Chery Tiggo 5 (T21). Manual - part 435

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21

38

DTC

B1101-11 Fuel Sensor Fault Circuit Short to Ground

DTC

B1101-15 Fuel Sensor Fault Circuit Short to Battery or Open

32

31

30

29

28

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

Br

B-032

21

VB

VB

12

1

2

Q

FUEL 
PUMP 
MOTOR

INSTRUMENT 
CLUSTER

I-015

L

I-015

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

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17

18

19

20

21

22

W

I-006

I-006

B-003

B-038

MICROPROCESSOR

FUEL
GAUGE

lOW FUEL 
LEVEL

1

2

3

4

B

B-038

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Self-diagnosis Detection Logic

Diagnosis Procedure

a. Turn ignition switch to LOCK.
b. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
c. Disconnect the fuel level sensor and fuel pump connector 

B-038.

d. Check the wire harness, connector and terminals for 

deformation, bend or damage.

a. Connect the negative battery cable.
b. Turn ignition switch to ON.
c. Check the remaining oil amount segments from fuel 

gauge in the instrument cluster.

d. Turn ignition switch to LOCK.
e. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
f. Disconnect the fuel level sensor and fuel pump connector 

B-038.

g. Using a digital multimeter, measure the resistance 

between terminal 1 and terminal 2 of fuel level sensor.

h. Check if fuel level sensor is normal according to the 

correspondence between fuel amount segments and 
standard resistance of fuel level sensor as shown in the 
table below.

DTC Code

DTC Definition

DTC Detection 

Condition

Possible Cause

B1101-11

Fuel Sensor Fault 
Circuit Short to Ground

Ignition switch ON

 Charging system
 Wire harness or connector
 Instrument cluster

B1101-15

Fuel Sensor Fault 
Circuit Short to Battery 
or Open

CAUTION

 When performing circuit diagnosis and test, always refer to circuit diagram for specific circuit and 

component information.

1

Check fuel level sensor wire harness and connector

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Repair or replace fuel level sensor wire 
harness and connector

NG

2

Check fuel level sensor

OK

RT21380050

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+

1

2

3

4

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a. Turn ignition switch to LOCK.
b. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
c. Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors 

I-015 and I-006.

d. Using a digital multimeter, check for continuity between 

instrument panel wire harness connectors I-015 and 



I-006 according to the table below.

a. Turn ignition switch to LOCK.
b. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
c. Disconnect the body wire harness connectors B-003 and 

B-038.

d. Using a digital multimeter, check for continuity between 

body wire harness connectors B-003 and B-038 
according to the table below.

Fuel Gauge 

Position

Multimeter 

Connection

Specification (Ω)

E

1 - 2

275 ± 5

1/4

1 - 2

165 ± 5

1/2

1 - 2

97 ± 4

3/4

1 - 2

79 ± 3

F

1  -  2

32  ±  3

3

Check instrument panel wire harness and connector

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32

31

30

29

28

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

I-015

-

+

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

I-006

Multimeter 

Connection

Condition

Specified 

Condition

I-015 (21) - 

I-006 (12)

Always

Continuity

Repair or replace instrument panel wire 
harness and connector

NG

4

Check body wire harness and connector

OK

RT21380140

-

+

1

2

3

4

5

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 18

19

20

21

22

6

7

8

9

10

B-003

1

2

3

4

B-038

Multimeter 

Connection

Condition

Specified 

Condition

B-003 (12) - 

B-038 (1)

Always

Continuity

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e. Disconnect the body wire harness connector B-038 and 

ground B-032.

f. Using a digital multimeter, check for continuity between 

body wire harness connector B-038 and ground B-032 
according to the table below.

a. Connect all connectors.
b. Connect the negative battery cable.
c. Turn ignition switch to ON.
d. Use X-431 3G diagnostic tester (the latest software) to record and clear the DTCs stored in the instrument 

panel control system.

e. Turn ignition switch to LOCK and wait for a few seconds.
f. Turn ignition switch to ON.
g. Use X-431 3G diagnostic tester (the latest software) to read the DTCs in the instrument cluster system 

again.

h. Read the DTCs.

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+

1

2

3

4

B-038

B-032

Multimeter 

Connection

Condition

Specified 

Condition

B-038 (2) - B-032

Always

Continuity

Repair or replace body wire harness and 
connector

NG

5

Reconfirm DTCs

OK

Result

Proceed to

DTC B1101-11 and B1101-15 are output

NG

No DTC is output

OK

Replace instrument cluster

System is normal

NG

OK