General Information

Immobilizer
P1610 Non-Immobilizer-EMS Connected to an Immobilizer - General Information

Component Location





General Description

The immobilizer system consists of a passive challenge-response (mutual authentication) transponder inside the key head, the encoded SMARTRA3 unit / key and the PCM/ECM can decode the secret code stored in the SMARTRA3.
The PCM/ECM carries out the immobilizer function, the SMATRA3 management and the key management. The immobilizer function is the unlocking of PCM/ECM only after detection of a valid ignition key/ the SMATRA3 and the locking of PCM/ECM after switching off the engine. The PCM/ECM communicates the encoded messages to the SMARTRA3 via a dedicated communication line and confirms the key with the SMARTRA3.
The PCM/ECM related to immobilizer has the 3 kinds of software. At the first IGN on, the PCM/ECM concludes the software of each option (smart key, non-encoded SMARTRA3, encoded SMARTRA3) by communication. It is called "The autodection for PCM/ECM"The PCM/ECM keeps the previous option before being neutral when it is setted to each option.

DTC Description

The PCM/ECM sets DTC P1610 if Non Immobilizer EMS is installed on vehicle equipped with Immobilizer.

DTC Detecting Condition





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Signal Waveform & Data




Fig.1) A normal signal waveform of antenna and immobilizer communication when IG key(TP : Transponder) is OFF to ON.