FAULT CODE READING
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C1606
- System
- Chassis (C)
- Code type
- Manufacturer-specific code: its exact meaning depends on the make.
Related faults in the database
Driver assistance that switches off at times because of an internal front camera faultElectrical and electronic systems
- Engine / equipment
- Sportage (IV) and Niro (I) with the driver-assistance front camera
- Period mentioned
- 2015–2020
- Symptoms
- The emergency braking light and the general warning triangle come on at times, and adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning or lane keeping assist stop working. Then they come back on their own.
- Possible cause described
- An internal control chip in the front camera (the one behind the interior mirror) fails and stores codes C1604-49 (hardware) or C1606-49 (software). Kia says to replace the camera (bulletin ELE231, April 2021, for Sportages built from May 2015 to September 2020 and Niros from April 2016 to September 2020).
- Check for the garage
- Clean the windscreen in front of the camera and note when it happens. At the garage, have them read the camera codes: with C1604-49 or C1606-49 the bulletin says to replace and calibrate it.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.