FixVault

Inspection In Auto Active Test Mode

When auto active test mode is actuated, the following six steps are repeated three times.

Fig 1: Intelligent Power Distribution Module Engine Room Components Location
G04928735Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

(A): Oil pressure warning lamp is blinking when the auto active test is operating.

Item Number Test Item Operation Time/Frequency
1 Rear window defogger 10 seconds
2 Front wipers LOW 5 seconds then HIGH 5 seconds
3 Daytime light system (Canada only) 10 seconds
3 Tail, license, and parking lamps 10 seconds
3 Front fog lamps (if equipped) 10 seconds
4 Headlamps (low) 10 seconds
4 Headlamps (high) ON-OFF 5 times
5 A/C compressor (magnet clutch) ON-OFF 5 times
6 Cooling fan LOW 2 seconds, MID 2 seconds, HIGH 2 seconds, MID 2 seconds, LOW 2 seconds

Concept of Auto Active Test

Fig 2: Intelligent Power Distribution Module Engine Room Operation Diagram
G05926325Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Diagnosis chart in auto active test mode

Symptom Inspection contents Possible cause
Rear window defogger does not operate. Perform auto active test. Does rear window defogger operate? YES
  • BCM signal input circuit
NO
  • Rear window defogger relay
  • Open circuit of rear window defogger
  • IPDM E/R malfunction
  • Harness or connector malfunction between IPDM E/R and rear window defogger
Any of front wipers, tail and parking lamps, front fog lamps (if equipped), daytime light system (Canada only), and headlamps (High, Low) do not operate. Perform auto active test. Does system in question operate? YES
  • BCM signal input system
NO
  • Lamp/wiper motor malfunction
  • Lamp/wiper motor ground circuit malfunction
  • Harness/connector malfunction between IPDM E/R and system in question
  • IPDM E/R (integrated relay) malfunction
A/C compressor does not operate. Perform auto active test. Does magnet clutch operate? YES
  • BCM signal input circuit
  • CAN communication signal between BCM and ECM
  • CAN communication signal between ECM and IPDM E/R
NO
  • Magnet clutch malfunction
  • Harness/connector malfunction between IPDM E/R and magnet clutch
  • IPDM E/R (integrated relay) malfunction
Cooling fan does not operate. Perform auto active test. Does cooling fan operate? YES
  • ECM signal input circuit
  • CAN communication signal between ECM and IPDM E/R
NO
  • Cooling fan motor malfunction
  • Harness/connector malfunction between IPDM E/R and cooling fan motor
  • IPDM E/R (integrated relay) malfunction
  • Cooling fan relay-4 or relay-5 malfunction
Oil pressure warning lamp does not operate. Perform auto active test. Does oil pressure warning lamp blink? YES
  • Harness/connector malfunction between IPDM E/R and oil pressure switch
  • Oil pressure switch malfunction
  • IPDM E/R
NO
  • CAN communication signal between BCM and combination meter
  • Combination meter