2006 MITSUBISHI COLT change time

GENERAL INFORMATION
HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER AND VENTILATION55-2
GENERAL INFORMATION
M2551000100759
For the heater and A/C system, the heater, the
blower and the cooling unit are integrated as one unit
to reduce weight and size. For A/C system, the man
-
ual A/C has been adopted.
FEATURES
IMPROVEMENTS IN COMFORT
•Adoption of low noise, large air volume heater
and A/C system
•Adoption of smaller air intake box for larger pas-
senger leg space.
•Optimising the areas of the outside air induction
hole and the air outlet improves ventilation per
-
formance as well as the quietness of the room
•Adoption of clean air filter with deodorant function
for cleaner air in the compartment.
IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
•Inside/outside air selection switch has been
changed to a pushbutton switch.
•Improved operation ability by the enlarged tab on
the dial knob
•Air amount and temperature only are controlled
automatically for easier operation. automatic A/C>
RELIABLE VISUAL FIELD
(IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY)
•Current type defroster nozzle has been adopted
to improve defogging performance (Shortens
windshield fogging time).
•Defroster vents have been integrated to secure
better defogging pattern.
•Black coin drop prevention ribs are used on the
defroster to prevent its reflection on the wind
-
shield, providing sufficient field of vision for safety
IMPROVEMENTS IN FUEL ECONOMY
•Wider condenser area reduces load to the A/C
and improves fuel consumption.
•Energy conservation control using outside air
temperature sensor is adopted for vehicles with
manual A/C as well.
•A small-size, highly-efficient compressor has
been adopted.
•Simpler wiring and weight reduction are achieved
by installation of CAN communication system
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
Adoption of HFC134a for refrigerant.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE QUALITY
•Reduction of refrigerant gas leakage and
improvement in serviceability by incorporating
condenser and receiver
•The layout of refrigerant line for better workability
is adopted.
RESPONSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT
Reliable information transmission is achieved by
connecting A/C-ECU and each ECU via CAN com
-
munication.

A/C-ECU
HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER AND VENTILATION55-8
A/C-ECU
M2551001200179
CONTROL SYSTEM
The manual and automatic A/Cs have the following
control functions.
ControlManual A/CAutomatic A/C
Automatic wind temperature change controlApplicableApplicable
Automatic outside/inside air selection controlApplicableApplicable
Idle-up controlApplicableApplicable
Cooling fun load controlApplicableApplicable
Cooling controlApplicableApplicable
Detection control for refrigerant leaksApplicableApplicable
MAX A/C controlNot applicableApplicable
Estimation control for compressor torqueApplicableApplicable
Defroster linked controlNot applicableApplicable
AUTOMATIC CHANGE CONTROL OF
BLOW WIND TEMPERATURE
(COMPRESSOR
ENERGY-CONSERVATION CONTROL)
Optimum ON/OFF control of the compressor is
achieved according to the outside/inside air mode,
air temperature (air temperature sensor), and insula
-
tion.
OUTSIDE/INSIDE AIR AUTO SWITCHING
CONTROL
When the A/C is turned on in high ambient tempera-
ture, the recirculation function is automatically acti-
vated to cool down the passenger compartment and
improve fuel consumption.
COOLING FUN LOAD CONTROL
Depending on the A/C load, the cooling fan cycle
time is controlled and the exterior noise in the inter
-
mediary stage is decreased. Also, the load of the
alternator is decreased to improve the fuel economy.
COOLING CONTROL
If air temperature is high, the CVT rotates at a high
speed to prevent deterioration in cooling perform
-
ance.
DETECTION CONTROL FOR
REFRIGERANT LEAKS
When it is judged from the air temperature (air tem-
perature sensor) and the refrigerant pressure (A/C
pressure sensor) that the refrigerant amount is the
specified value or less, or the refrigerant pressure is
abnormal, the compressor is forced to be cut off to
protect the A/C system.
MAX A/C CONTROL AUTOMATIC A/C>
When MAX COOL position is set, automatically the
mode is changed to the inside air mode before the
A/C is turned ON, thereby facilitating the operation
for obtaining maximum cooling performance.
ESTIMATION CONTROL FOR
COMPRESSOR TORQUE
Communication between the engine⋅CVT-ECU and
A/C-ECU is made to control the engine according to
the compressor torque for higher drivability and
reduction in fuel consumption.
FORCIBLE DEFROSTER CONTROL

When the defroster vents are selected, the A/C is
automatically turned ON. At this time, the out
-
side/inside air selection damper is operated to the
fresh-air position to defrost the windshield glass
quickly.

DOOR
BODY42-12
DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE AND
OPERATION
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING
•When the driver's door inner lock knob is oper-
ated to the lock position with all doors closed, all
the doors (including tailgate) will lock.
•The driver’s door can be opened by pulling the
driver’s door inner handle even when the driver’s
door inner lock knob is in the lock position. This
function is called "Override function". All doors
and tailgate can be unlocked at the same time
that the driver's door is opened.
KEY-IN PREVENTION FUNCTION
If the driver’s door remained open, it cannot be
locked even though the driver’s door key cylinder or
driver’s side inside lock knob is pushed. This pre
-
vents the ignition key from being left in the passenger
compartment.
"P" POSITION SHIFT LINKED
DOOR-UNLOCK FUNCTION
When the selector lever is shifted to the "P" (parking)
position, all the doors (including tailgate) will unlock,
improving passengers' conv enience during alighting.
Using an adjustment function*, "P" position shift
linked door-unlock function can be changed to
"Active", or "Inactive". The initial setting at factory is
"Inactive".
NOTE: *: "P" position shift linked door-unlock func-
tion can be changed as a customise function. Refer
to GROUP 54B, Customise Function
P.54B-25.
DIRECT COMBINATION KEY CYLINDER
MECHANISM
•
AC207518AB
Door latch
assembly
Key cylinder Direct combination key cylinder mechanism
When d
oors a r e unlocked, a n imp a ct of a side colli-
sion is not easily transmitted to the do or lat c h
structu
r ally , imp r oving do or open ing p e rform
-
ance.
•Even if a n y d oor ke y cylinder is a ttemp ted to b e
t
a mp ered wit h the d oors locked, t he t a mp ering
force is not
easily transmitt ed to t he doo r latch to
det
er thie ves.

DOOR
BODY42-15
ENCRYPTED CODE
AC103090AB
ON
OFF
Transmitter lock or unlock button
Data
code
The figure shows th e co des transmitte d from the
transmitte
r . Every time the butto n is pressed, the
dat
a cod e is transmitted tw ice. Th e encrypte d co de
for user ide
n tification is a comb ination o f 0 and 1,
and more tha
n 1 million dif f erent comb inations are
available. In a
ddition to t he encrypt ed co de, the dat a
code
cont ains a rolling code t hat change s at e a ch
transmission, prot
ecting tran smission code s from
thef
t by coping.
ETACS-ECU (RECEIVER)
•The ET ACS-ECU incorp orates a receiver with a n
ant
enna. T he receiver co mp ares the code sent
thro
ugh t he an tenna from the transmit t er with the
co
de ret a ined in the re ceiver .
•The ET ACS-ECU send s a si gnal only whe n t hose
two codes corre
spon d and the rollin g co de is
ju
dged correct.
•All of tho s e o u tput sign als are processed inter-
nally in the ETACS-ECU.
•A maximum of fou r encr y pted cod e (4 tran smit-
ters) can be re gistered by co nnecting the
M.U.
T . -III t o the d i agn osis co nnector .
FUNCTION FOR CONFIRMING
ET
ACS-ECU (RECEIVER) OUT P UT AND
OPERA
T ION
When the ET ACS-ECU (receiver) send s a sign al to
the
do or lock actua t o r s an d t a ilga te lo ck actua t or , t h e
haza
r d warnin g lamp an d room lamp illumina te, in di
-
cating that the keyless ent ry syste m is activated.
The hazard warn ing lamp answe rback ca n be
switched b
e tween "lock/unlock yes", "lock o n ly yes",
"unlock o
n ly yes" and "non e" with SW S co nfigurat ion
funct
i on*. Th is f eature is fa ctory preset (de f ault ) to
"lock/unlock ye
s".
Using the ad justment function*, th e number of haz-
ard warning lamp a n swerba ck flashing can be
altere
d. As a n initial set t ing a t factory , the haza r d
wa
rnin g lamp an swerb a ck flashes once wh en locked
and twice when
unlo cke d.
NOTE: Using a cust omisation fea t ure, th e hazard
wa
rning lamp answe rback fun c tio n ca n be change d.
Re
fer to GROUP 54B, Customise Function
P.54B-25.
ItemOperation
Doors and tailgate lockedDoors and tailgate unlocked
ETACS-ECU (receiver)Sends lock signalSends unlock signal
Hazard warning lampFlashes once (I nitial setting)Flashes twice (Initial setting)
Flashes twiceFlashes once
Room lampFlashes onceIlluminates for 15 seconds
KEYLESS ENTR Y TIMER LOCK TIME
If any door (includin g the t a ilgat e) is not op ened or
closed within 3
0 se cond s af ter th e doo rs (in c lu ding
the t
a ilgate) a r e unlocked by the keyless ent ry sys
-
tem, ETACS-ECU aut omatically sen d s th e door lock
sign
al to lock the doors (includ i ng t he t a ilgate). T h is
funct
i on p r even t s the d oors (including the t a ilga te)
from b
e ing unlocke d unex pectedly by opera t ion
errors.
Using a customisa t ion fea t ure*, the timer lock
delay ca
n be chang ed to 3 0 , 60, 120, or 180 sec
-
onds. The initial setting at fa ctory is 30 secon d s.
NOTE: *: Using a custo m isation fea t ure, the timer
lock delay can b e ch anged. Re fer to GROUP 54B,
Customise Function
P.54B-25.
OPERA T ION INHIBITION CONDITIONS
The operation of t he keyless entry system is inhibited
in the
following cond itio ns.
•When the ignition key is inse rted into the ignition
sw
itc h .
•When eit her doo r (including th e t a ilg ate) is ope n
(the
door switch : ON). (includin g doo r ajar)
POWER WI NDOW
M24200220 0010 0
The powe r window ha s the following f eatures.
•The power wind ow timer functio n is adopt ed.
•The power wind ow lock switch is adopte d .

ECU FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS IN THE SWS
SMART WIRING SYSTEM (SWS)54B-16
WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
INTERMITTENT CONTROL SPEED-DEPENDENT VARIABLE TYPE>
(THE INITIAL CONDITION: WITH FUNC
-
TION)1.
AC314042AB
FAST SLOW
0
32
Variable intermittent wiper
control switch position
Intermittent time
T1 (seconds)
Change in intermittent time by variable
intermittent wiper control volume
(when vehicles is stationary)
AC314043
Intermittent
time T1
(seconds)
Vehicle speed (km/h)
When at SLOW position
Change in intermittent time according
to vehicle speed
0 100
AB
60
40
30
14
14 19 22 25 32
4.6
1.6
2.0
When at FAST position
The ET ACS-ECU calculates the win d shield intermit-
tent wiper interval T1 from the wind shield inter-
mittent wiper volume an d veh i cle speed sign al
(sent from the
combina t ion meter to the
ET
A C S-ECU via CA N communication).
NOTE: The vehicle spe ed-sensitive function can be
adjuste d by the custo m ise fun c tion (Refer to
P.54B-25).
2.
AC101493AF
ON
OFF ON
OFFWindshield
wiper auto-
stop signal
Windshield
wiper relay
T1 T1 T1
When ET ACS-ECU receives th e windshie l d intermit-
tent wiper switch ON signa l from the colu mn
switch while t
he ig nition switch is in the ACC or
ON
position, it tu rns th e windshie l d wipe r rela y
ON
to opera t e the windshield wiper at low speed .
3.Whe n the windsh i eld wiper comes to the stop
position, th e windshie l d wipe r auto stop sig nal
turn s OFF . T hen the windshield wipe r relay will
turn OFF , and the win d shield wiper stop s op erat
-
ing.
4. Whe n the intermitten t time T1 h a s e l ap sed af ter
the windshield wiper relay was t u rned OFF ,
ET A C S-ECU turns ON the windshield wiper relay
aga in an d repe at s the a bove procedure.
MIST WIPER CONTROL
AC207004AB
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON (HIGH)
Windshield mist
wiper switch
Windshield wiper
auto-stop signal
Windshield wiper
relay
Windshield wiper
speed switching
relay
OFF (LOW)
When
the windshield mist wipe r switch of t he column
switch is turne
d ON with the ignition switch in th e
ACC or ON positio
n, ET ACS-ECU turns ON the
windshield wiper
drive signal . At the same time, the
wiper speed switch rela
y turn s to ON (HIGH). W hen
the wind
shield mist wiper switch is ON, th e wind
-
shield wipe r ope rates at the high spee d.

CUSTOMISE FUNCTION
SMART WIRING SYSTEM (SWS)54B-25
CUSTOMISE FUNCTION
M2541006000243
Using M.U.T.-III adjusts the following function. The
programmed information is held even when the bat
-
tery is disconnected.
•Vehicle speed-dependent wiper function
With the windshield wiper switch in the intermittent
position, the intermittent duration changes
depending on the intermittent adjusting knob
position and the vehicle speed.
•The selector "P" position-linked central door
unlocking function
When the selector lever is shifted to the "P" position,
all the doors unlock.
•Turn-signal lamp operation sound function
Synchronized with the hazard lamp and the turn sig-
nal lamp, the buzzer sounds.
•Dimmer interior lamp control duration
When the door is closed with the ignition switch
LOCK (OFF), the interior lamp is turned OFF
automatically in the specified time.
•Timer lock time after executing the keyless entry
unlock
If any door including a tailgate is not opened after
being unlocked with the keyless transmitter,
doors are locked automatically within the speci
-
fied time.
•Door-ajar warning function
Driving with any door, including a tailgate, not prop-
erly closed sounds the buzzer to let the driver
know the door-ajar state.
•Rear wiper intermittent duration
When the rear wiper switch is turned ON, the rear
wiper operates in the intermittent action. When
the rear wiper switch is turned from OFF to ON
two cycles, the rear wiper makes continuous
operation regardless of the intermittent operation
duration setting.
•Wiper linked with washer function
When this function is active, the windshield wiper
operates if the washer switch is turned ON.
•Hazard answer back function of the keyless entry
system
When lock/unlock is operated with the keyless entry
transmitter, the horn sounds so that the driver can
recognize the lock/unlock status of the vehicle
even if the driver is away from it.
•Initialising all functions (Returning to the initial
condition)
All adjusting functions are returned to the settings at
the time of factory shipment.
Item
No.Items shown
on M.U.T.-III
screenItemAdjustment items
shown on M.U.T.-III
screenAdjusting contents
4SPEED SEN
WIPVehicle
speed-dependent
wiper functionW.FUNCTIONWith function (Initial setting)
W/O FUNCTIONWithout function
9KEYLESS(HA
ZD)Hazard answer
back function of
the keyless entry
systemLOCK/UNLOCKWith function for lock/unlock (the initial
condition)
LOCKEDWith function only for lock
UNLOCKEDWithout function only for unlock
W/O FUNCTIONWithout function
14P UNLOCK
ACT.Door unlock
function linked
with "P" position
shift for centre
door lock systemW.FUNCTIONWith function
W/O FUNCTIONWithout function (the initial condition)
15T/SIG.BUZZE
RTurn-signal lamp
operation sound
functionW.FUNCTIONWith function
W/O FUNCTIONWithout function (the initial condition)

MAIN INDEX
00Genera l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11Engin e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12Engine Lubricatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14Engine Coolin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15Intake and Exhaus t . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16Engine Electrica l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17E ngine an d Emissi on Contro l. . . . . .
21Clutc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22Manual Transmissio n . . . . . . . . . . . .
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26Front Axl e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27Rear Axl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31Wheel and Tyr e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32Power Plant Moun t . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33Front Suspensio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34Rear Suspensio n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35Service Brake s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36Parking Brake s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37Steerin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42Bod y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51Exterio r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52Genera l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54Chass is Electrica l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COLT
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION MANUAL
FOREWORD
This manual has been prepared as an introduction to
the specifications, features, construction, functions,
etc. of the newly developed COLT.
Please read this manual carefully so that it will be of
assistance for your service activities. Please note the
following service manuals are also available and
should be used in conjunction with this manual.
WORKSHOP MANUAL
CHASSIS GROUP
BODY REPAIR MANUAL
PARTS CATALOGUE
All information, illustra tions and product descriptions
contained in this manual are current as of the time of
publication. We, however, reserve the right to make
changes at any time without prior notice or obligation.
© Mitsubishi Motors Corporation 2006
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