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P0601

P0601

Control Module Faulty - Signal Implausible

Diagnosis conditions
- Time elapsed after engine start-up greater than 10 seconds

Possible fault cause
- DME control module faulty (DME data record tampered with)
- Checksum error caused by tampering

Affected terminals
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Diagnosis/troubleshooting

NOTE: If no fault is present, erase the fault memory.

NOTE: If connector A is disconnected from the DME control module and the ignition is or was switched on, the 'DME Control Module TIMEOUT' fault is recorded in many control modules.

NOTE: If control module connector A was disconnected from the DME in the course of troubleshooting or if the voltage supply was interrupted elsewhere (battery, fuse), the throttle adjusting unit must be adapted.