Body Electrical System

Repair Procedures

14steps
~84min
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Removal

  1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
  2. Remove the audio/AVN head unit assembly. (Refer to Body Electrical System - "Audio Unit") (Refer to Body Electrical System - "AVN Head Unit")
  3. Remove the glove box housing assembly. (Refer to Body - "Glove Box Housing")
  4. Disconnect the wiring fixing clip (A) from the BCM bracket.
  5. Loosen the BCM unit mounting nuts.
  6. Disconnect the connectors from the BCM (in the following order)
    1. Disconnect the connectors (A) in the direction of removal of the audio/AVN head unit.
    2. Disconnect the connectors (A) in the direction of removal of the glove box housing.

Installation

  1. Connect the connectors and install the BCM.
  2. Install the glove box housing and the audio/AVN head unit.
  3. Connect the negative (-) battery terminal.

BCM Diagnosis Using GDS

  1. Use the Body Control Module (BCM) to quickly diagnose the problem area by connecting to GDS to read input and output values and operate actuators.
  2. To diagnose the BCM function, select the model and body control module menu.
  3. Select "Input/Output Check" when checking the body network system current data. It provides the input/output status of each module.
    • BCM Data, CLU Data, SJB Data
  4. To forcibly operate each module value, select "Actuation Test".
  5. To change a user setting, select "User Settings".

Test yourself

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