DI_a205 — Vdc Rcm Lateral

Full alert identifier: DI_a205_vdcRcmLateral

Alert description

Drive Inverter Warning: Lateral acceleration or pitch rate error

Potential impact

Traction control and stability control may be unavailable due to this error. The vehicle should be driven with extreme caution if these features are unavailable.

Set condition

The drive inverter is not receiving lateral acceleration and/or roll rate from the Restraint Control Module (RCM) properly, or their values are considered implausible. Alert log signal data for latAccel and pitchRate should provide more information on the specific cause (frozen signal, signal rate limit exceeded, or CAN issue). Frozen signals or rate limits require further investigation. CAN issues should also be diagnosed and can be caused by RCM not being on the PARTY CAN bus, or by general CAN bus error frames or shorts.

Clear condition

If this alert is set due to rate or freeze check, it will clear on the next drive cycle. If the alert is set due to CAN issues it will clear on the drive cycle after the CAN issues have been resolved.

Signals to check

These diagnostic fields are associated with DI_a205. Check the alert's Alert Log in Service Mode Plus for available values.

Signal	Unit
Lat Accel `DI_a205_latAccel` 0 VALID 1 RANGE 2 FREEZE 3 RATE 4 QF 5 CAN 6 QF VALIDITY 7 TEMP QF INVALID	—
Lat Accel Curr Val `DI_a205_latAccelCurrVal`	m/s^2
Lat Accel Last Val `DI_a205_latAccelLastVal`	m/s^2
Pitch Rate `DI_a205_pitchRate` 0 VALID 1 RANGE 2 FREEZE 3 RATE 4 QF 5 CAN 6 QF VALIDITY 7 TEMP QF INVALID	—
Pitch Rate Curr Val `DI_a205_pitchRateCurrVal`	rad/s
Pitch Rate Last Val `DI_a205_pitchRateLastVal`	rad/s

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