µs
• MAF signal temp correction
< 40 mSec.
• MAF signal temp correction
< 40 and > 65 mSec.

P0101

Mass Air Flow Circuit
Out of Range Low

• Air mass too low < -10 kg/h

Out of Range High

• Air mass too high > 1100 kg/h

Rationality Check Mass Air
Flow

• Mass air flow vs lower
threshold model < 0 to 580
kg/h
Rationality Check Load Survey or
• Mass air flow vs. upper
threshold model > 30.0 to
1100 kg/h
Rationality check load survey

• Load calculation > 20.00%
and
• Fuel system (mult.) > 20.00%
or
• Load calculation < -20.00%
and
• Fuel system (mult.) > 20.00%

P0102

Mass Air Flow Circuit Low
Input

• MAF sensor signal < 66 µs
or
• MAF Sensor signal temp
correction < 40 mSec.

P0103

Mass Air Flow Circuit
High Input

• MAF sensor signal > 910.0 µs
or
• MAF Sensor signal temp
correction > 65 mSec.

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Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

Intake Air Temperature Circuit
Range/Performance

• Difference in value between
ECT vs IAT at engine start
(depending on engine off
time) > 24.8 K
and
• Difference in value between
IAT vs AAT at engine start
(depending on engine off
time) > 24.8 K
and
• Difference in value between
AAT vs ECT at engine start
(depending on engine off
time) < 24.8 K

P0112

Intake Air Temperature Sensor
Circuit Short to Ground

IAT > 130 °C

P0113

Intake Air Temperature Sensor
Circuit Short to Battery / Open
Circuit

IAT < -45.0 °C

P0116

Engine Coolant Temperature
Sensor 1 Circuit Range/
Performance, Cross Check

• Difference ECT vs. IAT
at engine start > 24.8 K
(depending on engine off time)
and
• Difference IAT vs. AAT
at engine start < 24.8 K
(depending on engine off time)
and
• Difference AAT vs. ECT
at engine start > 24.8 K
(depending on engine off time)

Stuck High / Low - No Change

• Difference max ECT vs. min
ECT < 1.50 K

Stuck in Range

• ECT @ start ≥ 78.0° C
and
• ECT @ start ≤ 137° C

P0117

Engine Coolant Temperature
Sensor 1 Circuit, Short to
Ground

ECT >137° C

P0118

Engine Coolant Temperature
Sensor 1 Circuit Short to
Battery / Open Circuit

ECT < -44° C

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P0111

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Error Message

P011F

Engine Coolant Temperature 2
/ Ambient Air Temperature
Correlation

• Difference in value between
ECT vs IAT at engine start
(depending on engine off
time) > 24.8 K
and
• Difference in value between
AAT vs ECT at engine start
(depending on engine off
time) > 24.8 K

P0121

Accelerator Pedal Position
Sensor 1 Circuit Range/
Performance

• TPS 1 - TPS 2 > 5.10 to
6.30%
and
• Actual TPS 1 calculated value
> TPS 2 calculated value
or
• TPS 2 calculated value >
9.0%

P0122

Accelerator Pedal Position
Sensor 1 Out of Range Low

Signal voltage < 0.20 V

P0123

Accelerator Pedal Position
Sensor 1 Out of Range High

Signal voltage > 4.81 V

P0130

O2 Sensor Circuit Malfunction
(Bank 1, Sensor 1)

O2S ceramic temperature
< 640° C

P0131

O2 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage
(Bank 1, Sensor 1)

Short to Ground:
• Virtual Mass (VM) < 1.75 V
or
• Nernst voltage (UN) < 1.50 V
or
• Adjustment voltage (IA)
< 0.30 V
or
• Adjustment voltage (IP)
< 0.30 V

P0132

O2 Sensor Circuit High
Voltage (Bank 1, Sensor 1)

Short to Battery:
• Virtual Mass (VM) > 3.25 V
or
• Nernst voltage (UN) > 4.40 V
or
• Adjustment voltage (IA)
> 7.00 V
or
• Adjustment voltage (IP)
> 7.00 V

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Threshold Value

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Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P0133

O2 Circuit Slow Response
(Bank 1, Sensor 1

Sysmmetric Fault:
• O2S signal front vs. modeled
O2S signal ratio -0.30 to 0.30
• Max value of both counters for
area ratio ≥ 3 times
Delay Time:
• Gradient ratio ≥ 0.27
• Lower value of both area
ratios < 0.15
Transient Time:
• Gradient ratio ≥ 0.27
• Gradient ratio ≤ 0.65
• Lower value of both area
ratios < 0.15
or
• Lower value of both gradient
ratios < 0.27
Asymmetric Fault:
• O2S signal front vs. modeled
O2S signal ratio 0.30
• Values of both counters for
area ≥ 3 times
Delay Time:
• Gradient ratio ≥ 0.27
• Gradient ratio < 0.25
Transient Time:
• Gradient ratio ≥ 0.27
• Gradient ratio ≤ 0.65
• Lower value of both area
ratios < 0.25
or
• Lower value of both gradient
< 0.27

P0135

O2 Sensor Heater Circuit
Out of Range High (Bank 1,
Sensor 1)

• O2S ceramic temperature,
< 685° C
• Heater duty cycle, > 90%
or
• O2S ceramic temp < 715° C
• Time after O2S heater on 40
Sec.

Rationality Check (sensor
heating up)

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DTC

DTC

Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P0137

O2 Circuit Short to Ground
(Bank 1, Sensor 2)

• Signal voltage, < 0.40 V for
> 3.0 Sec.
and
• Difference of sensor
voltage with load pulse and
without (mean value of 3
measurements) < 0.01 V

P0138

O2 Circuit
Short to battery voltage (Bank
1, Sensor 2)

• Signal voltage > 1.08 V
• For time > 5.0 Sec.

P0139

O2 Circuit Slow Response
(Bank 1 Sensor 2)

• EWMA filtered transient time
at fuel cutoff > 0.5 Sec.
• In voltage range 201.20 401.40 mV
• Number of checks ≥ 1

P013A

O2 Sensor Slow Response Rich to Lean (Bank 1, Sensor
2)

• Arithmetic filtered max
differential transient time at
fuel cut off ≥ 0.75 Sec.
• EWMA filtered max differential
transient time at fuel cutoff
n.a.
• Number of checks ≥ 1.00

P013B

O2 Sensor
Slow Response - Lean to Rich
(Bank 1, Sensor 2)

• Arithmetic filtered max
differential transient time at
fuel cut off ≥1.50 Sec.
• EWMA filtered max differential
transient time at fuel cutoff
n.a.
• Number of checks ≥ 1.00

P013C

O2 Sensor Slow Response Rich to Lean (Bank 2, Sensor
2)

• Arithmetic filtered max
differential transient time at
fuel cut off ≥ 0.75 Sec.
• EWMA filtered max differential
transient time at fuel cutoff
n.a.
• Number of checks ≥ 1.00

P013D

O2 SensorSlow Response Lean to Rich (Bank 2 Sensor
2)