1990 - 1996 Corvette: HVAC Diagnostic Codes

On 1990 to 1996 Corvettes equipped with RPO C68 (electronic climate control), it is possible to read the HVAC system diagnostic codes from the climate control panel on the dashboard.

  1. To enter the diagnostic mode, press the fan up and down arrow buttons at the same time until -00 appears on the digital readout.

  2. One you have entered the diagnostic mode, you can scroll through the various parameters by using the up and down fan buttons.

  3. To view the value for a particular parameter, press the "AUTO" fan button.


Note:  If you see a "-" next to a parameter value (example: "-105"), you must add "100" to that value to obtain the correct value for that parameter. Therefore, the correct reading would be 205 for this example.

ParameterDescriptionValues
0 System Faults
(one of these will be set if your air conditioning controls have an LED flashing)		 00=No Faults
01= Temp Door Motor Circuit Fault
02= Temp Door Motor Circuit Fault
03 = Ambient Sensor Open
04 = Ambient Sensor Short
05 = In-Vehicle Temp Sensor Open
06 = In-Vehicle Temp Sensor Short
07 = Solar Load Sensor Open
08 = Solar Load Sensor Short
09 = Low Freon Detected
10 = UART Failure
1 Temp Setting 60F to 90F
2 In-Car Temp Sensor 10 = HOT -130 = 230 = COLD
3 Outside Temp Sensor 10 = HOT -130 = 230 = COLD
4 Sun Load Sensor Max light Max Dark
L98 38 183
LT5 115 -110 = 210
5 Ignition System Voltage 0 = 9 Volts -155 = 255 = 16 V
6 Engine Speed (RPM divided by 25)  
7 Vehicle Speed  
9 A/C System Mode 00 = OFF
01 = Re-Circulation
02 = A/C
03 = Bi-Level
04 = Heater
06 = Defrost
07 = Vent
10 = Manual Re-Circulation
10 Blower PWM 0 = 0 Volts 128 = 14 Volts
11 Program Number 00 = COLD -155 = 255 = HOT
12 Mix Number -155 = 255 = COLD 00 = COLD
16 Coolant Temperature In degrees C  
17 Solar Correction 114 = Max light 128 = max dark
30 Stored Full Hot Value 0 to 50
31 Temp Door Travel Range 100 to 200
34 Temp Door Position Requested 00=Full HOT -153=253=Full COLD
35 Compressor On Time 0.1 second increments
36 Number Of Times Below Critical Time  
37 Software Version Number  

Article ID: 723
Created: August 2, 2014
Last Updated: August 2, 2014

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