P249C
Excessive Time To Enter Closed Loop Reductant Injection Control
What it means
P249C means Excessive Time To Enter Closed Loop Reductant Injection Control.
Check these first
- Low battery voltage that stalls the SCR control loop
- A failed SCR sensor or injector that blocks closed loop
- A reductant level or quality fault
- A calibration issue in the SCR control software
What to do next
- Read SCR closed loop status and reductant level on a scan tool
- Check battery voltage under load
- Test the SCR sensors and injector that feed closed loop
- Check reductant quality and top off the tank
- Reprogram the SCR control if the sensors and injector test good
- Clear the code and retest
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Updated
Generic SAE J2012 definition. Last updated 2026-10-10.