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PM_a111 — Unintended Reset Caused Neutral

Full alert identifier: PM_a111_unintendedResetCausedNeutral

Message shown in the car

Vehicle automatically shifted to Neutral Shift into D or R to drive

Alert description

The Pedal Monitor (PM) detects the Drive Inverter (DI) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) resets unexpectedly, causing the vehicle to automatically shift into Neutral.

Potential impact

No torque production is possible while the vehicle is shifted into Neutral.

Set condition

The DI ECU resets unexpectedly and does not automatically shift back into its previous gear.

Clear condition

It has been more than 30 seconds since the alert was set.

Signals to check

Open this alert in Service Mode Plus and review the Payload tab. Use the field names below to identify the values shown by your vehicle.

Signal Unit
Vehicle Speed PM_a111_vehicleSpeed kph
Signal Unit
Failure Reason PM_a111_failureReason —
Prev Gear Unit 0 PM_a111_prevGearUnit0
0
INVALID
1
P
2
R
3
N
4
D
7
SNA
—
Prev Gear Unit 1 PM_a111_prevGearUnit1
0
INVALID
1
P
2
R
3
N
4
D
7
SNA
—
Prev Gear Unit 2 PM_a111_prevGearUnit2
0
INVALID
1
P
2
R
3
N
4
D
7
SNA
—
Recovery Target Gear PM_a111_recoveryTargetGear
0
INVALID
1
P
2
R
3
N
4
D
7
SNA
—
Speed Polarity Match PM_a111_speedPolarityMatch —
Units Consensus PM_a111_unitsConsensus —

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